Soulsaver

Juan Bautista and his partner Fabiola Muñoz drive a FreezVan for the Suicide Prevention Corps of America. Their job is to race to the scene of a suicide, put the body on ice, and rush it, siren yowling, to the Saint Francis of Assisi Resurrection Center in time for repair and resuscitation. Usually this works and the former suicide promises to sin no more, if for no other reason than the pain of being resurrected is even worse than that of committing suicide. Still, the suicide rate seems to be climbing. Juan loves his job, and he loves the spiritual leaders who created it, Reverend Jimmy Divine and the beautiful woman called the Shepherdess. But when he's asked by them to spy on his partner, suspected of being a heretic believer in the Twin Messiahs, he's no longer sure who or even what to believe – and he's no longer sure that all the suicides are really suicides.

"A frightening, funny future full of religion, politics, TV, and even the occasional miracle... It's an intelligent, inventive, fascinating book. Read it!" – Connie Willis, author of To Say Nothing of the Dog

"With its passionate skepticism and compassionate spirit, Soulsaver deserves to find a large audience among mainstream and science fiction readers alike." – James Morrow, author of The Eternal Footman

"Fast-paced, thought-provoking, and utterly engaging – a bravura debut by a writer who is sure to become a major name." – Robert J. Sawyer, Nebula Award-winning author of Calculating God