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One to Go by Mike Pace

3/27/2015

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Genre: Paranormal/Thriller
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Since I rarely like a book that takes me into the paranormal arena, I kept passing on this one.  Something made me reach for it on Sunday, and I was a goner.  I kept wanting to know how the heck this story was going to play out. It starts when corporate lawyer Tom Booker promises to take his daughter and her friends to a museum. Unfortunately he leaves work a bit late and knows he will be in trouble with his ex-wife. In a coincidence that can only be accepted by those of us who get lost in our reading, Tom crashes into the minivan driven by his sister-in-law and carrying his daughter and her friends.  The minivan tips over and is about to fall into the Potomac when every movement comes to a halt in front of Tom's eyes. Before he can clear his head he is approached by Chad and Brit, an attractive couple who offer him a choice.  Either the minivan continues to fall and all occupants die, or Tom agrees to kill five people of his choice, and the minivan and it's occupants will be saved.  Chad and Brit are obviously emissaries of the devil who will be making sure that all five of his "kills" end up in hell.

What choice would you make, and if you did choose to save the minivan, could you uphold your part of the bargain?  Tom learns that he must, or one at a time everyone in the minivan will die.  I will say no more about this plot, but I will say that it was well written.  Author Pace keeps us questioning Tom's decisions even as we realize that he has no choice.

Pace's characters did not pull me in as much as I imagined they would, but the story itself captured me and kept me turning pages well into the night. I realized that like Tom, I would
want to exchange a life to keep a person that I love safe, but wanting to do something is a far cry from actually doing it.

If you can allow yourself to get lost in a world where the devil's helpers are preppies and good men are murderers than you have a fun few hours ahead of you.

- Beverly


Publisher - Oceanview Publishing
Date of Publication -December 2, 2014
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