4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE CONNECTION GAME by S.S Turner

Publication Date: March 21, 2023

Benny Basilworth makes connections. A rare intellect, he sees things that others don’t see and draws conclusions that others completely fail to grasp. He has the kind of mind that can make a person a national sensation on the television gameshow “The Connection Game”– and the kind of mind that can be the target of predators.

Despite his brilliance, Benny and his family find themselves destitute, living in a basement apartment with one tiny window that affords them only the view of the feet of passersby on the street above. It is from this vantagepoint that Benny once again starts making connections. Mad, inconceivable connections. Connections that can change lives . . . and turn the entire world upside down.

​Humorous, surprising, wise, and remarkably perceptive, The Connection Game is a novel unlike any other and one that you are unlikely to forget.

The Basilworth family is much like any other English family of four. They live comfortably, with Benny and Bell working while Will and Wendy attend school. It’s Benny’s ability to see patterns with his advanced intellect that enables him to win the grand prize on a game show.

With The Connection Game, author S.S. Turner delivers a one-of-a-kind story about a family plunged into the depths of despair after losing everything, only to stumble upon a bizarre real-life version of a game that threatens their lives.

Bell steals the show as the no-nonsense wife and mother trying to steer her family away from their strange fascination tracking the feet of people walking by their basement-level flat. When she gets caught up in the excitement of creating patterns and predicting behaviors by serving as a data gatherer on the street, events quickly snowball.

While there’s a lot of detail devoted to different categories of foot owners: Normals, Abnormals, and Unknowns, along with the Inexplicables, the key concept of the story demonstrates the power of data collection.

The family manages to draw the conclusion that bad guys are planning something sinister, which only increases their frenzied data collection. Narrated by Bell, readers soon pick up on clues that there’s something very disturbing happening within her husband’s mind.

The Connection Game takes readers on an intense journey into the complicated world of data collection and a cast of unforgettable characters caught up in chaos.

S.S. Turner has been an avid reader, writer, and explorer of the natural world throughout his life, which has been spent in England, Scotland, and Australia. He worked in the global fund management sector for many years but realized it didn’t align with his values. In recent years, he’s been focused on inspiring positive change through his writing as well as trying not to laugh in unfortunate situations. He now lives in Australia with his wife, daughter, two dogs, two cats, and ten chickens. He is the author of one previous novel, Secrets of a River Swimmer.

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