First published 1994
When a former cop named Nicholas Petrov wakes up in a strange room with no memory of how he got there, he knows something is terribly wrong. Trapped and disoriented, he must piece together the fragments of his past to uncover the truth about his captors and their sinister plans. As the tension builds, Petrov is forced to confront his own demons and make impossible choices that will determine not just his own fate, but the fate of the world. In this gripping novel, the lines between reality and illusion blur, leaving the reader questioning what is real until the very end.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: high-stakes, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Cape Cod (Mass.)
311 pages · Paperback · Mysterious Pr