Signal by Patrick Lee

This is the second book in a series featuring Sam Dryden, an ex-Special Forces operative.  Not having read the first book in this series, I became acquainted with this character for the first time.

This book had a sluggish start for me and I kept putting it down, thinking I would not read it. However, today I picked it up again and read it right to the end.

The premise of the book is that a machine has been invented that has the capability of predicting the future.  Actually, it reminded me of an old television series where a newspaper was dropped at the door of the main character.  The headlines depicted what was going to happen the next day and it was up to the main character to difuse it.

In this story the machine has been developed over many years and kept secret.  A friend of Sam Dryden's discovers the machine and contacts him to let him know all about it.  It seems that these people have the power to effect events before they even occur.  It is up to Dryden to prevent the horrific events from happening, fully realizing that these people know just what he is up to.

Don't let the first few chapters slow you down--read on and things will pick up quickly.

Ladybookbug!