Tandem

By: Andy Mozina

Narrated by: Andy Mozina

Mike Kovacs is an economics professor, who's trying to get over a bitter divorce. He’s barely on speaking terms with his only child. And he’s just killed two bicyclists in an inebriated hit-and-run at a deserted Michigan beach. (In his defense, he hadn’t meant to get that drunk. And what’s the use of getting caught and going to jail if it means you can no longer make positive contributions to society?)

Claire Boland’s daughter is one of the victims. She’s racked with guilt over what she might have done differently as a parent. Her marriage is buckling under the weight of the tragedy. And yet there’s one person who seems to understand the magnitude of her grief—her neighbor, Mike Kovacs.

Tandem is a gripping dark satire about two lives that intersect in the most awful way possible. Andy Mozina’s exquisite novel details the absurd lengths we go to in order to avoid uncomfortable truths. It’s a mesmerizing book about the weight of guilt and the longing for justice—and the crazy things we do for love.

©2023 Andrew Mozina (P)2023 Andrew Mozina

The protagonist was so real!

I loved being a part of the main character’s mind in a nightmare situation. Mike’s plans & justifications for his actions are often funny because they are understandable and honest, even though the situation is tragic. We like him, but we cringe as he tries to defend his choices. It’s the clever writing that gives this book 5 stars! The narrator does a great job & portrays the main character perfectly.

There will be dark humor

Tandem is jarringly realistic in the emotions it evokes by characters as written and readers alike. Fear, trepidation and sadness to name a few. But the pick me up is the use of dark humor by the author. It succeeds in a well written, balanced and nicely plotted novel!

How Mike handled the whole situation

Disliked that all the people who were affected by his actions continued to be deceived