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Investigating a suicide, New York City police officer Barry Sutton finds a connection to the outbreak of a memory-altering disease and a controversial neuroscientist working to preserve precious memories.
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<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER • From the<i> </i>bestselling author of <i>Dark Matter</i> and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film.</b><br><br><b>“Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br><b>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <i>Time </i>• NPR • <i>BookRiot<br></i></b><br><i>Reality is broken.</i><br> <br>At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.<br> <br>In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . .<b> </b>and the tools for fighting back.<br> <br>Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.<br><b><br>Praise for </b><i><b>Recursion</b></i><br><br>“An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”<b>—Andy Weir, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Martian</i></b><br><br>“Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”<b>—<i>Newsweek</i></b><br><br>“Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”<b>—<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br><br>“A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”<b>—<i>Time</i></b><br><br>“Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”<b>—<i>AV Club</i></b>
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