Paths Not Yet Taken

Paths Not Yet Taken

By Philip Rennett

Genre:-Contemporary/Satire/Humour

Pages:-344

Publisher:-Pea Arr Books

Blurb:-Set over five days of late summer, Paths Not Yet Taken is 340 intriguing, compelling pages of crises, action and emotional drama, punctuated by dry observational humour.

 A breezy satire that offers hope to us all...eventually.

In a Midlands food warehouse, a Government visit goes badly wrong. The prime minister vanishes without trace before he's had the chance to wave his German sausage at the gathered media. The consequent nationwide search creates massive issues for government, the security services, a local police force, and for a keyboard terrorist who finds the missing man.

 Chaos ensues involving drink, dogs, guns and golf. And that's just at one small end-of-terrace house. Elsewhere, a van explodes, a prospective leader loses it before he's even started leading, and an assassination attempt goes badly wrong. Twice.

 Ultimately, one man's spur-of-the-moment decision is the catalyst for others to reflect on their own lives and to consider decisive actions of their own.

Just try not to think about the sausage.

Paths Not Yet Taken-winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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My Review:-Not sure what I was expecting, but I'm glad I decided to read it. Simon Pope is a warehouse worker, but not just any warehouse worker, he was also known as Esteban Canafanta to his online brethren on @TheTrth, the dark web platform and to the intelligence service. When the Prime Minister goes missing on a visit to the Midlands food distribution centre where Simon works, a search is launch. How and why is Simon at the front of things? 

 I enjoyed the storyline with it's short, quick chapters and great believable characters. There are plenty of twists and turns, along the way with multiple threads.