NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From thebestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory - his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film.
Gloriously twisting… a heady campfire tale of a novel.
- The New York Times Book Review
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot
Reality is broken.
At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery - and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.
In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth - and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . .and the tools for fighting back.
Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy - before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.
Praise for Recursion
An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page… a fantastic read.
- Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian
Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.
- Newsweek
Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation… [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.
- Entertainment Weekly
A trippy journey down memory lane… [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.
- Time
Wildly entertaining… another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.
- AV Club