New Releases by Blake Crouch

Enquêteur, Barry Sutton s’intéresse à une vague de suicides liée au syndrome des Faux Souvenirs, une maladie dont les victimes se remémorent une vie qu’elles n’ont jamais vécue. Neurologue travaillant sur la mémoire, Helena Smith est quant à elle recrutée par le richissime Marcus Slade pour développer un dispositif qui enregistre les souvenirs. Mais cette invention, censée aider à la lutte contre la maladie d’Alzheimer, fait peser sur la réalité elle-même un danger inouï...

Blake Crouch Collection 6 Books Set Including: Upgrade, Recursion, Dark Matter, Famous, Run and Abandon

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! • NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+ A “mind-blowing” (Entertainment Weekly) speculative thriller about an ordinary man who awakens in a world inexplicably different from the reality he thought he knew—from the author of Upgrade, Recursion, and the Wayward Pines trilogy “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college professor but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible. Is it this life or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how will Jason make it back to the family he loves? From the bestselling author Blake Crouch, Dark Matter is a mind-bending thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of.

Une série entre suspense, action et thriller dans un univers aux frontières du fantastique, mais qui plonge dans une effrayante réalité. Voilà trois semaines que l''agent Ethan Burke est arrivé à Wayward Pines, Idaho. Dans cette ville les habitants se voient assigner un logement, un travail et parfois même une personne pour partager leur vie pendant qu''à l''école, on apprend à leurs enfants que David Pilcher, le fondateur de la ville, est leur Dieu. Bien entendu, personne n''est autorisé à quitter la ville, cernée par une immense clôture électrifiée. Ethan, lui, a découvert ce qui rôde au-delà de l''enceinte qui isole Wayward Pines du monde extérieur. C''est précisément cette menace qui est maintenant sur le point de submerger la ville et peut-être même d''annihiler l''humanité toute entière. « Les fans de Stephen King, Peter Straub ou F. Paul Wilson vont adorer ce thriller complètement captivant qui mêle suspense, horreur et science-fiction à une dystopie cauchemardesque pour donner un livre absolument impossible à lâcher. » - Booklist

Une série entre suspense, action et thriller dans un univers aux frontières du fantastique, mais qui plonge dans une effrayante réalité. Bienvenue à Wayward Pines, 461 âmes. Nichée au cœur des montagnes Rocheuses, la petite bourgade revêt une apparence idyllique, si l''on oublie la clôture électrifiée qui l''entoure, la télésurveillance incessante et la puce électronique implantée de force à chaque habitant. Aucun de ces résidents ne sait d''ailleurs comment il est arrivé ici. Certains pensent qu''ils sont morts, d''autres qu''ils sont piégés dans une expérience scientifique et tous rêvent secrètement de s''échapper. Ethan Burke, le nouveau shérif est l''un des rares à connaître la vérité. Une vérité insupportable. Dès lors, comment libérer les habitants parmi lesquels se trouvent sa femme et son fils ? « Les fans de Stephen King, Peter Straub ou F. Paul Wilson vont adorer ce thriller complètement captivant qui mêle suspense, horreur et science-fiction à une dystopie cauchemardesque pour donner un livre absolument impossible à lâcher. » - Booklist

Une série entre suspense, action et thriller dans un univers aux frontières du fantastique, mais qui plonge dans une effrayante réalité. L''agent fédéral Ethan Burke reprend conscience, seul et blessé, en pleine rue à Wayward Pines, petite bourgade tranquille de l''Idaho. Partiellement amnésique, il se souvient être à la recherche de deux autres agents mystérieusement disparus dans la région. Il se rend vite compte qu''il n''a plus de papiers, ni de téléphone et, en dépit de ses efforts, il ne parvient à joindre ni sa femme, ni son supérieur, ni personne du monde extérieur. Il y a vraiment quelque chose de bizarre à Wayward Pines, comme chez ses habitants. Lorsqu''Ethan découvre le cadavre horriblement mutilé de l''un des agents qu''il recherchait, l''étrangeté cède la place à un danger mortel. C''est maintenant sûr, il y a quelque chose de pourri à Wayward Pines. « Une fois plongé dedans, impossible de reposer les volumes. C''est un très bon thriller de science-fiction. » - France Culture «À mi-chemin entre la science-fiction et le polar, Wayward Pines est fascinant. » - Jean-Mars Pinson, Ouest France « II y a là un goût de thriller, mais sur fond de tension psycho, le genre file assez vite vers la science fiction. Avis aux amateurs. » - Julien Dodon, Centre France

