Geneva
'A sensational debut.' CLARE MACKINTOSH
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'Loved it!! Gripping from first page to last, there is no let up!' 5* reader review
'Absolutely fantastic debut novel. Intelligent thriller, great twists, strong women . . . Loved it!' 5* reader review
'The twists are fast and furious. What an ending. Be still my racing heart!' 5* reader review
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has started to show the same tell-tale signs of Alzheimer's disease as her father: memory loss, even blackouts. So she is reluctant to accept the invitation to be the guest of honour at a prestigious biotech conference - until her husband Daniel, a neuroscientist, persuades her that the publicity storm will be worth it. The technology being unveiled at this conference could revolutionise medicine forever. More than that, it could save Sarah's life.
In Geneva, the couple are feted as stars - at least, Sarah is. But behind the five-star luxury, investors are circling, controversial blogger Terri Landau is all over the story, and Sarah's symptoms are getting worse. As events begin to spiral out of control, Sarah can't be sure who to trust - including herself.
'SENSATIONAL.' Clare Mackintosh
'I RACED THROUGH IT.' Lucy Foley
'OUTSTANDING.' Harlan Coben
'HEART-POUNDING.' Lucy Clarke, author of The Hike
'IMMENSELY READABLE.' Sarah Hilary, author of Fragile
'HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.' Alice Feeney, author of Daisy Darker
'STUNNING.' Helen Fields, author of The Institution
'PACY AS HELL.' Imran Mahmood, author of You Don't Know Me
'ICILY TENSE.' Telegraph
'HAS IT ALL!' L. J. Ross, author of Holy Island
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British scientist Sarah Collier hasn't yet had time to savor her Nobel Prize win when her life skids off course in this propulsive debut from actor Armitage. Already struggling with her widowed father's accelerating Alzheimer's, Sarah begins to experience alarming symptoms herself, including blackouts and memory loss, which she and her neuroscientist spouse, Daniel, fear could herald the same diagnosis. Reeling, Sarah craves nothing more than cocooning with her family—especially her young daughter, Maddie—before the disease takes hold. Then she receives an offer she can't refuse: an invitation to Geneva's prestigious Schiller Institute to be the guest of honor at biotech tycoon Mauritz Schiller's gala launch of Neurocell, a revolutionary neural implant designed to treat memory disorders including Alzheimer's. At the event, Sarah is forced to battle her own failing body as money-hungry scientists and executives hope to grab a piece of the Neurocell pie for themselves. Switching the narration back and forth between the sympathetic Sarah and her more aloof, mysterious husband, Armitage speeds his thriller around a twisty plot as hair-raising as an Olympic luge run. Though a few reveals strain credibility, readers will plow right through them. This promising performance demands an encore.
