What do you do if you are accused of committing a murder and you have no memory of doing it? But all the evidence says you are guilty.
Thore claims he didn’t kill his wife, but all the evidence appears to leave no other way for it to have happened. He has no memories at all of the things they tell him happened, and I felt so bad for him.
What he does remember is arriving at their vacation house with his wife, Lana, and going out for a run while Lana gets things ready for their stay inside the house. When he returns, he finds blood all over the kitchen and the bedroom but no trace of his wife. His fingerprints are everywhere, and his wife, dead or alive, cannot be found.
As the evidence piles up against him, things appear to be hopeless. But are they really?
The Norwegian names and places took a bit of getting used to, but it didn’t take long for the story to become so thrilling that those names and the random Norwegian word no longer bothered me.
This book was extremely fast-paced and gripping. There are so many twists and turns that I kept changing my mind about what I thought had really happened. Did a crime actually happen? Yes, but how it happened amazed me. It was so well thought out and planned that I’m sure it will amaze you too.
With all the things that I have to do, I started reading it one afternoon and managed to have it almost finished before I went to bed. I woke up that night, couldn’t go back to sleep, and read the rest of it then. There are absolutely no boring parts. I would like to have seen more closure in the ending, but still, this is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
If you like fast-paced thrillers that are unbelievably good, then you will love this book. I’ve provided an Amazon link below if you wish to purchase this book. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Amazon Link: Remember My Lies
Favorite Sentences:
Remember the case of the Dutch author who wrote the book about his wife’s murder?
The legs scraped against the floor, making a sound that was like a dagger being thrust into Thore’s brain.
Thousands of questions buzzed around in his head, like mosquitoes attracted to the smell of fresh blood.
Blood rushed to his ears, and his chest squeezed as if a rope was tightening around his heart.
The fear that he was going crazy hovered over him like a dark cloud.
New Words Learned:
anchorage – that portion of a harbor or area outside a harbor suitable for anchoring
epididymis – (Anatomy) a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens
fiskekaker – fish cakes
A Coastal Journey + Fish Cakes (Fiskekaker) – North Wild Kitchen – The many pictures on this site that show the beauty of Norway. Toward the bottom of the page there is also a recipe for fiskekaker.
midazolam – Midazolam, sold under the brand name Versed among others, is a benzodiazepine medication used for anesthesia and procedural sedation, and to treat severe agitation. It works by inducing sleepiness, decreasing anxiety, and causing a loss of ability to create new memories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midazolam
About the Author:
Drea Summer was born in Graz in 1978 and lived in beautiful southern Burgenland until the end of 2016. Her writing career began when she emigrated to Gran Canaria. The “Island of Eternal Spring” inspired her to write down the stories that haunt her.
Her greatest passion is cycling. She likes to explore the mountains of Gran Canaria. During the summer, she loves to swim.
Reading is also a passion of her. Books by Chris Carter, Sebastian Fitzek, Stephen King, Andrew Holland, and Jutta Maria Hermann fill her library and occupy her when she isn’t cycling, swimming, or writing.
