S. J. WATSON was born in the Midlands. His first novel was the award-winning Before I Go to Sleep, which has sold more than four million copies in over forty languages, followed by the critically acclaimed novel Second Life. S. J. Watson lives in London.
"Quite simply the best debut novel I have ever read." - Tess
Gerritsen
"A deft, perceptive exploration of a fascinating neurological
condition, and a cracking good thriller." - Lionel Shriver
"An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours
after I finished the last page." - Dennis Lehane
"Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question,
suspenseful on every page and satisfying in its thriller ending." -
Anita Shreve
"A deeply unsettling debut that asks the most terrifying
question--what do you have left when you lose yourself?" - Val
McDermid
"Memories--real, false, and a bit of both--are at the heart of
Watson's haunting, twisted debut.... Watson handles what could have
turned into a cheap narrative gimmick brilliantly, building to a
chillingly unexpected climax." - Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
"Every few summers comes a thriller like this--one that should be
slapped with a "May cause sunburn" sticker because readers could
easily lose all track of time, hunger, and sun exposure.... S.J.
Watson succeeds in keeping readers as tense and off-kilter--but
deliciously so--as Lucas herself." - Parade
" Plunges the reader into a twisty psychological thriller.
Librarians are reporting it's already one of the most requested
books of the summer." - The Hollywood Reporter
"This mesmerizing, skillfully written debut novel works on multiple
levels. It is both an affecting portrait of the profound impact of
a debilitating illness and a pulse-pounding thriller whose outcome
no one could predict." - Booklist (starred review)
"An intriguingly fresh look at the amnesia-focused psychological
thriller. . . . A captivating and highly suspenseful read,
populated with believable characters who lead the reader through a
taut, well-constructed plot." - Library Journal
"Watson's debut novel unwinds as a story that is both complicated
and compellingly hypnotic. . . . Watson's pitch-perfect writing
propels the story to a frenzied climax that will haunt readers long
after they've closed the cover on this remarkable book." - Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
"This debut novel is a haunting page-turner of the literary sort."
- Christian Science Monitor
"The structure of the novel is heart-racing. We can never really
tell what is real and what is invented, and as any keen reader of
thrillers knows, the blurry line between truth and fiction can be
scarier than blood and gore." - NPR.org
"Imagine drifting off every night knowing that your memories will
be wiped away by morning. That's the fate of Christine Lucas, whose
bewildering internal world is rendered with chilling intimacy in
this debut literary thriller. . . . You'll stay up late reading
until you know." - People (4 stars)
"The summer's single most suspenseful plot belongs to BEFORE I GO
TO SLEEP. . . . pure page-turner." - New York Times
"A chilling debut thriller." - Los Angeles Times
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