From the mind of Jim LaFleur comes a psychological thriller that will make you question the value of every mundane moment of your life
Brian Wexler has long suspected that Mondays were a glitch in the universe's code, but he never expected the universe to offer a patch update.
When Brian, a frustrated IT technician, discovers a mysterious black button labeled "SKIP" on his keyboard during a mind-numbing corporate meeting, he presses it without a second thought. In an instant, he jumps to the end of the workday with no memory of the intervening hours. No tedious meeting. No frustrating commute. Just... freedom.
Soon, Brian is skipping everything unpleasant-arguments, awkward dates, family obligations-reveling in a life stripped of all inconvenience. But with each skip, something subtle changes. His reflection sometimes moves independently. People comment that he seems different. And the jumps grow longer, less predictable.
When one impulsive skip catapults him ten years into the future, Brian discovers the horrifying truth: every moment he chose to bypass has been lived by someone-or something-else wearing his face. Now trapped in an unrecognizable life with no memory of a decade's worth of decisions, Brian must solve the mystery of the Skip button before what's left of his identity disappears completely.
In this gripping, speculative thriller, Jim LaFleur masterfully blends psychological horror with profound existential questions in the tradition of "The Twilight Zone." With his signature prose that balances heart-racing suspense and devastating emotional insight, LaFleur creates a story that will linger long after the final page. "The Skip Button" isn't just a thriller-it's a haunting reminder that life's most meaningful moments often hide in the seconds we're most tempted to wish away. Don't miss the book readers are calling "impossible to put down" and "the most thought-provoking thriller of the year."
