The Memory Detective — T.S. Nichols

So many memories. So little time. In an astounding thriller ripped from tomorrow's headlines, cutting-edge technology and a pulse-pounding manhunt lead to a conspiracy of money, power, and sex.

Cole remembers what it's like to be murdered. That's how he does his job. The operation takes eight hours with a dead body on the table next to his; when it's over, he's flooded with images, thoughts, recollections, some hazy, some crystal clear. They all come straight from the victim's brain -- right up until his or her final chilling moments.

Cole's career in homicide has wreaked havoc on his personal life. As usual, his new case -- a young runaway battered to death with a hammer -- consumes all his waking moments . . . and then some. Haunted by the Jane Doe's hopes, desires, and fears, Cole mentally retraces her every move, from Kansas to New York City, to track down a killer.

But Cole has a terrible suspicion that someone is using the same memory-transfer science for a very different purpose. In fact, he's already being watched. Because Cole's the only one standing in the way of a ruthless corporation that's harvesting people for their most intimate memories -- and eliminating anyone who stands in the way.