The Last Laugh

"I stood on the bridge just before midnight, the wind from the ocean arriving in violent blasts, as if saying under its breath, 'Jump, motherfer, jump.' This was the last of a string of attempted departures, most orchestrated in my tired mind. Always a bitter reminder of all that had been lost and destroyed by my foolishness."When suicide feels like your best option, you know something has gone horribly wrong – and that's just how Matt Thomson felt. He had lost everything: his wife, his children, his job, all his money, and his front door key. But everything changes when he meets Joey Murphy, ex-Merchant Marine, entrepreneur, teacher, and wild man, an enigmatic mixture of Forrest Gump, Merlin, and a long-lost best friend.Upon hearing Matt's woes, Joey offers Matt a life-changing deal he can't resist:"The life you know has been completely predetermined by automatic habits, both your triumphs and your failures. If you are really at the end of...