E se alguém pudesse reescrever a sua vida? A realidade é feita de memórias. É nisso que acredita Barry Sutton, um inspetor da Polícia de Nova Iorque que se encontra a investigar um fenómeno invulgar chamado Síndrome das Falsas Memórias — uma misteriosa doença que enlouquece as suas vítimas com recordações de uma vida que nunca viveram. Também Helena Smith acredita nisso. Como neurocientista, tem dedicado a sua vida à criação de uma tecnologia que nos permita preservar as memórias mais preciosas. Se for bem-sucedida, qualquer pessoa poderia revisitar o primeiro beijo, o nascimento de um filho ou o último momento de um ente querido. Porém, à medida que a realidade começa a fraturar-se, Barry e Helena percebem que talvez exista algo mais sinistro do que a doença a ameaçar o mundo tal como o conhecem — algo que não ataca somente as memórias, mas o próprio passado. Juntos, iniciam um trabalho em contrarrelógio com o intuito de encontrar uma solução para este fenómeno. Mas como conseguirão fazê-lo, se a própria realidade parece desmoronar-se à volta deles? Os elogios da crítica: «Gloriosamente retorcido... Uma história inebriante, como as que se contam à volta da fogueira.» — The New York Times Book Review «Um profundo thriller de ficção científica. Blake Crouch mistura ciência e intriga com mestria na experiência do que significa ser profundamente humano.» — Newsweek «Blake Crouch dá uma nova vida a estes temas com uma combinação de emoção, inteligência e meditações filosóficas.» — Entertainment Weekly «Uma alucinante viagem pela memória. (...) A inteligência de Blake Crouch está à altura do desafio que criou de superar a estrutura do próprio tempo.» — Time «Um thriller inteligente e alucinante... BlakeCrouch integra sem esforço conceitos filosóficos sofisticados num enredo complexo e envolvente.» — Publishers Weekly «Mais um livro vencedor de um autor no seu melhor.» — AV Club «Um livro brilhantemente único e repleto de ação que me manteve acordado até tarde e me fez fugir às responsabilidades até ter devorado a última página... Uma leitura fantástica.» — Andy Weir, autor bestseller de O Marciano

