skid

Hank takes a job as an undercover investigator for an airline to assess their on-board service in their competitive quest for passengers. Always polite and positive due to his Christian background and personal faith, he both puzzles and annoys not only the crew but also the passengers he interacts with who are having an extraordinarily rough day.

Flight 1945 is no ordinary flight. Hank’s seatmate, Lucy, is trying to get over her split with her boyfriend and discovers him to be traveling on the same flight with a new love interest. One passenger “dies” enroute. Anna Sue, who the crew believes is emotionally challenged, has traveling with her her companion animal, a pot-bellied pig. Somehow Chucky gets loose and has the passengers and crew scrambling to catch him. A jewel thief attached to an FBI agent is being extradited to Amsterdam and believes there is someone on board who wants to kill him. Topping off this scenario we have a man sitting nearby who is carrying hidden diamonds to a grandmother he’s never met, a fake federal aircraft inspector and finally, a pilot-less cockpit.

Bordering on funny (lots of comedic misunderstandings) and just plain dumb, Skid, by Rene Gutteridge, is an easy, fast read that requires little thought. The gospel and comments regarding faith are scattered here and there for good measure, but there is no enduring lesson to ponder. It was not my cup of tea, but if you need something very light and simple, you might enjoy it.

New from WaterBrook Press, I have 3 (now 2) copies to give away.

Also available for purchase here.