Amazon Nancy Jo Wilson-Author Nancy Jo Wilson-Author Category:  Science Fiction Publisher: Morgan James Publishers ISBN-10:  1631954563 Type: Fiction Pages: 272 Copyright: 2021 ISBN-13: 9781631954566 Jaded, 24th century grifter Smullian O'Toole has been sentenced to 1000 days of Life Modification Therapy. All goes well until the glitch. Smullian O’Toole, grifter, enjoys serving his prison term. Other than the daily upchucking, Life Modification Therapy is the sweetest sentence 21st century Earth offers. The system biotransposes his essence into a different 21st century person daily, whereas his body stays in the future. The therapy rehabilitates felons by teaching them the value of honest labor. On day 777, he hears a disembodied voice utter, “Father to the Fatherless.” Thus, begins the mother of all system glitches that shatters Life Mod rules and regulations. Instead of following the usual program, the system thrusts Smullian into the case of David Hawthorne, a missing teenaged orphan. Smullian realizes the glitch shows purpose and design. Someone, maybe the Father to the Fatherless, controls the situation, not the technicians at Life Mod. Each new host forces Smullian to confront his own inner demons—as well as pointing him to David. What initially seems like the clear-cut case of a runaway—grows more ominous with every clue. Smullian knows he’s not the hero type. But he’s all David has.      https://youtu.be/rwS27EIXksc Excerpt Lacking enthusiasm, I shuffle into the bedroom to find out who I will be today. My real name is Smullian, an unfortunate moniker given to me by my mother. Its origins have something to do with a pirate and a stolen barrel of Zevekan gin, but I digress. I’m a grifter by trade—that’s a con man in your parlance. At least, I used to be a grifter until the coppers pinched me. The Powers-That-Be decided to sentence me to 1000 days Life Modification Therapy so that this humble criminal can “Learn the value of an honest day’s labor and empathize with my victims.” Simply stated, I’m a different person every day. In 776 days, all I’ve learned is that some people don’t keep their bathrooms in logical places—there’s no better way to start the day than mopping up vomit.

Surprising and Page Turning
Nancy Jo Wilson has found a way to weave together science fiction, faith, and contemporary society in surprising and page turning ways. I can honestly say I've rarely seen a male protagonist so well-rendered by a female author.
Hunter Baker- dean of arts and sciences Union University

Time Travel with a Twist
Lost in the System is an entertaining, insightful, and fast-paced time-travel book with a twist. Author Nancy Wilson weaves a unique and fascinating story around Smullian O'Toole, a likable "grifter" who has landed in trouble with 24th-century legal authorities. Smully's time-traveling adventures are sometimes hilarious and often poignant as he barrels toward a surprising and powerful resolution. Well done!
Kay DiBianca-award-winning author of The Watch on the Fencepost and Dead Man's Watch

So Glad I Read It
Science fiction is not my go-to genre when choosing a new book: I prefer a good crime mystery. Yet I was intrigued by the summary of Lost in the System. I’m so glad I opted to read it! This story punches in from the first paragraph, introducing the reader to Smullian O’Toole, a young grifter from the twenty- fourth century. He readily admits being guilty, and is comfortable participating in a new method of prisoner rehabilitation. The author skillfully creates a character who is likeable, interesting, irreverent, intelligent and adaptive in his circumstances. The story takes on a deeper edge when a “glitch” in this future-based system creates a multifaceted mystery. There are no dull moments in this fiction. Most amazing for me was that embedded in this well-written, sci-fi mystery are thoughts and truths about faith, strength, hope and love that have kept me thinking long after the last page was turned.
Judy Karge-author of A Light in the Darkness: A Reflection on Proverbs