"We're offering to kill you, and it'll cost you ten percent of your estate."Lawrence McKenzie: husband to an estranged wife, absent father to two kids, CEO to a company that wants him gone. Now the IRS wants to make an example of him.A man approaches him in a bar and offers him a way out. A simple choice, really: federal prison, or an early retirement on a tropical island. With nothing left to lose, Lawrence makes a decision that will change his life forever. But he quickly finds that Afterlife isn't what he signed up for.Afterlife is a debut novella by Sam Stephens set on a hidden tropical island in the middle of the Pacific. This story is for anyone that has wondered what it would be like to start again; a story of hope, hopelessness, and a devolving spiral into the grip of insanity.BONUS: Contains a bonus award winning short story by Sam Stephens, "The Surgeon". What people are saying about Sam Stephens: "...well-written, well-paced. It's also damned funny."-- James PattersonInternational best-selling author"Sam writes a crime thriller like the best on the market - good plots, twists, and underlying menace."-- Greig BeckAuthor of the Alex Hunter Arcadian series"...took my breath away...powerful...it tapped into raw human emotion."-- Sophie King"Sam is a real talent to watch out for."-- JJ Cooper
- | Author: Sam Stephens
- | Publisher: Independently Published
- | Publication Date: Jan 16, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 200 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-13: 9798595106757