Accidents Waiting to Happen

Josh Michaels is a happily married family man from Sacramento with dark secrets he wouldn't want his family to know. Eight years ago, he took a kickback to pay for his daughter's medical bills when she was born and had major medical problems. Stupidly, he confessed his sin to his mistress and later had to buy her silence. His deceptions remained hidden for years until a botched attempt on his life throws his respectable existence into a tailspin.His car is forced off the road and into a river. The person who caused the accident doesn't help, but instead, gives him a "thumbs down" gesture as the car sinks. Josh nearly drowns but somehow survives. His world crumbles again when days later, his ex-mistress comes back to town with new demands.Josh is further strafed by deadly near misses, which take the lives of friends and allies. Through the tragedy, he discovers he's not alone. Other people are dying in bizarre accidents all over the US and not one of these events holds up as an 'accident' under intense scrutiny. In a desperate race to keep his crime a secret, rid himself of his blackmailer and hold onto his marriage, he must tear the target off his back and pin it on the perpetrator.Simon Wood is the author of 'Accidents Waiting to Happen', published 2002 under ISBN 9781931402309 and ISBN 1931402302.