Memory Thieves

Some memories are meant to be forgotten, especially when they're not yours. In this medical thriller series, Psychiatrist Cristina Silva is achieving miracles by prescribing a new memory-recovery drug. Until one of her patients jumps from an eight-story window to his death. Book 1: “Adverse Effects” Boston psychiatrist Cristina Silva understands her patients' suffering better than most, because she's lost her memories, too. Desperate to become herself again, she pops the same experimental drug she prescribes to her patients. And, like them, she remembers a little more each day. Until one of her patients, a successful accountant, jumps to his death. And as Cristina's memories return, with them come violent visions and an incessant voice in her head. Maybe the drug isn't safe after all. Then an enigmatic, possibly dangerous man appears at Cristina's bus stop. He seems to know more about her life than she does and says she holds a secret that puts her life in danger. If she wants to survive, Cristina must stay on the medication and unlock those memories before it's too late, even if the adverse effects of the drug could destroy her. Book 2: “Toxic Effects” Neuropsychiatrist Cristina Silva receives a startling phone call from her contact at the FBI: an assassin is crisscrossing the country, killing anyone connected to the now-defunct pharmaceutical company ReMind-people like Cristina. The literal femme fatale known as Dama Branca is unsure what's preventing her from killing Cristina, but she senses their fates are entwined-with any luck, not fatally. Cristina's spurned lover, Wilson, is investigating the suspicious deaths of local teens, and there are now terrified whispers of a hooded boogeyman called Sack Man. And when Cristina's in danger, Wilson is never far away. With at least one killer in their wake, they must quickly determine what's real and what's not. Unlocking Cristina's memories could save many lives, her own included.

Determined to help her amnesiac patients recover their lives, Boston psychiatrist Cristina Silva is achieving near-miraculous results by prescribing Recognate, a revolutionary new memory-recovery drug now in trials. Take her patient, Carl Franklin. From all appearances, the handsome and successful accountant's life was saved by Recognate-which is why his deadly plunge from an eight-story window is so very shocking and mysterious. What went wrong? Police detective Gary Wilson is less willing than his law enforcement colleagues to dismiss the grisly death of Cristina's patient as a suicide. And then a violent break-in at her apartment leads the dogged detective to her doorstep. The confluence of sinister events suddenly swirling around the gorgeous psychiatrist raise Wilson's protective instincts-even as he's unsure Cristina is telling him everything. But does she even know the whole truth? Cristina is also a recovering victim of trauma. The terrible hit and run car crash that killed her parents two years earlier remains shrouded in mystery. And as Cristina's memories return, with them come violent visions and disturbing questions. When an enigmatic and possibly dangerous man appears at Cristina's bus stop, he seems to know more about her life than she does, including alarming details about her parents' murder. Perilously balanced between an unknown past and a terrifying future, Cristina becomes determined to uncover the truth about her parents' deaths. She is unaware that revealing the painful details of her past may also expose a deadly international conspiracy involving billions of dollars. For moving even deeper in the shadows is a mysterious operative called Quinn. And part of his plan to profit from the misery of others involves the participation of Dr. Cristina Silva.

Don't forget to be afraid. Neuropsychiatrist Cristina Silva cannot escape her past. The voice in her head of her former identity won't let her. Cristina also can't quite manage to force herself to forget the ex-boyfriend she dumped: handsome police detective Gary Wilson. Soon after beginning her new job at the Longwood Memory Center, Cristina receives a startling phone call from her contact at the FBI: an assassin is crisscrossing the country, killing anyone connected to the now-defunct pharmaceutical company ReMind-people like Cristina. The shadowy criminal enterprise Zero Dark is back. Indeed, an assassin is tracking Cristina, a literal femme fatale known as Dama Branca. Like Cristina, DB's memory was robbed by Zero Dark. Transfixed by the brilliant doctor, DB's unsure what's preventing her from killing Cristina. DB has memory glitches and longs to interpret them. Whether or not these have to do with Cristina, she doesn't know, but she senses their fates are entwined-with any luck, not fatally. Danger lurks in the shadows. Cristina's spurned lover, Wilson, is investigating the suspicious deaths of local teens, convinced they're not accidents. Before their bewildering ends, all the victims exhibit bizarre behavior, and there are now terrified whispers among their friends of a hooded boogeyman called Sack Man. One exceptional young man, Reggie Horne, is clearly in the middle of this bedlam. Wilson vows to prevent Sack Man from claiming Reggie as his next casualty. And when Cristina's in danger, Wilson is never far away. Just as it becomes apparent their two stories are entangled, the peril shoots sky-high. With at least one killer in their wake, they must quickly determine what's real and what's not. Unlocking Cristina's memories could save many lives-her own included.