Brain damage / Freida McFadden.

By:

McFadden, Freida [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781464290817
1464290814

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DDC classification:

813/.6 23
[Fic] 23

Summary: "How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead? Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until the night a bullet tore through her skull... and stole everything. Now Charly wakes in a rehabilitation hospital unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her -- and they may still be out there. As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps appearing at her bedside. The truth of what happened that night lives somewhere inside her brain. And as Charly pieces together the jagged edges of her past, she begins to realize the most terrifying possibility: the person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most"-- Publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Fiction	New Books	FIC MCFADDEN	Checked out	09/15/2026	36748002658351

Total holds: 5

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Intruder!

How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead?

Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her.

Until the night a bullet tore through her skull... and stole everything.

Now Charly wakes in a rehabilitation hospital unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her--and they may still be out there. As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps appearing at her bedside.

The truth of what happened that night lives somewhere inside her brain. And as Charly pieces together the jagged edges of her past, she begins to realize the most terrifying possibility: the person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a scalpel-sharp psychological thriller about fractured memory, buried secrets, and how far the mind will go to protect you from the truth.

Includes a reading group guide.

"How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead? Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until the night a bullet tore through her skull... and stole everything. Now Charly wakes in a rehabilitation hospital unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her -- and they may still be out there. As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps appearing at her bedside. The truth of what happened that night lives somewhere inside her brain. And as Charly pieces together the jagged edges of her past, she begins to realize the most terrifying possibility: the person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most"-- Publisher.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Booklist Review

Popular thriller scribe McFadden's expertise as a physician specializing in brain-injury trauma takes center stage in this harrowing backlist offering. Dr. Charlotte McKenna is a successful dermatologist whose life is turned upside down when she's shot in the head in her own apartment. Charlotte survives, but a good portion of her skull is missing and she has no awareness of the left side of her body. Charlotte's recovery is slow and fitful, and she's haunted by the memory of the man who shot her, especially since she can't see his face in her memories. Was it a former patient who seemed to be stalking her? The disgruntled ex-husband of one of her patients? Or even her devastatingly handsome husband, Clark, who barely shows up at the hospital? Moving between Charlotte's life before the shooting and the aftermath, this compelling story features all of the thrills and misdirects McFadden is known for as it paints a powerful portrait of the long and arduous path of recovery from a horrific brain injury. HIGH DEMAND

Kirkus Book Review

A violent attack hijacks a woman's memory in this novel of domestic suspense. McFadden wastes no time pulling the trigger in this harrowing story that starts with gunfire then swiftly propels readers into a crack tale of secrets and misdirection. Originally self-published in 2016, the book carries the same formidable weight as McFadden's later novels featuring unsuspecting women who lose their power then fight to recapture it--mostly from men who have betrayed them. That formula perfectly fits Dr. Charlotte McKenna, a 37-year-old dermatologist who isn't looking for love until the most handsome man she's ever seen begins to woo her. There are warning signs about Clark Douglas and Charlotte overlooks them to her detriment--but is he a killer? The novel has dual timelines split between events leading up to the day Charlotte barely survives a head wound meant to kill her and the months afterward, when she struggles to reclaim her memory and her mobility. In real life, McFadden is a physician trained to treat brain injuries. Her expertise gives Charlotte's rehabilitation authenticity, and her writing talent makes it interesting and engaging. As good as that timeline is, readers will yearn to get back to the alternate timeline about who wants Charlotte dead. It's only a matter of time before Charlotte starts to remember who tried to kill her, and the clock is ticking toward their next attempt. McFadden dishes up plenty of suspects: Charlotte's secretive husband, Clark; a former patient turned stalker who confronts Charlotte on her honeymoon; and the angry husband of a patient who blames Charlotte for his wife leaving him. Though the story is delicious and dark, McFadden brightens things up with a possible love interest for Charlotte and a surprise ending sure to please the author's many fans. Starts with a bang and closes with a knockout punch of an ending. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.