Chance
Trifle experiences every day three times. Only what happens on day
three is permanent. This can really work to Chance's advantage, like
deciding which girl to take on a date – he can take out one girl on
today.01 and the other on today.02 and then know which one to go with
on the permanent day, today.03.
Chance
is a summer intern at a television station and he thinks he is on his
way to television stardom. He hears about the murder of a pop star on
the news on today.01. He tries to prevent the murder on today.02. He
decides to videotape his heroic actions on today.03 but fails to
prevent the murder. But he does have the murder on video. Attempts on
days 01 and 02 to take the video public go horribly wrong so he keeps
it secret on 03. In the meantime he is juggling relationships with
two other interns, women who are captivated by his apparent
cleverness.
Add
into the mix the abduction of a five-year-old. Chances misses hearing
about it until it is too late to prevent it. Then throw in a weird
commune type of community and a rocket with a nuclear warhead, and
you have quite a plot. Chance juggles conniving coworkers and spurned
women. He avoids determined detectives and bloodthirsty thugs. Will
Chance ever take his mind off the possible financial gain long enough
to realize the right way to use his gift?
This
story has more twists and turns than I have ever seen in a novel.
There were times, I have to admit, when I was a little lost. It is
hard to keep track of events when some of them repeat, some are
avoided, and some change altogether. But Leatherman is an
accomplished story teller and he kept me avidly reading to the very
end, which was a pleasant surprise! He has lots of bad guys and
suspenseful situations developing throughout the novel.
One
aspect of the novel kept me thinking about how we decide to act.
Chance had the opportunity to benefit from wrong decisions he made on
days .01 and .02. I wondered how I would change my choices if I knew
what the outcome would be. I am thankful there is forgiveness for
those decisions we do get wrong!
John
Leatherman is a freelance writer, editor, cartoonist, blogger,
and cruciverbalist. His fiction has won awards from Word Weavers
International, American Christian Fiction Writers, Christian Writers
Guild, Southern Writers, and Florida Christian Writers. Leatherman is
a Central Florida software consultant with two kids.
GlassRoad
Media, 380 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book through GlassRoad
Media for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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