Murder in Memory is a standalone novel and deals with murder
and a possible hypnotic link to them.
Two young girls are murdered horribly on campus and Grady
Noland is doing his best to solve the case. As with many small town murders,
secret details are leaked and shared. Snippets of info lead Grady to suspect Jon
Evans, a college professor whose wife may or may not be having an affair. Jon
seeks psychological counselling and hypnosis from Henry Andrews on a regular
basis, and Henry seems eager to share some info about Jon to the police. So
begins a tale of real and implanted memories and the effects it has on the justice
system.
I must say that I enjoyed this book a lot. Apart from some
silly editing and punctuation mistakes, it was an interesting idea. Even though
the murderer is revealed relatively early on, it does keep you guessing until
then. The idea that something like this could happen is quite scary and makes
you think about how little we know of the brain’s workings. The happenings to
the members of the county and how they tie in together are typical of smaller communities
and many conversations between spouses made me smile. The ending was clever as
even though you suspect it would happen, you sort of hoped it wouldn’t. A very
enjoyable, well-written detective novel.
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