Simultaneous
A Novel
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- USD 14.99
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- USD 14.99
Publisher Description
A mind-bending speculative thriller where past lives collide with present danger and the
truth follows you across every timeline.
Federal agent Grant Lukather works in a shadow division of Homeland Security known only as Predictive Analytics, a unit trained to detect catastrophic events before they occur. When an anonymous tip warns of a deadly explosion in New Mexico, the case quickly spirals into something no model or agent has ever prepared for. Grant’s search leads him to Sarah Newcomb, a therapist whose unusual method of past-life
hypnosis has revealed something impossible: a pattern connecting her patients to crimes happening right now.
As Grant investigates a disturbing copycat murder in Colorado, the two uncover a phenomenon that stretches across multiple states, multiple timelines, and multiple versions of the same lives. With the help of Sarah’s most troubled patient, they form an unlikely trio navigating shifting realities, fractured memories, and a killer who seems to exist everywhere at once.
Time is folding in on itself. Identities are merging. And every choice they make in one life echoes dangerously into the next.
From the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of "Arrival," Simultaneous delivers:
Stunning reveals and reality-bending twists
A tense, race-against-time serial-killer mystery
A supernatural edge rooted in fate, free will, and the weight of past lives
Characters whose connections deepen across lifetimes
Perfect for fans of early Dean Koontz, Blake Crouch, and mind-twisting supernatural thrillers. If your past is chasing you, how far can you run when it knows your future?
“A twisty, mind-bending thriller that will keep you guessing until the final gut punch.” —Leigh Bardugo
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