各國讀者飆淚讚嘆：這小說太 不 可 思 議 了 當代科技驚悚第一人，《人生複本》克勞奇震撼文壇最新力作！ ★《時代雜誌》年度必讀好書 ★《紐約時報》《華盛頓郵報》暢銷書 ★美國獨立書商選書 ★亞馬遜書店精選科幻小說 ★Goodreads書評網年度最佳科幻小說入圍 ★金獎導演史蒂芬史匹柏旗下Amblin影業熱烈改編中 一個平凡的父親，竟成為人類進化的下一步…… 這是個唯有進化者能倖存的世界， 但代價卻是一無所有。 審定．專文推薦──黃貞祥（清華大學生命科學系助理教授） 知名小說家《火星任務》《末日之旅》《分歧者》《異鄉人Outlander》作者、 《侏羅紀公園》編劇、冬陽、陳國偉、馬立軒 ── 一致狂推！ ▲ 強制升級病毒來襲，我們要放手迎向滅絕？或是成為連自己也不認識的物種？ ▲ 人類的第三大計畫會是為我們自己獲取創造和毀滅的神力， 將智人升級到神人。──哈拉瑞，《人類大命運：從智人到神人》 羅根只想當個平凡的父親、丈夫， 雖然他始終扛著家族虧負世人的愧咎感， 但一切還算平凡、還算安好， 直到一場爆炸，他的世界徹底改變。 不，正確說法是，他啟動了世界的改變…… 羅根不太想提自己的姓氏，他日日低調工作，內心卻飽受罪惡感折磨，因為他的頂尖科學家母親一個失手，讓兩百萬人陷入災難…… 他放棄科學研究，進入基因保護局擔任探員，專門追捕濫行改造基因的罪犯。一次行動中，他遭遇病毒炸彈，防護破損，傷勢嚴重，所幸經過治療，醫師確認：他乾淨無虞，沒有感染。 但是，羅根漸漸覺得自己有些不一樣……更敏銳，更專心，可同時多工作業，閱讀快，記憶強，還有睡得更少……然後，他的大腦似乎急遽變化，就連身體骨骼肌肉都……他還非常確定，自己是用「全新眼光」看待世界與身邊的人。 這明顯是基因強制「升級」，問題是怎麼造成的？誰設計的？ 答案慢慢指向他的過往，更驚人的是，這竟是全人類強制升級的第一步…… 羅根的行動，將左右這個計畫走向啟動或是終結？是大批汰換或是全新人種誕生？ 不過，要取得這場戰爭的主導權，他必須徹底改造自己，直到再也無法回到妻子和女兒身邊， 回不去自己的家、自己的人生，甚至再也無法做個「人」…… 距離改寫人類這個物種的定義，我們只差幾步距離了。──布萊克．克勞奇 ◎熱烈推薦 黃貞祥╲清華大學生命科學系助理教授 冬陽╲電台主持人、推理評論家 陳國偉╲中興大學台文所優聘副教授兼所長 馬立軒╲中華科幻學會常務理事 ◎各界好評 ※面對不確定的未來，往往處於兩極的拔河擺盪：該積極勇往還是謹慎推演？迎來的是美麗新世界亦或萬劫不復的深淵？ 克勞奇這回以先進的基因編輯技術為題，再次用虛構的故事帶領讀者進行一趟擬真的冒險，這讓具生命科學背景的我讀來冒汗不止—分不清是驚悚害怕的冷汗還是雀躍緊張的熱液，留待躍躍欲試的你來實際感受一下。──冬陽，電台主持人、推理評論家 ※如果有一天人類也可以輕易被基改的話，會是什麼樣的光景？同時，如果我們把人類的內裡簡單劃分成理性與感性，那提升其中的何者，對於人類的存續更具意義呢？在《升級UPGRADE》中，作者克勞奇對這兩個問題提供了令我意想不到、五味雜陳，卻也為之動容的解答。──馬立軒，中華科幻學會理事長 ※《升級UPGRADE》在扣人心弦的驚悚和高概念科幻故事之間達成巧妙平衡。克勞奇又一超殺讀物。──安迪．威爾，暢銷書《火星任務》作者 ※克勞奇再度震撼了我。《升級UPGRADE》不僅是燒腦刺激的驚悚小說，更是闇夜警鐘，直指人類妄想扮演上帝的恐怖局面。──加斯汀．柯羅寧，暢銷書《末日三部曲》作者 ※故事張力十足，克勞奇毫不留情逼視人性及其陰暗成分。娛樂指數破表、情感能量滿點的驚悚情節，讓人闔上書頁還低迴難忘。──薇若妮卡．羅斯，暢銷書《分歧者》作者 ※翻開第一頁，你就知道這書是出自一位故事大師之手。──艾力克斯．麥可利迪斯，暢銷書《緘默的病人》作者 ※你不用同情主角，因為你會活在他的皮膚裡，與他共感。──黛安娜．蓋伯頓，暢銷書《異鄉人：古戰場傳奇》系列作者 ※克勞奇具備科技驚悚天王麥可．克萊頓的眼界與氣度。《升級UPGRADE》引人入勝、情節緊湊、故事嚴謹、內蘊真摯情感，動人心弦。──大衛．科普，《侏羅紀公園》編劇 ※如果克萊頓動手寫超級英雄小說，就會是《升級UPGRADE》……故事流暢，情節俐落，千驚萬險之間出現令人佇留低迴的動人字句，掩卷後仍惆悵難忘。──《紐約時報》書評 ※克勞奇作品絕對在我荒島書單之列。──凱利．福斯，獨立書商翠鳥書店店長 ※克勞奇再次把黑暗系科幻小說推向新高點，這本必看。──《書單雜誌》 【作者簡介】 布萊克．克勞奇 Blake Crouch 你絕猜不到克勞奇下一步要將你帶往何處。──休豪伊，《羊毛記》作者 1978 年生於北卡羅萊納州的山邊小鎮，2000 年取得北卡羅萊納大學教堂山分校的語文與創意寫作學位，直到 04、05 年才獲得出版小說的機會，其餘就只在推理雜誌發表短篇，或透過自費出版發表故事。 2015年，在小說改編電視影集推波下，克勞奇成為新一代科幻驚悚懸疑的超新星。所有早先關於驚悚故事的記憶，都在他身上復活了。不論是向《雙峰》致敬的《松林異境》系列，或是改編成懸疑影集的《一善之差》（Good Behavior），以及暢銷小說《人生複本》，都不斷引讀者重溫史蒂芬．金、《侏羅紀公園》作者麥可．克萊頓等驚悚名家營造的閱讀氛圍。 而《人生複本》不但在美國書展、各大動漫展成為關注焦點，克勞奇本人也因售出影視改編，跨界成為電影編劇。《記憶的玩物》更是在出版前立刻被Netflix高價搶標改編，寫下影、視雙宇宙同步開展的新紀錄。最新作品《升級Upgrade》經多家影業搶標後，由金獎導演史蒂芬史匹柏旗下的Amblin影業熱烈展開改編作業。 譯者 蘇瑩文 輔仁大學法文系畢業，曾任職外國駐台機構及外商公司十餘年，現為英、法文自由譯者。愛好閱讀、旅行及攝影。常隨譯作情境發展出各種興趣，因而有更多機會接觸不同類型的作品。近期譯作有《UBIK尤比克》《黑城》《摯友》《三股髮辮》《書海情緣》等。

