In honor of the father of the practical telephone, I thought I would introduce you to a great thriller by AJ Campbell.

When his father dies, 15 year old Joey Clarke raises his younger siblings while his mother deals with her own health issues and the trauma of losing her husband. Joey doesn’t get to chase his dreams due to the responsibility he takes on.

At 25, Joey is in a dead-end job with a mountain of debt. His only enjoyment is spending time with Becca, the love of his life. So when a call comes in promising to ease the burdens of his life, Joey ignores the shadiness of the job and sees it as an opportunity to get back on his feet. But when he finds himself involved in a crime involving Becca, he panics. But in his attempt to resolve the situation, he digs himself into a deeper hole, leaving him to consider the unthinkable.

And to think that it all began with just one phone call!