The Message?: A Thinking Thriller About Change and Choice.

If there is a god, and he or she wanted to deliver an important message to the world, Leah Wagner would seem a peculiar choice of messenger. A middle-aged widow and mother of two, Leah is not religious and doesn't attend church. Her life is patently uneventful.

God speaks in mysterious ways, however. Or so Leah claims upon emerging from a coma after a devastating car accident nearly kills her. The message is simple: "God loves us and wants us to love each other in the same way. God wants us to embrace humility and selflessness instead of acquisition and achievement."

The fallout from the message is much more complex. Leah's world turns upside down as she evaluates the validity of her own claim and her responsibility to be the messenger to a world ruled by people more interested in power than belief.

An intriguing, intelligent exploration of doubt, belief, and the human tendency toward precognitive conclusion in the face of evidence, The Message? is perfect for those who want to be both entertained and challenged by the books they read.

Avam Hale has worked in the corporate world for over thirty-five years and has spent the past eight years living and working in Beijing, China, as an executive of a large US multinational company. Hale is a member of the inaugural class of World Leaders for Tomorrow, part of the World Economic Forum, along with 200 other luminaries, including Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Yo-Yo Ma. Hale received an AB from Middlebury College.