SFF

The Coincidence Makers

St. Martin's. Mar. 2018. 304p. tr. from Hebrew by Ira Moskowitz. ISBN 9781250146113. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250146137. FANTASY
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What if these chance events in our lives are really being engineered by someone? That's the premise of Israeli author Blum's debut novel. Eric, Emily, and Guy are Coincidence Makers, recruited and trained by the General. Many times the incidents are of the matchmaking variety and that's what Guy has specialized in the last few years. One day, he arrives for his assignment and finds that he is meeting with one of the Black Hats in coincidence making. These top-level guys create complex coincidences that lead to assassinations, coups, and other tragedies. Pierre needs Guy's help at a lower level to pull off a coincidence involving a hit man. Guy had already been questioning how long he could do this work. This new assignment plus his feelings for a fellow coincidence maker could be the beginning of the end of his career.
VERDICT Blum's clever, original piece of speculative fiction may appeal to fans of Alice Hoffman and Paulo Coehlo. Readers who enjoy new ways of thinking and alternative approaches to life will find this an engaging read. [See Prepub Alert, 10/9/17.]
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