One of the launch titles for Twenty7 books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing Fiction, The Last Thing I Remember by Deborah Bee is a gripping read. Sarah is in an induced coma after a mugging, unable to move, see or communicate or to remember anything about herself and her past life. She is, however, able to listen in to conversations going on around her. Can she make sense of what has happened to her, remember who she is and alert the medical team to the fact that she is not brain dead? Kelly is a stroppy yet sensitive and intelligent teenager who spends a great deal of time at Sarah’s bedside. What part does she play in all this and can she help Sarah recover? And who is the man who appears at Sarah’s bedside when no-one else is around and whom no-one knows?
Deborah Bee keeps the tension high and the reader guessing until the very last page. I couldn’t put it down. If you’re a fan of Gone Girl, or The Girl on the Train or any of Sophie Hannah’s psychological thrillers, this is a book for you. Just one word of warning, if you object to very frequent (albeit integral to the story) use of the f-word then it might not suit you.
The Last Thing I Remember (Twenty7 books) is available as an Ebook from 3 March 2016 and in paperback from 28 July 2016.