Last Resort

A novel by John Carson

he never really believed in ghosts…

Without his wife and co-author, best selling author, Christopher Evans is literally at a loss for words. With three months left to fulfill his contract and deliver another novel he rents the long vacant, Zimmerman House for the summer, promising to ‘clean the place up a bit,’ and hoping for some much needed inspiration. Inspiration is not a problem as Christopher discovers the house is not as vacant as it seems. But inspiration has a price!

...Believing in them now might just be his Last Resort!

Last Resort encompasses the mystery of the past with the circumstances of the present and asks the age-old question, can history be changed? On a deeper level, the story addresses the conflict many people face about their own lives; why is this happening? What could I have done differently? Does my family’s history determine my life? Are we the helpless pawns of pre-destination or does free will really make a difference? Do I only believe what I see or are there things we can’t see? As the story progresses we follow the main character to a conclusion that we are here for a reason, that God has a plan and a fail-safe and that everything will balance in the end. Can history be changed? Read the story and draw your own conclusions. After all, you do have free will!

"An at times witty, at times darkly serious novel"

- Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Last Resort is a haunting novel about a bestselling author, bereft of his wife and co-author, struggling to fulfill his publication contract and create another novel. As he rents a long-vacant house for a summer retreat, he discovers a surprising secret about the dwelling - the house is not quite so vacant after all. He's never truly believed in ghosts before, yet believing in them now just might be his Last Resort! An at times witty, at times darkly serious novel in first-person perspective, about the struggle to create and learning how to adapt to new challenges - and unexpected mysteries.