A century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion. On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found. Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides—along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted. But Abigail and her companions are about to learn that the town’s ghosts are the least of their worries. Twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they realize they are not alone. The ordeal that follows will test this small team past the breaking point as they battle the elements and human foes alike—and discover that the town’s secrets still have the power to kill. Part journey into old-West history, part nail-biting survival thriller, Abandon is a bloody, darkly surprising tale as only Blake Crouch could deliver.

„Te vagy az emberi evolúció következő lépése.” Logan Ramsay eleinte nem is biztos abban, hogy bármi megváltozott. Csak egy kicsit… okosabbnak érzi magát. Jobban tud koncentrálni. Több dolgot képes egyszerre elvégezni. Gyorsabban olvas, hamarabb megjegyez mindent, kevesebb alvással is beéri. De végül már ő sem tagadhatja: valami történt az agyával. A testével. Teljesen másképpen kezdi látni a világot és a körülötte lévőket – még azokat is, akiket a legjobban szeret. Az az igazság, hogy Logan genomját módosították. És nem véletlenül őt választották ki erre a célra. Az indítéknak múltja legsötétebb időszakához és egy rettenetes családi örökséghez van köze. És még rosszabbá teszi a helyzetet, hogy ami vele történik, az csak az első lépése egy jóval nagyra törőbb tervnek; egy olyannak, amely az egész emberiséget akarja ugyanilyen módon megváltoztatni – de borzalmas áron. Az új képességei miatt Logan az egyetlen ember a világon, aki képes megállítani a már mozgásba lendült fogaskerekeket. De ahhoz, hogy ezt a háborút megnyerhesse, ismét át kell változnia. Talán már nem is emberré. És harc közben óhatatlanul is felmerül benne a kérdés: mi van, ha az emberiség jövője tényleg azon múlik, hogy képes-e befolyásolni a saját evolúcióját? A Géncsapda a maga bensőséges nézőpontjával, mégis egyetemes tanulságaival egy ember izgalmas átváltozásának remekül felépített, fordulatos története, ami ugyanakkor arra késztet minket, hogy elgondolkozzunk emberi mivoltunk korlátain – és a bennünk rejlő határtalan lehetőségeken.

The final book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade What’s inside was a nightmare. What’s outside is a thousand times worse. Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed. But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond. And now that secret is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity. The Last Town at last pitches Ethan Burke and his fellow residents into all-out war against the forces outside the town’s gates—and in doing so delivers every bit the riotously horrific, breathlessly action-packed conclusion that the Wayward Pines trilogy deserves.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “If Michael Crichton had written a superhero novel, it would look a lot like Upgrade.”—The New York Times Book Review “You don’t so much sympathize with the main character as live inside his skin.”—DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series “Mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving—exploring the very nature of what it means to be human.”—ALEX MICHAELIDES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maiden ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, She Reads The mind-blowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion—currently in development as a motion picture at Steven Spielberg''s Amblin Partners “You are the next step in human evolution.” At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways. The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy. Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large—at a terrifying cost. Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human. And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution? Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity—and our boundless potential.

