Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

The other day my friend, Noelle, told me to read this book, "Mouth to Mouth" by Antoine Wilson. When I asked her what it was about, she said, "I can't tell you. I don't want to give it away." I said "Can you tell me the genre? Is it fiction, non-fiction, a romance, or mystery?" And she said, "Just read it." A man meets another man in an airport and the story begins. I was intrigued, and hopeful this would turn into a special book, and she nailed it. "Mouth to Mouth" is definitely a fiction book, but one could imagine it happening in real life. Two old friends from college run into each other at the airport when their plane is delayed. Jeff Cook, our protagonist, then takes our narrator into the first-class lounge at JFK airport for drinks. As the narrator does not drink, he accepts a non-alcoholic beer. Jeff, however, does drink and after a glass or two he launches into the most intriguing of tales. He explains how years ago he found a man drowning at the beach, and saved his life by resuscitating him. However, after the rescue, Jeff needs to find out not only what became of the man, but also who he is. It turns out that the man he saved is named Francis Arsenault, a famous and wealthy art dealer in Beverly Hills. Jeff then sets about systematically ingratiating himself into the life of the man and his family, without really knowing if he recognizes his rescuer or not. Part mystery, and part dramatic fiction, "Mouth to Mouth" takes the reader down a rabbit hole with an unstable ending. Can we trust Jeff? Can we trust Francis? Who has the upper hand on who? Noelle was right not to tell me more about the book, so I will stop here as well. "Mouth to Mouth" is a page tuner, and perfect to read in an airport lounge or elsewhere. To buy this book on Amazon click here