Transference

by Jeff Fuell

Michael Potters is caught in a dilemma. He is attempting to solve his own murder and trying to do so in the form of a little boy whose body he now inhabits. While doing so, he not only has to keep the secret from his own son, but from the new family that he is now living with. To add even more to his troubles he is having to once more attend grade school, something which was frustrating enough the first time. He has no idea why all of this is happening to him nor how much time he has left to find out why. All he can do is race the clock to try to discover who was responsible for murdering him before his time runs out. From the author: Like most people, I have often wondered what it would be like to be a kid again, but to retain the experience and wisdom that I have as an adult. This is a good deal about what this story is about. It is also a bit of a culture clash as the main character of this book experiences being a kid again in a whole new world that is different from his own. I suppose every generation looks at the one coming up and asks "Is this what our future is? We're doomed!" Michael Potters is actually having to face this experience firsthand not because he wants to, but because he has no alternative.

158 pages, Paperback

First published April 24, 2013

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Michael Potter is a single father who is trying the best he knows how to raise his 12 year old son. He lost his wife to cancer and his son’s best friend is in a coma, so his life knows no shortage of tragedy and drama. But he has no idea how much worse it’s going to get. He stumbles upon some weird accounts with large amounts of money in them at work. Before he has the chance to investigate it, he is murdered in the parking lot at work. When he arrives at the hospital, his spirit is pulled into a room where his son’s best friend, Tommy Harris is laying in a coma. The next thing he knows, he wakes up in the kids body. Now, he has to pretend to be Tommy while he tries to figure out who killed him so that he can move on and not be stuck living as a kid again. Easier said than done.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This story sounded really good to me and it started out with a bang. My problem was that it was too wordy. There was too much dialogue and not enough action. There were also times where the author was reiterating things that happened, almost like it was a sequel and needed rehashing for the reader to remember what had happened in the first book. The ending came about abruptly and all the action was over in a short period of time. One of the things that bothered me was when the police showed up at the end of the book. It didn’t seem believable the way that they knocked and yelled on the door when there was a hostage situation. Maybe I was just irritated at that point because if all of the conversation and rushing of the ending. Anyway, the premise was good, but it could’ve been better.

[Jeff Fuell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read! It flowed nicely. Very entertaining. Very heart felt. The characters were 'real'. I felt like I knew them and I cared about them. There's a nice balance of humor, drama and suspense and intrigue in the book and it propels it at a level that kept my interest piqued. Jeff Fuell's writing style especially enabled me to see vividly all the scenes in his book. It was like I was that 'fly on the wall' watching and observing what was happening close-up. I was sorry it ended. I could have spent much more time with Michael Potters.

-Jean Sullo

*This review can be found at Amazon.com.

[Ronni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Transference by Jeff Fuell

I really enjoyed this book! It had a little bit of everything,
mystery, edge of your seat drama,laughter and tears. I would
totally recommend this to my friends. I'm not going to talk too much about the story line other than we all can remember sitting behind someone in school and wishing we could sit anywhere else LOL! (you'll
see what I mean ;)
Look forward to reading
more by Jeff Fuell.