Can an ordinary guy make extraordinary choices in a battle between humanity and unearthly evil?
Joe Mandel is a perfectly ordinary guy from a perfectly ordinary town-a college student and community volunteer who dreams of one day publishing a novel. When a series of strange intuitions leads him to a crime in progress, Joe jumps headlong into danger without hesitation. In the aftermath, he wonders about the uncanny impulse that suddenly swept over him.
Until new friend Portia Montclair, the strangely wise daughter of the local police chief, explains to him what sent him ricocheting around town like a crazy pinball. Portia tells of another reality, a reality more thrilling-and terrifying-than Joe ever imagined. Timeless, elemental forces of good and evil have come to the quiet town of Little City: a cosmic entity capable of infecting human beings, and the seeker who has chosen Joe to find it.
To stop the malevolent invader, this average Joe must be braver than he ever thought possible...and face the hardest decisions of his life.
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[As warm in May as in March, Saturday had begun on a light note, with useful work and the promise of romance, and Joe could never have imagined that in mere hours he would arrive at the darkest moment of his life] ***(Amazon Original Stories, 28 December 2017, ebook, 95 pages, kindle single, kindle in motion, Prime Reading)
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I really enjoyed this short tale from one of my favourite writers.
Ricochet Joe was a treat to read, split into short chapters, illustrated and with some interactive extras courtesy of kindle-in-motion. Joe and the crazy adventure he gets involved in remind me a lot of Koontz's Odd Thomas books (which are among my favourites).
This short tale is quite dark but has a touch of wry humour which I found endearing.
I was a little disappointed with the kindle-in-motion element though. I expected something a bit fancier but it's just some graphic illustration which move a bit and not all of them do. However, this didn't take away the overall enjoyment of the tale.
