Murphy’s Luck by Benjamin Laskin

Sometimes, rotten luck is better than no luck at all.

Jinxed from birth with mystifying bad luck, Murphy Drummer hasn’t ventured beyond the safety of his backyard since he was a little boy. To remedy his loneliness, he became the master of a thousand hobbies and as amazing as his crazy luck.

When events demand the search for a new, luck-free sanctuary to spare the world from his puzzling disorder, Murphy’s relentless whammy plows an uproarious path of mayhem and miracles to Joy Daley—an incurable optimist who never forgot to thank her lucky stars. The comical, topsy-turvy effects from the collision of Lady Luck and Murphy’s jinx whimsically upend the lives of everyone in their orbit.

At first, Murphy’s victims question who he is—at last, they’ll be questioning who they aren’t.

If you like a fresh, feel-good story with loads of laughs and a dollop of mystery on top, then you’ll love Murphy’s Luck.