Jerry Grey is a crime novelist who wrote twelve books under the pseudonym Henry Cutter. At forty-nine, he is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, which forces him into a care facility. As his neurological condition degrades, Grey loses the ability to distinguish his fictional plots from his actual history. He begins confessing to the murders described in his novels, claiming he is a serial killer rather than a writer. While his family and medical staff attribute these outbursts to dementia, the appearance of new local corpses suggests his memories might be grounded in physical reality.
Suspense fans and readers interested in the mechanics of memory will gravitate toward this narrative. It functions as a puzzle for those who enjoy questioning the reliability of a narrator's perspective. The reader walks away with a perspective on how cognitive decline disrupts a person’s sense of identity and legal culpability. It challenges the audience to track conflicting timelines and decide whether the protagonist is a victim of his own mind or a predator hiding behind a medical diagnosis.
Practical and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- ISBN
- 9781501103674
- Language
- EN
