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Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? An original, haunting and deeply chilling debut thriller, and a Sunday Times bestseller in hardcover.

About the Author

S J Watson was born in the Midlands and lives in London.

Before I Go To Sleep has become a phenomenal international success, it has now sold over 4 million copies in over 40 languages around the world. It is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and won both the Crime Writers' Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year.

His new novel, Second Life, will be published in February 2015.

Reviews

Quite simply the best debut novel I've ever read
*Tess Gerritsen*

Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page - and satisfying in its thriller ending
*Anita Shreve*

A deft, perceptive exploration of a fascinating neurological condition, and a cracking good thriller
*Lionel Shriver*

A terrific first novel - well-written, genuinely unsettling and psychologically very plausible. Thrillers seldom come much better than this. Loved it, read it in one
*Joanne Harris*

An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished the last page
*Dennis Lehane*

Quite simply the best debut novel I've ever read -- Tess Gerritsen
Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page - and satisfying in its thriller ending -- Anita Shreve
A deft, perceptive exploration of a fascinating neurological condition, and a cracking good thriller -- Lionel Shriver
A terrific first novel - well-written, genuinely unsettling and psychologically very plausible. Thrillers seldom come much better than this. Loved it, read it in one -- Joanne Harris
An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished the last page -- Dennis Lehane

Christine is another woman trying to reclaim a life gone to pieces. After a mysterious accident, she wakes up each morning with no memory. Her husband Ben repeatedly explains the details of their life together, but the next morning all is lost once again. One day Christine discovers that she has been keeping a journal and the terrifying words she has written there, "Don't trust Ben," throw everything into question. VERDICT Relentless pacing in Watson's intriguing debut psychological thriller draws the reader into Christine's race to figure out who to trust and how to recover her life. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.