Brain Damage by Freida McFadden

How do you survive when you can’t remember who wants you dead?

Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Then one night, a bullet tore through her skull and stole everything.

Now she wakes in a rehabilitation hospital, unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her. And they may still be out there.

As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps turning up at her bedside. The truth lives somewhere inside her brain. And the most terrifying possibility? The person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Intruder, this is a scalpel-sharp psychological thriller about fractured memory, buried secrets, and how far the mind will go to protect you from the truth.

Why you’ll want to pick it up:

• A twisty, fast-moving mystery with an unreliable memory at its center
• Short, propulsive chapters that make “just one more” nearly impossible to resist
• A new release in an easy-to-carry trade paperback
• A great fit for readers who love domestic suspense and psychological thrillers

Here at the shop, nestled in Perkins Cove, thrillers like this one tend to leave our shelves quickly. They’re the books people tuck under an arm for a gray, salty afternoon and don’t put down until the last page. Bring it home, find a cozy chair, and linger over the mystery.

Browse our curated mystery and thriller shelves for your next discovery. We’d love to help you find it.

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