Em coletânea inédita de contos de ficção científica, grandes nomes da literatura mostram até onde somos capazes de ir para mudar o mundo Para alguns, a tecnologia é o prenúncio do fim do mundo. Para outros, é apenas o começo de uma nova era. Renomado escritor de ficção científica, autor dos best-sellers Matéria escura e Recursão, Blake Crouch convidou grandes nomes da literatura contemporânea para traçar histórias audaciosas que mergulham nos desdobramentos que os avanços tecnológicos acarretam à humanidade. Em “Summer Frost”, Crouch traz uma trama marcante que desafia nossa noção de humanidade enquanto assistimos à obsessão de uma programadora de videogames por uma de suas personagens. “Pele de emergência”, de N. K. Jemisin, explora a missão de um soldado em visita a uma Terra abandonada. Uma viagem potencialmente sem volta, mas pelos motivos mais inesperados. Em “Arca”, Veronica Roth mostra o poder das lembranças, que, quando coletadas e reunidas, são capazes de revelar o passado e também ajudam a construir o futuro. Amor Towles surpreende em “Você chegou ao seu destino” ao mergulhar na manipulação genética quando um casal se vê diante da possibilidade de decidir a trajetória de seu futuro bebê. “A última conversa”, de Paul Tremblay, é uma narrativa repleta de suspense que nos faz questionar os limites da consciência e de nossa identidade. Já “Randomizando”, de Andy Weir, fecha a obra com uma história eletrizante envolvendo cassinos, hackers e computação quântica. De potência criativa memorável, os contos desta coletânea se pautam em temas diversos, como inteligência artificial, colonização de outros planetas, engenharia genética e programação, para nos fazer encarar o que há de mais brutal e profundamente humano em nós e em nossa sociedade. Imersos em tamanhos medos, paixões, sonhos e ambições, vem à tona a complexidade de se estabelecer limites e de realizar escolhas diante da busca pelo futuro que desejamos.

UN VERTIGINOSO THRILLER SOBRE EL TIEMPO, LA IDENTIDAD Y LA MEMORIA. Parecía ser una enfermedad. Una epidemia que se esparce sin que sepamos cómo y que vuelve locas a sus víctimas con recuerdos de una vida ajena. Pero la fuerza que está avasallando al mundo no es un patógeno. Es apenas una primera ola provocada por un sorprendente descubrimiento. Y lo que está en juego no es nuestra salud mental, sino el tejido mismo del tiempo. En Nueva York, el detective Barry Sutton está a punto de descubrir la verdad. Y en un laboratorio remoto, la neurocientífica Helena Smith no se ha percatado de que ella tiene la clave del misterio, y las herramientas para revertir la catástrofe. Juntos, Barry y Helena deben confrontar a su enemigo… antes de que ellos mismos, y el mundo entero, queden atrapados en un caótico bucle sin control. “Blake Crouch ha establecido las reglas de una nueva realidad. Recursión va más allá de las grandes ideas para examinar los efectos que tienen en un mundo más grande y complejo”. –Jason Sheehan, NPR ENGLISH DESCRIPTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film. “Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back. Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.

UN VERTIGINOSO THRILLER SOBRE EL TIEMPO, LA IDENTIDAD Y LA MEMORIA. Parecía ser una enfermedad. Una epidemia que se esparce sin que sepamos cómo y que vuelve locas a sus víctimas con recuerdos de una vida ajena. Pero la fuerza que está avasallando al mundo no es un patógeno. Es apenas una primera ola provocada por un sorprendente descubrimiento. Y lo que está en juego no es nuestra salud mental, sino el tejido mismo del tiempo. En Nueva York, el detective Barry Sutton está a punto de descubrir la verdad. Y en un laboratorio remoto, la neurocientífica Helena Smith no se ha percatado de que ella tiene la clave del misterio, y las herramientas para revertir la catástrofe. Juntos, Barry y Helena deben confrontar a su enemigo... antes de que ellos mismos, y el mundo entero, queden atrapados en un caótico bucle sin control. Una montaña rusa única, brillante y llena de acción... una lectura fantástica. ANDY WEIR, AUTOR DE EL MARCIANO Y ARTEMISA Blake Crouch ha establecido las reglas de una nueva realidad. Recursión va más allá de las grandes ideas para examinar los efectos que tienen en un mundo más grande y complejo. JASON SHEEHAN, NPR

