Handling confidential informants (CIs) isn't an easy job
in Sweden, as a careful balance has to be maintained, even
in a world where almost anything goes if one delivers the
necessary information. David Sarac is one of the best,
handling the agency's top CI, Janus. David excels at
collecting secrets, but now his own mind is keeping
secrets from him after a car crash wipes out the last two
years of his memory. Can David sort out who is friend and
who is foe as he desperately tries to remember the
details of the last two years?
Anders de la Motte takes readers deep into the covert
world of intelligence, shedding light onto the shady
affairs and deal making that is needed to be successful.
MEMORANDOM shifts viewpoints as we get to see others
affected by the Janus operations. It can be a bit tricky
keeping up with the plethora of characters but Anders de
la Motte does a marvelous job at keeping the voices
distinct for the characters.
MEMORANDOM is chock full of plot twists, as Anders de la
Motte is a master of the red herring. Just when you think
you've figured it out, a new twist turns everything
upside down. I'm normally not a big fan of amnesia plots
but Anders de la Mott plays it to perfection in
MEMORANDOM. We wonder and question right along with
David as the pieces begin fitting together towards the
thrilling conclusion.
Character development is hard to do in a fast paced
thriller but Anders de la Mott does a good job in
MEMORANDOM at making us care. David is the main character
and so we get his full story as the plot unveils.
However, I particularly like Atif Mohammed Kassab's
story, where we see a man grieving the loss of his
younger brother and falling back into his old lifestyle
to seek revenge. I think it's his affection for both his
mother and his niece, Tindra, which humanizes Atif and
makes me like his character so much.
MEMORANDOM is a fast paced and thrilling tale in which
nothing is ever quite as it seems. MEMORANDOM is the
first book in a two book series and I can't wait to see
where Anders de la Motte will take readers next. If you
like your books fast paced and full of intrigue, then
look no further than Anders de la Motte and MEMORANDOM!
David Sarac is a handler at the Intelligence Unit of the
Stockholm Police Force, identifying, recruiting, and
wrangling anyone who can support the police in their battle
against organized crime. And David is very good at what he
does: manipulation, bribes, and threats—anything goes, so
long as he delivers. Other agents can do nothing but watch
jealously as his top-secret, high-level informant, Janus,
rockets David to success.
But after David suffers a stroke during a high-speed car
chase, crashing violently into the wall of a tunnel, he
wakes up in a hospital with no memory at all of Janus or the
past two years of his life. David only knows that he has to
reconnect with Janus to protect himself and his informants
before outside forces bring the whole network crashing down.
Fortunately, he has his supportive friends and colleagues to
help him rebuild his life…or does he?
From the award-winning Swedish author who has worked as a
police officer and IT security consultant, MemoRandom is a
stunning thriller and look inside the secret intelligence
community, where you never know who’s on your side.
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