What if you woke up in a little kid's body 50 years in the past? Todd Woodside's entire San Francisco life suddenly disappears when he becomes an 8-year-old boy living in rural Oregon in 1962. Is he dreaming? Dead? Crazy? His new chain-smoking mom calls him "Peter" as she fusses to get him ready for school. He soon learns she's also a mentally unstable new widow, making her particularly vulnerable when Jack Quinn, a young local man with a shady past, steps in. When Jack first begins romancing her, Peter doesn't realize the danger they're in and the harrowing life-and-death struggle he will soon face. How can a little kid protect his fragile mother and defend himself? Will knowledge and experience from his original, future life be enough to save him from a horrific death? Karma's Envoy blends suspense, mystery, and ironic humor in a unique, time-traveling journey of crime and punishment that lingers long after the book is done. (Due to adult language and two harrowing depictions of evil, this novel is intended for mature readers only.)