«Mio figlio è stato azzerato.» Queste sono le ultime parole rivolte da Ann Voss Peters al detective Barry Sutton, prima di lanciarsi nel vuoto. Profondamente colpito, Barry inizia a indagare sulla sua morte e scopre che non si tratta di un caso isolato. In tutto il Paese alcune persone si stanno svegliando in vite diverse da quelle in cui si sono addormentate. Soffrono della Sindrome della falsa memoria, una misteriosa, nuova malattia che contagia le vittime con vividi ricordi di una vita che non hanno mai vissuto. O, forse, qualcosa di ancora più insidioso si cela dietro il dilagare di queste false reminiscenze? A chilometri di distanza, la neuroscienziata Helena Smith sta sviluppando una tecnologia che consenta di preservare i ricordi più intensi e quindi di riviverli. Se avrà successo, chiunque sarà in grado di provare di nuovo l’emozione di un primo bacio, la nascita di un figlio o l’ultimo momento con un genitore morente. La ricerca della verità condurrà Barry in un viaggio surreale e avventuroso, e lo porterà a intrecciare il suo destino con la creazione di Helena, che si rivelerà un frutto avvelenato offerto all’umanità: la capacità non solo di conservare i ricordi, ma di stravolgerli… con il rischio di portare millenni di civiltà al collasso. Un’implacabile visione sul tempo, l’identità e la memoria, Recursion – Falsa memoria è un thriller che solo Blake Crouch poteva immaginare, il più ambizioso e affascinante romanzo che abbia mai scritto.

Der New Yorker Detective Barry Sutton steht vor einem Rätsel: Ein geheimnisvolles Phänomen quält die Menschen mit falschen Erinnerungen und treibt sie in den Tod. Auch die Hirnforscherin Helena Smith weiß schon lange um die Macht der Erinnerung. Um diese zu bewahren, entwickelte sie eine Technologie, die uns unsere kostbarsten Momente noch einmal erleben lässt: den ersten Kuss, die Geburt eines Kindes. Doch nun bedroht der Missbrauch ihrer Erfindung das Schicksal der Menschheit. Im Kampf gegen einen übermächtigen Gegner versuchen Helena und Barry, eine Katastrophe zu verhindern – während um sie herum alle Realität an Halt verliert ...

A gigantic double horror/thriller novel featuring 21 different serial killers... For everyone who thinks the bad guys are so much more fun to read than the good guys, this is a book just for you. The definitive volume containing every major villain from the Crouch/Konrath Universe is here. If you haven''t read anything by Crouch or Konrath, Serial Killers Uncut is the perfect introduction to the dark side of their universe. And if you enjoy a despicable bad guy (or bad girl), you''re going to love this. There are close to two dozen serial killers featured in this book: Orson and Luther from Desert Places, Locked Doors, and Stirred, Mr. K from Shaken, Alex and Charles Kork from Whiskey Sour and Rusty Nail, Isaiah from Abandon, Taylor from Afraid, Javier from Snowbound, Donaldson and Lucy, plus many, many more. There are some good guys too, including Andrew Z. Thomas (Desert Places, Locked Doors), Jack Daniels (Whiskey Sour, Shaken), Violet King (Locked Doors, Break You), Tequila (Shot of Tequila), and Clayton Theel (Draculas). Serial Killers Uncut is an original 120,000 word double novel that stands alone without having read any of Konrath''s or Crouch''s work. If you are a more sensitive (or adventurous) reader, this handy scale rates specific categories from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) to give you some idea if this is your kind of book. SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT by Crouch and Konrath Bad Language - 6 Scary - 8 Violent - 8 Funny - 4 Sexy - 7 Crossovers - Features characters from dozens of books in the Konrath and Crouch universe

Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short. In this disturbing Thriller Short, bestselling author Blake Crouch unleashes the horror every parent fears. Mitchell stares at a page in a notebook, but he isn’t reading. He saw the short pudgy man and the boy of perhaps five or six walk into the coffeehouse fifteen minutes earlier. As he sips his espresso, he listens to the father and son talk. Outside in the small town, snow is falling. He follows the man and boy to the Antlers Motel and checks into a room next to theirs. With snow piling up in the parking lot, he lies down on top of the covers and whispers the Lord’s Prayer. That evening he sees the boy walk alone into the alcove housing the vending machines. It’s the opportunity he’s been waiting for. Amid the sound of coins dropping through the slot, he puts his hand on the boy’s shoulder and gently guides him out of the alcove to his car. What has driven Mitchell to do such an unthinkable act? And how will it end? Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009), edited by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.

