Terminal by Brian Keene

Terminal
Brian Keene
Copyright 2005 by Brian Keene
Published by Bantam Dell

Thriller

What would you do if you only had a month to live? Tommy O'Brien decides to rob a bank.

Tommy loves his wife and son. Their lives are rough, but they have hope for a better future. A doctor's visit takes that dream away from Tommy forever.

Determined to provide for his family, Tommy and his friends hatch their plans. No one will ever connected them to the robbery, and Tommy can leave this world knowing that his family is taken care of. But Tommy's plans never work out the way he wants.

One of the hostages is a child with a supernatural power. A touch of his hand changes everything, and Tommy's life spirals into another direction.

This is a bittersweet story. Tommy is a good man, who just wants the best for his loved ones. The harder he tries to make things right, the more they go wrong.

I think everyone will be able to identify with Tommy. If you've ever been in desperate straits, you will understand how your mind can sometimes come up with outlandish schemes. Tommy does all the wrong things for the right reasons.

Read it.