Peter Abrahams is a national best-selling author Stephen King calls his "favorite American suspense novelist." Oblivion is the deftly plotted tale of a man thrust into a desperate situation while beset with memory loss. Private investigator Nick Petrov achieved celebrity status after apprehending serial killer Gerald Reasoner. When a woman retains his services to track down her missing daughter, Nick senses all is not as it seems. But then he suffers a head trauma, and large gaps appear in his memory. Bizarre clues lead him to believe that he must revisit the Reasoner case to solve the mystery he has been plunged into-even as a mounting sense of dread indicates that he might not make it through this investigation in one piece. Abrahams orchestrates a deftly plotted tale that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats from start to finish. "Abrahams creates palpable empathy for the bruised Nick and his pitch-perfect prose is a joy."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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"Fast paced thriller about a private detective on a missing person's case who develops amnesia after a brain tumor and then attempts to retrace his steps and figure out what he was working on and what clues he had found after being released from the hospital. " — Chris (4 out of 5 stars)
"Fast paced thriller about a private detective on a missing person's case who develops amnesia after a brain tumor and then attempts to retrace his steps and figure out what he was working on and what clues he had found after being released from the hospital. "
" Lucky I had a long weekend to finish this book because I didn't want to put it down. Easy read, interesting plot with enough twists and turns thrown in to keep me guessing. I suspect this is the precursor to the Chet and Bernie series. Good book. "
" a quick-paced, satisfying thriller read today in one giant gulp. "
" Good story of a detective with a memory problem. Someone is trying to kill him, who? Took this one from Cassie. "
" Just when I thought the mystery was getting boring, it became interesting. I liked the spare writing style. "
" A wild ride with a once formidable detective plagued with a sudden, cancerous brain tumor affecting all aspects of his life - memory, physical movement, decision-making skills, etc. "
" I enjoyed this thriller very much in part for its unusual premise: the detective investigates twice, before and after losing his memory. The story resolves as he regains his memory. "
" This is a fun, clever mystery to read on a rainy day. "
" One of Abrahams's best! Great use of shifting perspective as the main character suffers from amnesia. "
" Weird. Curious, but weird. I wasn't really sorry that I'd read it, but it just didn't catch me the way I thought it would. "
Peter Abrahams, “criminally gifted” according to the New York Times Book Review, is the author of nearly thirty novels. These include the New York Times bestselling Echo Falls mystery series for middle graders and Reality Check for teens. Among his adult books are Oblivion, which was a Shamus prize finalist; The Fan, which was made into a movie with Robert DeNiro; and Lights Out, which was an Edgar Award finalist. Down the Rabbit Hole was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery and won the Agatha Award in the same category. Behind the Curtain and Into the Dark were both Agatha finalists. As Spencer Quinn, Abrahams also writes the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series.
Ken Marks is an actor/narrator with almost thirty years experience in New York City and beyond. He is an Earphones Award Winner for his narration of The High Country by Williard Wyman, and currently he can be seen on Broadway as Uncle Ben in the hit musical Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark.
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