reboot
everything
you know.
Control Alt History explores controversies and conspiracies from history that are forgotten, underreported, or just plain weird.
There’s always more to the story.
Control Alt History is run by Andy Hunt. Before starting CAH, he was an author with three published books to his credit.
Killer Choice
(Penguin 2018)
Published as Tom Hunt
“Terrific…full of shocks and twists you won’t see coming—unputdownable and highly recommended!”—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"[An] outstanding domestic suspense debut... Recommended for fans of fast-paced thrillers that pose moral dilemmas (Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Joseph Finder). A real nail-biter."—Booklist (starred review)
“A promising debut with a Hitchcockian hook, Killer Choice isa terrific, cinematic read from a new writer to watch.”—William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob
"[E]xciting, thought-provoking, and just plain fun to read....KILLER CHOICE features a brilliant concept, and Tom Hunt excels at translating raw emotions onto the page."—The Real Book Spy
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His wife is sick.
He needs $200,000 to save her.
A mysterious man offers to give him the money with just one catch: He has to murder someone to get it.
Gary Foster’s life is finally heading in the right direction. After years of trying, his wife, Beth, is pregnant, and he recently opened a business with his brother. But one phone call changes everything....
After collapsing suddenly, Beth has been rushed to the hospital. Tests reveal a devastating diagnosis: an inoperable brain tumor. Their only hope is an expensive experimental treatment available abroad, with a cost that’s out of their reach. And Beth’s time is running out....
Then a strange man approaches Gary and offers the money he needs, on one condition: that he kill someone, no questions asked. End one life to save another.
In this nail-biting debut novel of domestic suspense, one man makes a choice that forces him to confront the darkest reaches of his soul and betray those closest to him. As he’s swept up in a nightmare of escalating violence, he must question his own morality—and determine just how far he’s willing to go to save the woman he loves.
One Fatal Mistake
(Penguin 2019)
Published as Tom Hunt
“A new writer to watch.”—William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob
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Her son accidentally kills a man.
They cover it up.
Then everything goes wrong.
When eighteen-year-old Joshua Mayo takes a man's life in a terrible accident, he leaves the scene without reporting the crime to the police. He hopes to put the awful night behind him and move on with his life. But, of course, he ends up telling his mother, Karen, what happened.
Karen has raised Joshua on her own in Cedar Rapids, Iowa--and she'd thought they'd finally made it. He was doing well in school and was only months away from starting college at his dream school. After hearing his dark confession, she's forced to make a choice no parent should have to make. A choice that draws them both into a web of deceit that will change their lives forever--if they can make it out alive.
The Final Day at Westfield Arcade
(2013)
Over 40 5-star reviews on Amazon
“If you could capture the 80s in a book, this is it…simply incredible.”-Amazon review
“This book is a must read for anyone who was a part of the arcade culture of the 1980s.”-Amazon review
“There wasn’t a dull moment and it’s full of emotions. Bravo.”-Amazon review
“Absolutely splendid. Captures the magical mood of the era perfectly, and was a look back at a past I sorely miss.”-Amazon review
“A story about friendship, responsibility, and love wrapped in nostalgic arcade game packaging”-Amazon review
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THE FINAL DAY AT WESTFIELD ARCADE is a coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of the astronomic rise and fall of the video game arcade industry in the 1980s.
It’s the final day of business at Westfield Arcade, the video game arcade where middle-aged Mike Mayberry has worked since he was a teenager. Mike spends his final day at Westfield Arcade reflecting back on the arcade’s glory years of the 1980s, the era when Pac Man ruled the world and every night at the arcade was an adventure.
He remembers the endless memories and friends he’s made during the decades he’s spent at the arcade, and chronicles the ups and downs in his relationship with an unforgettable girl over those years. As the final day of business at his beloved video game arcade comes to an emotional end, Mike contemplates a major decision for his post-arcade life, a decision that he hopes will once and for all answer the question of whether the girl who got away so many years ago truly did get away for good.