- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur; First Edition First Printing edition (Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031226867X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312268671
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Memories are tricky...
21 Sep 2000
Format:Hardcover
What a great mystery! This book is a delight to read. The writing style is taut and crisp, the characters (especially Peter Zak)multidimensional, and the theme profound. To what extent can we trust memories? With what confidence can someone (especially someone who has been hit in the head!) be trusted to recollect critical events? This psychological question is explored in a wonderful setting (Boston is the place, and it is beautifully described!). I really enjoyed some of the details of how psychological evaluations are conducted. Peter Zak shares with readers his myriad interests,such as Mission furniture,pottery and rowing on the Charles River. You can't put thjis book down! If you arelooking for a fun mystery, with an interesting and engaging main character,acolorful setting and a thought-provoking theme - this is it.It would be great to discuss in book clubs. I understand that anotherPeter Zak mystery is in the works (check the web site) and can't wait to read it!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I Liked Amnesia
20 Aug 2000
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
At first I wondered if in such a thin volume I'd be able to connect with the characters. And a good number of characters are introduced. But by the end of the book I liked Peter Zak enough to wonder what would happen to him and care.
The story definitely moves right along but it doesn't move so fast as to be uncomfortable. There is ample description but usually not overdone. Although I am not nearly as enamored with wine drinking as the authors.
The suspense is just about right with a few twists and turns to keep things interesting right to the end.
But finally for me it is the sense that these could be real characters and whether I like them or not that would make me buy another volume.
And I would buy another one.
Terry Fritts
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Mystery Lover's Delight
12 Jan 2001
Format:Hardcover
As a mystery novel, "Amnesia" has it all! The location (Boston) is beautifully described, the characters are multi-dimensional and deftly drawn, and the plot is complex enough to pose an intellectual challenge but suspenseful enough to surprise the reader in the final chapters.
"Amnesia" was written by two people: a writer and her collaborator, a practicing forensic neuropsychologist. Their combined strengths result in the creation of a masterful mystery.
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