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Recursion

Adult • Mystery • Thriller • Suspense • Action & Adventure
Discovery threatens the fabric of time Epidemic reveals shocking realities Identity crisis leads to chaos Characters face haunting memories Rapid shifts in narrative perspective

From the bestselling author of Dark Matter 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. At first, it looks like an epidemic, but the force sweeping the world is no pathogen. It is a stunning discovery that threatens the very fabric of time itself.

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Book details

Publication date
2019
ISBN
1524759783

Mystery + Thriller + Suspense

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What to Know Before Reading Recursion

Reality is broken, revealing a disease that drives victims mad with memories of lives never lived. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth, while neuroscientist Helena Smith holds the key to combating this chaos.

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Readers connected to this book most often reflect Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Thriller, Mystery, Literary Fiction, and Romance. They are commonly drawn to themes such as Exploring The Fractured Self, Exploring Justice And Consequence, Psychological Moral Explorer, and Understanding Human Nature.

About the author

Blake Crouch

Blake Crouch

Blake Crouch  is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include Upgrade, Recursion , Dark Matter , and the Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also co-created the TNT show Good Behavior , based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He lives in Colorado.
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