A review of J. Michael's debut novel, If Only

The novel is guaranteed to make you pause and to reflect on your own actual relationships and on things we take for granted such as our freedom, and the love, trust and loyalty of our partners, friends and people we work with. “If Only, hopefully, will help us to appreciate them and encourage us to treat them with love and consideration.

Narrated in the first person by the protagonist, and set in the hustle and bustle of a modern Lagos life, If Only tells the story of Joe, a successful married young banker who cheated on his wife and became entangled in a web of lies, fraud, betrayal and murder. Joe must toe the line of his persecutors to save his family.

There’s Nadine, beautiful, seductive, erotic, charming ruthless and totally ambitious – a perfect fit for the immoral, devilishly charming and equally ambitious Tom.

We encounter Clara, the beautiful, quiet and devoted wife of the protagonist. Would she forgive her husband’s infidelity or is her quiet demure appearance just a façade?

Childless and alone at 45, how far would Joe’s boss, Candice go in her desire to conceive? Then there are other senior bank officials and the office gossip Tony, each with personal agenda and tenet for self first.

Throw in private investigators, the police and EFCC, and we have a story that is difficult to put down.

Who really is behind the fraud and murders and are all the parties really who and what they profess to be? Find out by buying a copy today. You can also gift copies to family and friends.

FREE CHAPTERS of IF ONLY can be downloaded using this link.