Brain Damage
Sourcebooks · Print & ebook · August 25, 2026
A Thriller pick for readers exploring Brain Damage.
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- Who it’s for
- For readers drawn to psychological thrillers about fractured memory and buried secrets.
- Themes
- Fractured memory, Buried secrets, Betrayal by a trusted person
- Genres
- Psychological Thrillers, Medical Thrillers, Suspense
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Intruder ! How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead? Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until the night a bullet tore through her skull. . . and stoleeverything. Now Charly wakes in a rehabilitation hospital unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name.
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All she knows is that someone tried to kill her - and they may still be out there. As fragments of memory surface, so do unsettling questions about the people around her, including the attentive man who keeps appearing at her bedside. The truth of what happened that night lives somewhere inside her brain. And as Charly pieces together the jagged edges ofher past, she begins to realize the most terrifying possibility: the person who wants her dead might be the one she once trusted most. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a scalpel-sharp psychological thriller about fractured memory, buried secrets, and how far the mind will go to protect you from the truth.
Who it’s for
- For readers drawn to psychological thrillers about fractured memory and buried secrets.
- For readers who enjoy suspense around uncertain loyalties and attempted murder.
Where it sits
| Psychological Thrillers | 87% |
|---|---|
| Medical Thrillers | 35% |
| Suspense | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Crime Fiction
- Psychological Thrillers
- Authors
- Freida McFadden
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Published
- August 25, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Fractured memory · Buried secrets · Betrayal by a trusted person
- Reading lane
- Suspense