The Paradox Club

Tess has never really felt like she belongs, and that intensifies after her father, Harry’s, tragic, and to her mysterious, death. Her mother is icy cold, and the closest thing she has to a relative, family friend Vivian, remains Tess’s only hope for getting some answers. After her current therapist (Tess recalls them as n-3 or n+2 depending on where they appear in her mental health journey) recommends a return to her childhood home to confront her ghosts, the gates begin to open to her past. Discovering the origins of The Paradox Club and its quest to protect the present from UFOs—untethered foreign objects—and her parents’ and Vivian’s roles blows Tess’s world apart. From Manhattan to South Dakota to Madison, Wisconsin, readers will gallop along with Tess, Vivian, Valentine 6, and other members of The Paradox Club, racing to protect (or is it pursue?) the most dangerous UFO known to personkind before it causes universes to collapse. This is a category-defying novel—a family story and a time-trippy exploration of the universe, populated with inept henchmen and eager helpers in strange yet familiar places, with a gracious bow to the greats of science fiction. Yes, that’s a lot, but Lovett absolutely delivers with humor and style. Fans of Douglas Adams, Matt Haig, and Jodi Taylor will find lots to love.—Dodie Ownes