Autor do best-seller Matéria escura investiga o poder da memória em trama que costura ficção científica, ação e mistério E se um dia memórias vívidas de coisas que nunca aconteceram se infiltrassem em sua mente, pintando em tons de cinza todas as suas certezas? As pessoas que você ama não fazem mais parte da sua vida. Tudo mudou. E o que você tinha de mais importante foi arrancado da sua existência, levando junto sua sanidade. É dessa premissa que Blake Crouch parte para contar a história de Recursão, que chega às livrarias em nova edição. Barry Sutton é um policial nova-iorquino que convive com a tristeza da morte da filha. Ao ser acionado para intervir em uma tentativa de suicídio, ele se depara com uma mulher acometida por uma doença misteriosa que planta na cabeça de suas vítimas lembranças de vidas que elas nunca tiveram. A neurocientista Helena Smith está desenvolvendo uma tecnologia para a cura do Alzheimer, doença que tem apagado as lembranças da mente de sua mãe. Inesperadamente, um dos homens mais ricos do mundo se oferece para financiar sua pesquisa. Helena vê surgir a chance de propiciar um grande bem para a humanidade, mas ela não poderia estar mais enganada... Com uma trama intrincada, ágil e emocionante, Recursão leva o leitor a uma jornada desnorteante, com personagens complexos, que nos fazem refletir sobre nossa identidade. Uma obra tão impactante que teve os direitos de adaptação audiovisual adquiridos pela Netflix, que produzirá um filme e uma série baseados no livro, ambos a cargo de Shonda Rhimes.

Drei Wochen ist es her, dass Secret-Service-Agent Ethan Burke auf der Suche nach zwei Vermissten die Kleinstadt Wayward Pines betrat. Und damit alles hinter sich ließ, was sein Leben bisher ausmachte. Denn das scheinbar idyllische Wayward ist keine normale Stadt, sondern eine Festung, umgeben von einem Elektrozaun, und davor lauert eine grausame Bedrohung. Lange Zeit hielt die Gemeinschaft der Stadt dieser Bedrohung stand. Doch durch Ethans Ankunft ist das zerbrechliche Gefüge ins Wanken geraten. Jetzt steht der Zaun offen – und Wayward Pines führt einen blutigen Kampf ums Überleben ...

Wayward Pines, Idaho, eine idyllische Kleinstadt mitten im Nichts. Hier soll Secret-Service-Agent Ethan Burke zwei Vermisste aufspüren. Doch als er nach einem Verkehrsunfall im Krankenhaus des Ortes wieder zu sich kommt, ist seine eigentliche Mission sein geringstes Problem: All seine Sachen sind verschwunden, die Menschen um ihn herum verhalten sich äußerst merkwürdig, auf seine Fragen bekommt er nur ausweichende Antworten. Und als Ethan dann versucht, Wayward Pines zu verlassen, stößt er auf einen unüberwindbaren Zaun – und ein grauenvolles Geheimnis ...

''Mijn zoon is gewist.'' Dat zijn de laatste woorden die de vrouw tegen Barry Sutton zegt voor ze van het dak van een wolkenkrabber springt. Barry begint onderzoek naar haar te doen en komt erachter dat er in het hele land mensen in een ander leven wakker worden dan dat waarin ze in slaap vielen. Barry''s zoektocht naar de waarheid mondt uit in een onmogelijke, haast hallucinaire zoektocht als hij ontdekt dat de technologie van neurowetenschapper Helena Smith iets beangstigends heeft voortgebracht: de mogelijkheid om herinneringen niet alleen te opnieuw te beleven maar ook veranderen...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film. “Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back. Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos. Praise for Recursion “An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian “Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”—Newsweek “Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”—Entertainment Weekly “A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”—Time “Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”—AV Club