The Memory Collector: A Novel Audiobook, by Meg Gardiner Play Audiobook Sample

The Memory Collector: A Novel Audiobook

The Memory Collector: A Novel Audiobook, by Meg Gardiner Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Susan Ericksen Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Jo Beckett Series Release Date: June 2009 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Delivery: Instant Download ISBN: 9781423361657

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

40

Longest Chapter Length:

39:47 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

07:15 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

18:45 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

17

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Publisher Description

Forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett’s specialty is the psychological autopsy—an investigation into a person’s life to determine whether a death was natural, accidental, suicide, or homicide. She calls herself a deadshrinker instead of a headshrinker: The silence of her “patients” is a key part of the job’s attraction. When Jo is asked to do a psychological autopsy on a living person—one with a suspect memory who can’t be trusted to participate in his own medical care—she knows all her skills will be put to the test.

Jo is called to the scene of an aircraft inbound from London to help deal with a passenger who is behaving erratically. She figures out that he’s got anteretrograde amnesia, and can’t form new memories. As his thoughts drift away like tendrils of smoke, Jo finds herself racing to save a patient who can walk and talk yet can’t help her figure out just what happened to him. For every cryptic clue he is able to drag up from his memory, Jo has to sift through a dozen nonsensical statements. Suddenly a string of clues arises—something to do with a superdeadly biological agent code-named “Slick,” missing people, and a secret partnership gone horribly wrong. Jo realizes her patient’s addled mind may hold the key to preventing something terrible from happening in her beloved San Francisco. In order to prevent it, she will have to get deeper into the life of a patient than she ever has before, hoping the truth emerges from the fog of his mind in time to save her city—and herself.

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"My favorite of the 3 Jo Beckett books. I like the premise that her nemesis has been infected by a biological weapon/virus that makes it impossible to form new memories (basically every 5 minutes his brain resets). It's a very interesting device that she carries through very well through the whole thriller. Very fast paced."

— Jennifer (4 out of 5 stars)

The Memory Collector Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not my normal type of book to read.... scientist's and goverment secrets... but it was a good book. Didnt really care for the ending... wish it would have ended better. "

    — Leslie, 2/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is one of the most high-octane mystery/thrillers that I have read in awhile. I'm really liking this series in general, but this particular episode had a lot at stake. "

    — Sarah, 2/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I thought this was a fun crime novel where science fiction becomes real. Yes, it gets a bit out there at the end. Still, a fun read. "

    — Cheryl, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Absolutely terrible. The story was all over the place. The different arcs were completely disjointed, making it hard to even realize that the plot line had shifted from one to the next to the next. So bad, I just got bored with attempting to follow along, let alone understand what the heck was going on. I really enjoyed Gardiner's first book. This one ... not so much. "

    — Rachel, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " An interesting read although the subject matter is rather technical since it speaks of this strange substance which affects people's memory, the book is spellbinding, often weird, sometimes characters seem to be too many that one needs to take a break and reaquaint yourself with who is who, it has some major twists, rather gory in parts, enough said, I don't want to tell the whole story in order to spoil it for you. "

    — Neil, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Enjoyed but Jo Beckett series not quite as good as the Evan Delaney series. "

    — David, 1/16/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Loved it! Great plot, fantastically written! "

    — Tiffany, 12/27/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The second in the Jo Becket series. I liked this one even more than the first one (The Dirty Secrets Club). It's much more of a balls-out thriller that hits the ground running and never lets up. "

    — Kurt, 12/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Fun read for the bus. Allows me to both read a book and keep an eye on the two guys screaming at each other in the back. "

    — Jessica, 10/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Another quick, fun read about a forensic psychiatrist who tries to help a man find his family who have been kidnapped because of something he has. Except what he has destroys his current memory -- he can only remember events for about five minutes. I enjoyed it. "

    — Diane, 10/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Good suspense with twists that weren't expected. "

    — Marla, 7/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Pretty standard thriller. I liked it. "

    — Laura, 6/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " First book by Meg Gardiner that I've read. It was good, not great, interesting but a little slow at times. The best part was the end....never expected it and it was emotional. I would like to read another by Gardiner. "

    — Ruth, 2/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I'm not sure why I liked this book - the premise was ridiculous and the dialog was terrible. In retrospect, I think the only thing I enjoyed was Ferd, but I guess that must have been enough. "

    — Petula, 1/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great read. Plot, unfortuantely, is not all that unplausable. "

    — Charles, 8/2/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Listened to this. A reasonable thriller with lots of twists and turn. Improbable scenario. I found the memory loss backbone hard to believe/deal with. Enjoyed the setting in San Francisco area. "

    — Joanne, 7/24/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " interesting scifi "

    — Beth, 5/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Best part of this thriller is the concept of not being able to retain one's memory. I initially had a problem with the narrator (Susan Eriksen also narrates J. D. Robb's "In Death" series) but quickly got drawn in to the fast paced story. "

    — Pr, 1/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Book on CD. This author used similes like cats in a barn. "

    — Marianne, 8/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This is a terrible book. Don't read this. Don't make the same mistake I did. "

    — Kayla, 7/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " First book by Meg Gardiner that I've read. It was good, not great, interesting but a little slow at times. The best part was the end....never expected it and it was emotional. I would like to read another by Gardiner. "

    — Ruth, 5/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Fun read for the bus. Allows me to both read a book and keep an eye on the two guys screaming at each other in the back. "

    — Jessica, 4/30/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It is set in San Francisco. It has lots of twists in the plot with a Nanotecho biological virus invading the Bay Area. It was a fun read. "

    — Gaurett, 4/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Every series thriller should read like this: fast paced, well-plotted, and characters that involve and entice the reader to want more. "

    — Lynn, 4/18/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " An okay read, some interesting aspects, I may read others in the series, not sure. "

    — Janice, 4/10/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I had seen this book on a couple of must-read lists at the library and so I tried it. I thought it was just an okay book. The plot was stretched out too much and I got bored. Its not a series that I would go for. "

    — Jill, 1/4/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " like the character of jo beckett well enough to keep reading the series. however, this story seemed to drag a long before it got going....almost as if the idea was better than the execution of the ideas. "

    — Aleisha, 12/20/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The second in the Jo Becket series. I liked this one even more than the first one (The Dirty Secrets Club). It's much more of a balls-out thriller that hits the ground running and never lets up. "

    — Kurt, 10/1/2010

About Meg Gardiner

Meg Gardiner is the critically acclaimed author of the UNSUB series and China Lake, which won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original and was a finalist for NPR’s 100 Best Thrillers Ever. Stephen King has said of Meg Gardiner: “This woman is as good as Michael Connelly…her novels are, simply put, the finest crime-suspense series I’ve come across in the last twenty years.” Gardiner was also recently reelected President of the Mystery Writers of America for 2019 and 2020.

The Dark Corners of the Night is the third novel in her Barry Award–winning UNSUB series, which received three starred reviews from the major trade publications and is soon to be a major television series.

About Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. She has been awarded numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actor and director, she has worked in theaters throughout the country.