Renata

by Nadine Matheson

In a bleak near-future, where a select few have been born with the ability to see events before they happen, Kaoru Jacobs has a simple job. He is an assassin. He kills, waits for his next assignment and then he kills again. On December 2, 2049, Kaoru receives his next Renata Cambridge, head of the Artemis militia group. A woman who has been dead for over twenty years. The assignment means the resurrection of a secret time travel project and a journey back to 2014. Failure will result in his being stranded in a time where he does not belong and a paradox that might just kill him.

Genres: Science Fiction

ebook

Published December 1, 2015

About the author

Nadine Matheson lives in London. She began her working life at the BBC and now practices as a criminal defence lawyer. In 2016, she won the City University Crime Writing Competition and has a MA in Creative Writing.

Her crime fiction novel, The Jigsaw Man, was published by HQ in 2021. The Jigsaw Man has been sold in 15 territories to date and will be translated into 15 languages.

Praise For The Jigsaw Man

"Matheson has a keen instinct for keeping the pages turning." New York Times

"This modern and multilayered take on the high-octane thriller keeps the pages turning" Oprah Daily

‘The Jigsaw Man ranks amongst the very best debut thrillers – we’re talking top-ten territory here – I’ve read this past decade… It evokes, vibrantly and indelibly, a world I’ve never even glimpsed, much less entered – neither in literature nor in life… Matheson’s voice is exciting, urgent… and, now more than ever, vital’ A.J. Finn


*Shortlisted for the 2022 Diverse Book Award*
*Shortlisted for the Dead Good Reads Award- 'Cold as Ice Award for most Chilling Read
*A Crime Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2021*
*The Best Crime Novels To Read in 2022 - The Evening Standard


Nadine Matheson is also the host of 'The Conversation Podcast with Nadine Matheson'. Her third novel in the Detective Inspector Henley series, The Kill List, will be released in May 2024.

Nadine Matheson is represented by Oli Munson of A.M. Heath Literary Agents.

www.nadinematheson.com

Reviews

[Kate-Beth Heywood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very rarely pick up Science Fiction but I gave this one a go because I loved Nadine Matheson's first novel, The Sisters.

So, what did I think? Brilliant! Absolutely left hanging and dying to read the novella continuing this story which comes out this year. I can't wait! I'm not quite a convert to Sci-Fi but Renata has got me on the road there :).

[Ellie Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this story as a free download on Amazon last week and to be honest I'm not a fan of sci-fi but I liked the writers debut novel 'The Sisters' (which is so not sci-fi) and thought that I would give her a short story a try. It was so good. Some bits were a bit predictable but it was again well written, the characters were well developed. I really liked the main character Kaoru who is the poor assassin who has to go back to the past and assassinate Renata, a girl who really doesn't have a clue. As a Londoner, I enjoyed Nadine Matheson's descriptions of places that I had been to. Without revealing any spoilers the story ends on a cliffhanger and it would be good to see the story continue.