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Thriller · 2005 · R

Oblivion

by Peter Abrahams

A detective with a brain tumor losing his memory races to solve a murder before his mind gives out entirely

For17+GenreThrillerLength294 pagesRead time~7.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Crime violence; threatening situations; a murder

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild adult references

Substance Use

Barely any

Minimal substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Memory loss and identity dissolution; existential terror; psychological deterioration

What this book is about

Nick Petrov, a former small-town detective, discovers that the tumor slowly stealing his memories may be connected to a murder he investigated years ago. As his cognitive grip slips away, Nick desperately tries to piece together the truth before he forgets not just the facts but himself. Abrahams crafts a deeply unsettling psychological thriller around the terrifying prospect of losing one's own identity to neurological disease—while a killer may be closing in.

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Neurological deterioration as central theme

Crime violence

Psychological horror of memory loss

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