The Visitor

By J.L. Pattison

On a rural Georgia farm in 1899, a lazy summer afternoon is interrupted by the arrival of a man claiming to be from the future. The stranger intended to provide the nation's forefathers with a letter detailing future events that lead to the demise of America in the 21st Century, but ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time, he has no choice but to leave the letter with the farmer.

Although no one ever believed the farmer's story about the visitor, he's afforded one last opportunity to recount the event with Theodore Garfield, a reporter for a local newspaper. But like everyone else, Theodore rejects the farmer's story and dismisses the letter's ominous warnings, including the prediction that America's gradual collapse will begin with the murder of a future American president named John F. Kennedy.

Years later, Theodore's encounter with the farmer is all but forgotten until a young senator named Kennedy is elected president. With the old farmer and his letter now long gone, will Theodore Garfield be able to prevent one of the most tragic days in American history?

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.L. Pattison
• Release date: Dec 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310207693

J.L. Pattison

J.L. Pattison is the author of fast-paced, plot-driven speculative fiction for contemplative misanthropes. The two greatest influences on his writing are Rod Serling and George Orwell. Because of those influences, J.L. Pattison delights in spinning tales that not only entertains the reader, but provokes deep thought. Although J.L. Pattison oftentimes tackles adult themes in his stories (e.g. aging, war, death), his stories remain suitable even for younger audiences because he crafts these gripping tales without the gratuitous violence, sex, and profanity commonly found in so much of today's literature. J.L. Pattison lives in the Western United States with his wife and children. When not writing, he enjoys fishing, rooting for his (lowly) San Francisco 49ers, and drinking copious amounts of sweet tea; an addiction he acquired while growing up in the South and isn't willing to surrender.

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