Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Heisserer debuts with a mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Grant Lukather works for Homeland Security's Predictive Analytics unit, which investigates people who've tipped off the authorities to mass-casualty events. After an anonymous 911 caller accurately warns dispatchers that seven people will be killed by a pipeline explosion near Albuquerque, N.Mex., Grant traces the call to past-lives therapist Sarah Newcomb, and learns that she got the information from a patient, Marigold Chu. After Marigold proves she was uninvolved in the blast, she reveals to Grant that, through her work with Sarah, she's capable of accessing other people's lives and memories--including those from the future.. One of the people Marigold has a psychic link with is Denver police detective Brian Huntley, who's in charge of the search for a prolific murderer known as the Ash Killer. Grant enlists both women's help, hoping to use Marigold's gift to ensure Huntley catches the killer. As his plan unfolds, the fabric of reality twists in unexpected ways. Heisserer's nuanced characterizations make it easy to buy into his plot, which dazzles with its manipulations of time and its jaw-dropping reveals. This auspicious first outing will excite fans of Blake Crouch. Agent: Mollie Glick, CAA. (Oct.)
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Review by Library Journal Review
DEBUT Screenwriter Heisserer debuts with this mind-blowing novel that examines assumptions about existence and reincarnation. Sarah is a past-life regression therapist whose patient Marigold was detective Brian Huntley in a past existence that somehow extends into the future. This becomes clear when Sarah, through Marigold, becomes aware of Brian's memory of a mass-casualty event that will take place in the near future. Sarah calls 911 to warn of the incident and gets quite a reaction when the prediction comes true. Grant, the detective assigned to the case, soon realizes that Marigold is not faking it; in fact, Marigold's past-life connection to Huntley, who has been searching for a serial murderer named the Ash killer, is more complex than he first understood. Grant suspects that the Ash killer and multiple others are also aware of the future-past lives connection and are trying to kill Sarah, Marigold, and anyone who threatens them. VERDICT This adrenaline-fueled sci-fi thriller is based on a reincarnation premise that seems eminently plausible and logical. An endlessly interesting book that is impossible to put down.--Henry Bankhead
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