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Brain Damage

by Freida McFadden

A threat hidden in fractured memory

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    #1 New York Times bestselling author

    Identified as a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

  • Critical praise

    Praise from Kirkus Reviews

    Kirkus Reviews describes the book as “Delicious and dark” and praises its opening and ending.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A threat hidden in fractured memory

After a shooting leaves Dr. Charly McKenna in a rehabilitation hospital, she must piece together her identity and the events behind the attack while unable to walk or speak. The danger may not be over, but her memories are incomplete, making the people around her—including a man who repeatedly visits her bedside—part of the mystery. The novel’s suspense turns on the gap between what Charly can recall and what she may have once known about someone she trusted. Its central tension brings together recovery, uncertain memory, and the possibility that the key to survival lies in confronting a buried past.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a psychological thriller centered on memory and a possible ongoing threat.
  • Readers interested in stories where trust in people close to the protagonist is uncertain.
  • Readers who enjoy suspense built around uncovering the past.

Themes

Fractured memoryTrust and betrayalRecovery after violenceBuried secrets

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Book overview

"Delicious and dark...starts with a bang and closes with a knockout punch of an ending." -- Kirkus Reviews

How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead?

Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her.

Until the night a bullet tore through her skull... and stole everything.

Now Charly wakes in a rehabilitation hospital unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her--and they may still be out there. As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps appearing at her bedside.

The truth of what happened that night lives somewhere inside her brain. And as Charly pieces together the jagged edges of her past, she begins to realize the most terrifying possibility: the person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a scalpel-sharp psychological thriller about fractured memory, buried secrets, and how far the mind will go to protect you from the truth.

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