Recursion

What if someone could rewrite your entire life? "My son has been erased." These are the last words spoken by NYPD Detective Barry Sutton before she jumps from a rooftop in Manhattan. Deeply shaken, Barry begins to investigate her death, only to discover that this is not an isolated incident. Across the country, people are waking up to find themselves in lives that are different from the ones they fell asleep in. Are they suffering from false memory syndrome, a mysterious new illness that plagues individuals with vivid memories of a life they never lived? Or is there something far more sinister behind the unraveling reality around him? Miles away, neuroscientist Helena Smith is developing a technology that allows us to preserve and relive our most intense memories. If she succeeds, everyone will be able to experience a first kiss or the birth of a child all over again. Barry's quest for the truth leads him on an impossible, astonishing journey as he discovers that Helena's work has produced a terrifying gift. "Blake Crouch's action-packed, brilliantly unique Recursion kept me awake late into the night and made me neglect my duties until I devoured the last page. A fantastic read." Andy Weir, New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.