Engram

by Keith Baker

After four years in a coma following a near-fatal car crash, Meg Winter suddenly, miraculously, regains consciousness. But as she begins to pick up the pieces of her life, one area of the past remains a mysterious, impenetrable blank. She has no memory of the crash, no idea how she came to be in a car with a man whose name means nothing to her - and no idea why he was murdered at the roadside while she was left for dead. But someone, it seems, is very concerned that her memories might return. Concerned enough to make sure they never do. Suddenly Meg finds herself in a deadly race against time to solve the mystery of that fateful night four years ago and discover why her memories are so dangerous - before someone puts her back to sleep forever.

Genres: Fiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

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Keith Baker is the author of four thrillers published by Headline in the UK with numerous translation editions around the world.

Former Head of News and Current Affairs and Chief Editorial Adviser BBC Northern Ireland, Keith is a writer and editorial consultant and acts as executive producer for independent television productions.

Reviews

[Deane · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading Keith Baker's book "Lunenburg" and enjoying it so much, I requested two more of his books from our local library. I have read for the past several hours because I just couldn't put the book down...from the very first line to the last one, is a story of intrigue, mystery, murder, love, politics and medical info I didn't know e.g. Engram means memory traces.
I so enjoy the way Baker introduces his characters....in one paragraph, we know the name, the vocation and sometimes the family relationship of this character. And there are many, many characters in his books. I learned from the earlier book to use a sheet of paper as my bookmarker so I could jot down each name and a bit of info about each new character....sometimes the person mentioned in the beginning chapters doesn't appear again until the last chapters so my memory needs a bit of refreshing and it is right at my fingertips so to speak.
I rate the book a perfect 5 because of the manner of writing, the mystery that evolves and not solved until the end, the development of the characters and the fact that it held my attention for hours on end.

[Gregory Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fascinating and twisted mystery with a somewhat disappointing protagonist. Several surprises and a satisfying ending can not quite make up for the dissonance between the protagonist’s background and education and her decisions and actions.

[Bernhard Warr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!