Mister Memory

Marcus Sedgwick

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English

Headline
28 March 2017

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries; Thriller & suspense

In Paris, in the year 1899, Marcel Despres is arrested for the murder of his wife and transferred to Salpetriere asylum. And so the story might have stopped.

But the doctor there soon realises this is no ordinary patient: Marcel Despres, Mister Memory, is a man who cannot forget. And the policeman investigating his case feels sure something else is at stake: for why else would his superiors be so keen for the whole affair to be closed?

The crime seems to be linked to the highest and lowest establishments in France, and the policeman and the doctor between them must unravel the mystery... but the answers lie inside Marcel's head.

And how can he tell what is significant when he remembers every detail of every moment of his entire life?

For fans of Scarlett Thomas, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Patrick Suskind, this is a captivating literary mystery about memory, history and fate.

By: Marcus Sedgwick
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 242g
ISBN: 9781444752014
ISBN 10: 1444752014
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 28 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marcus Sedgwick is a widely admired, prizewinning author of YA fiction. His books have been shortlisted for over thirty awards, including the Carnegie Medal (five times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (four times). He won the Branford Boase award for his debut novel, Floodland, and the Booktrust Teenage Prize for My Swordhand is Singing. His first novel for adults, A LOVE LIKE BLOOD, was published in 2014.

Reviews for Mister Memory

Brilliantly maintains tension and mystery on every page of this highly original story Daily Mail Brilliantly maintains tension and mystery on every page of this highly original story Daily Mail A cut above the usual crime novel...a beautifully written tale of the limitless of memory and the boundaries placed on love -- Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill A cut above the usual crime novel...a beautifully written tale of the limitless of memory and the boundaries placed on love -- Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill This macabre fantasy follows a trail of blood across Europe over 50 years...Stylish, thrilling and fast, you needn't be a horror fan to enjoy this. Sunday Mirror on A LOVE LIKE BLOOD Classy, elegant and gripping... A novel for a chilly night with a cup of tea and a warm blanket where you start reading and then go on and on, unable to stop. -- John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of Let the Right One In on A LOVE LIKE BLOOD