Mike Pace

Tom Booker is in a hurry to pick up his daughter from her mother’s. Not only has he promised to take her to the Air and Space Museum, but if he doesn’t show up reasonably soon, he will catch seven kinds of grief from his ex-wife.
As he is crossing Memorial Bridge, he is texting his ex-wife. His car drifts into on-coming traffic and as it crashes into a mini-van, he realizes that his daughter, three of her friends, and his ex-sister-in-law are the van’s occupants. When he awakens, the crash site has frozen in time. A young, yuppie couple approach Tom to make a deal. They will rewind time and let his daughter live, but he must agree to provide five souls, one every two weeks, in exchange for the van’s occupants to live.
Tom quickly agrees, not fully understanding what he has committed to do. When he awakes again, he feels what happened was a hallucination. Only when his ex-sister-in-law is brutally murdered does he realize what he has done. He isn’t a killer and doesn’t even know how to go about planning a murder, much less four more.
Tom’s moral quagmire is at the heart of this fast-paced, absorbing novel. I was on the edge of my seat from the opening scene to the last page. Author Pace could have gotten away with having only four occupants in the as by the time the fourth soul was delivered to Satan’s representatives, Tom’s quandaries were starting to get a bit predictable. Some nice twists at the end involving a priest made for a satisfying ending.
I do have two things to criticize. First is the cover. The dust jacket gives the appearance that the book is to a legal thriller, but that’s far from the case. If I had seen the book in a bookstore, I probably would have passed. Yeah, I judge a book by its cover. Second is the genre. The dust jacket is lists the genre as thriller but it’s more paranormal suspense or supernatural than thriller.
Still, One to Go was a heart-stopping read, that I would give six out of five star, if I could. Highly recommend it.… (més)

A book so good- so funny, original and with just the perfect combination of faith, horror, murder and more! So much more!
Mike Pace sent this book to me as part of a drawing - I remember winning it but I don't remember who hosted it. Regardless, I'm grateful I won because this book was mind-warping!
(Original book cover, modified by me for blog.)

One to Go is about some seriously bad luck! Tom's a smart guy. Book smart. Many of us know, you can have all the book smarts in the world but if you carry no common sense, you're going to have some trouble. Tom knows the law- he works for the law, but he doesn't follow the rules, especially when he's drinking and driving. And texting and driving... which is what gets him into the situation this book finds him. He's caused an accident that gets his sister-in-law, nieces, friends and his own daughter killed. Yes, KILLED! But a strange couple, who can change all that, offer up a deal.

Tom is given a second chance, to save his little girl, her friends and cousins and even his sister-in-law, but at a price so great, it places him in constant jeopardy! Dangers where his own life is risked to save theirs! He's a hot mess the entire story, from the very beginning but it's such a train wreck, you can't help but keep reading! You don' know whether to cheer for Tom and his ignorance or for the ones who are pushing him over the edge - but you cheer nonetheless,

This book was a huge breath of fresh air. It was different, original and a push that kept me reading. It's not a huge book, but with my hectic scheduling, I probably could have finished this in two days. It took me a little over three. I enjoyed it so much- I'd probably reread this one. I'm so happy I own it. You should check it out too. You'll be slapping your forehead, running the palm of your hand down your face and kicking at the air, envisioning Tom's butt before you- kinda good. Ha! Read it while I move on! 📚
Ratings: 👓👓👓👓👓 out of 5 specs
*Before the Fall is next.
**Novel won in a giveaway.
For the full Review: http://bit.ly/OnetoGoNovel… (més)