The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry

I love a good time travel or alternate dimension story and Max Barry has written a great one with The 22 Murders of Madison May. 22-year-old real estate agent, Madison May, is showing a house to a man she's never met. The man claims to be her soulmate from a parallel life. Later that day when reporter Felicity Staples is assigned to cover the murder of Madison May she finds that this is just the beginning of a series of events that will completely upend her life.

Felicity’s odd feeling about the murder and investigative instincts leads her to a man who is supposed to be in jail for killing his wife. The man gives her a strange object and throws her on the subway tracks. Before she knows it she wakes up in a world that is very similar, but not quite her own. Madison May is not a real estate agent in this world, but she soon winds up just as dead as the Maddie from the last world. Felicity hopes to bring some semblance of normality back to her own life and the only way she sees of doing this is by saving Madison May.

Max Barry novels are consistently thought-provoking, which continues to be the case in The 22 Murders of Madison May. Along with the ripple effects of how minor events can change the course of a world, Barry delves deep into what makes us who we are. The decisions we make and the paths our lives take. The premise and the mechanics of traveling to alternate dimensions are fascinating but it's Barry's character development that really makes this book a standout. Fans of Blake Crouch and Patrick Lee will enjoy this story.

I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher.