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Role Reversal Kindle Edition

by Stephen C. Spencer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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When Felicity Carter starts having nightmares—nightmares she cannot recall upon awakening—her roommate Maria takes her to a hypnotist in an effort to find out why.

Maria succeeds, but it's not the answer she was expecting...

[This is a short story of about 3800 words. Though the characters are from our Paul Mallory series of thrillers, Mallory himself makes no appearance here.]
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    September 9, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0098L425G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stephen C. Spencer (September 9, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 9, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 822 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 14 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Stephen C. Spencer

Stephen C. Spencer

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I’m always more than a little diffident when it comes to either talking or writing about myself. As Winston Churchill is alleged to have said about Clement Attlee, I’m a modest man with much to be modest about. (That rhetorical device is called a paraprosdokian, should you want to either impress or alienate your friends one of these fine days. But you don’t have to be impressed with me: I had to look it up. Until just now, I’d always thought it meant a fear of the number thirteen.)

I’ve been writing for as long as I can recall. The way I remember it, my first story (this would have been in the fourth or fifth grade) was about a bumbling explorer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean, losing two of his three ships, half the crew’s food and water supply, and his color television set en route before sailing triumphantly into Ohio’s state capital on 12 October 1492 and christening it Columbus. (He had wanted to use his Spanish name, Colón, but the marketing people shot him down.)

These same elements—sophisticated humor and a well-intentioned hero who never gives up—are present (I hope!) in my Paul Mallory thrillers of today. You could say that I haven’t come very far in all that time, and I wouldn’t argue with you.

But I also wouldn’t care. I’m enjoying the trip far too much to rush through it. Be seeing you!

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3.8 out of 5 stars
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Charity Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Short Story by Stephen!
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2012
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Stephen knows how to write a good story. At 3,800 words, this is worth far more than the $0.99 it's selling for.
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FHG
2.0 out of 5 stars Very promising beginning, yet beyond weak ending
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2013
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I'm the type of reader who loves to read a short story between novels. It allows me to be entertained and prepares me for the next story or novel. Role Reversal caught my attention at the start, yet the ending was weak and abrupt. I felt frustrated and still feel that the story could have been a little longer. Cool concept, yet failed to deliver.
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Nikki Bywater
4.0 out of 5 stars Role Reversal by Stephen C. Spencer
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2012
When Maria Rakosi and Felicity Carter are given tickets to go on a twelve day cruise commemorating the Centenary of the Titanic's ill fated voyage in 1912, Felicity begins to have strange dreams. Could it be that Felicity is receiving messages from beyond the grave? Will visiting a hypnotist help her solve the mystery of her dreams?

This is a short story. I read it in about five minutes. The quality of the writing is excellent and although a very short story the story is very good and comes to a satisfying conclusion.
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Jess Sturman-Coombs
5.0 out of 5 stars Short, sweet and really gets the imagination going!
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2012
I loved how all of this came together. It's very hard to talk about a story that is so short while taking care not to give anything away in the process! I am treading carefully here because, that being said, I would definitely like to convey how well this story works. Initially I loved the nautical flashback and the terminology used and how it was recorded for the purposes of the story. Then the author takes us on a spine tingling series of events that make your blood run cold and the hairs stand up on your arms. A great twist and a great idea all culminating with a heart wrenching memorial scene at the end. Well done and I really loved the story and am very glad I found and read it. Hope you enjoy as much as I did.
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C. Plunkett
5.0 out of 5 stars It gets the thumbs up from me
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2012
I am already a huge fan of this authors work having read two of his novels in the Paul Mallory Thriller series `Third Time Lucky' and `Julie, Do You Love Me?', both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Role Reversal commences at sea with a graphic and utterly compelling description of the last moments of three men working in the boiler room of a sinking ship.
From there the author catapults us to New York City where the female character, Maria, is awoken from her sleep by the scream of her companion Felicity...
Without wishing to spoil this excellent story for you I will refrain from revealing more but will say if you want to read an expertly constructed, brilliantly written and compelling tale then this is the story for you.
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Jenny Worstall Author
5.0 out of 5 stars Tantalising gem of a story
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2012
Role Reversal

I downloaded Role Reversal as a free short story and devoured it immediately. The shock of the violent beginning is followed by an intriguing situation involving Maria, a young woman with Hungarian gypsy heritage, her flatmate Felicity, and a series of disturbing and inexplicable nightmares. We are kept guessing to the end in this tantalising and tautly constructed gem of a story.
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Fiat Driver
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed this short story with a hint of the supernatural. The author's description of locations with a few well chosen words is admirable, creating a solid environment for engaging characters with crackling dialogue. The two leading ladies are well rounded and their relationship works well, very believable, and I'm impressed enough to actively seek out more ebooks by this talented author - wish I'd come across the Paul Mallory series earlier.

M W Walker
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C. Plunkett
5.0 out of 5 stars Gets the thumbs up from me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2012
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I am already a huge fan of this authors work having read two of his novels in the Paul Mallory Thriller series `Third Time Lucky' and `Julie, Do You Love Me?', both of which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Role Reversal commences at sea with a graphic and utterly compelling description of the last moments of three men working in the boiler room of a sinking ship.
From there the author catapults us to New York City where the female character, Maria, is awoken from her sleep by the scream of her companion Felicity...
Without wishing to spoil this excellent story for you I will refrain from revealing more but will say if you want to read an expertly constructed, brilliantly written and compelling tale then this is the story for you.
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Nikki Bywater
4.0 out of 5 stars Role Reversal by Stephen C. Spencer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2012
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When Maria Rakosi and Felicity Carter are given tickets to go on a twelve day cruise commemorating the Centenary of the Titanic's ill fated voyage in 1912, Felicity begins to have strange dreams. Could it be that Felicity is receiving messages from beyond the grave? Will visiting a hypnotist help her solve the mystery of her dreams?

This is a short story. I read it in about five minutes. The quality of the writing is excellent and although a very short story the story is very good and comes to a satisfying conclusion.
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Roses are Amber
4.0 out of 5 stars A very small book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2013
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A tiny little book that left me wanting more about the adventures on memorial cruise to remember those who died on the Titanic.
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