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From the #1 international bestselling author: a woman wakes up on a Central Park bench with no memory of how she got there in this "unpredictable and moving psychological thriller that keeps you holding your breath" (Métro) Alice, a fierce and respected Parisian cop, wakes up on a Central Park bench with no memory of the night before, handcuffed to a complete stranger--a musician named Gabriel. Disoriented, dazed, and with someone else's blood on her shirt, Alice works furiously to reconnect the dots. She remembers clubbing with her friends the night before on the Champs-Élysées. Gabriel claims he was playing a gig in Dublin. Was she drugged? Kidnapped? Why is the gun in her jacket pocket missing a bullet? And whose blood is on her clothes? Over the next twenty-four hours, Alice and Gabriel race across New York in search of answers, stumbling upon a startling set of clues that point to a terrible adversary from the past. Alice must finally confront her memories of hunting the serial killer who took everything from her--a man she thought was dead, until now. From France's #1 bestselling author, Central Park is a taut and suspenseful thriller that will keep readers riveted until its final shocking twist.… (more)
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The outcome took me by surprise. I wasn't thinking of such a brilliant turn.
The premise of Central Park is fascinating, and the story constantly keeps the reader guessing as to how this whole situation occurred and who might be responsible. Clues and red herrings are parceled out throughout the book, making it impossible to tell who Alice should trust. In the last few chapters of the book everything is revealed, leaving this reader feeling let down and unimpressed. Although the first 3/4 of the book are riveting, by the end, this story seems like a waste of time. Not recommended.
[SPOILERS BEYOND - DO NOT READ IF YOU PLAN TO READ THIS BOOK.]
I am quite willing to suspend belief in my fiction reading and I don't mind plot twists, but I need some believability and I don't like "tricks". A male psychiatrist manipulates a female amnesiac patient (written in first person so we get her perspective only and don't realize that some of her memories are inaccurate in the end) into believing they are both being pursued by a serial killer. During the course of a single day the two of them (the cop and the psychiatrist who passes himself off first as a musician, then as a cop, and then she believes to be the killer), steal a phone, then a car, she tries to kill him and then they fall in love and everything is okay...