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IN THE DARK WE FORGET

Sandra SG Wong

A woman awakes with amnesia beside a mountain highway, uninjured but confused and alone. When she recovers her name, she learns her parents have disappeared - not long after her mother received a $47M lottery windfall.

As her memories begin to return and the police uncover more details of her parents' disappearance, Cleo Li finds herself under increasing suspicion. With her still-hazy recall disrupted by harrowing nightmares, she struggles to field the detectives' invasive questions and demands. Even with the unwavering support of her younger brother, Cleo can't quite reconcile her fears with reality, and as she digs ever deeper for answers, she cannot escape the nagging sense that there are some things she may be better off forgetting forever. Sisters in Crime National President Sandra SG Wong's IN THE DARK WE FORGET examines the deep complexities of family and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive. With the jolting revelations of Claire Macintosh's I Let You Go and the taut ambiguity of Jen Sookfong Lee's The Conjoined, it is an unexpected immigrant story unfolding piece-by- piece within the framework of a fresh and exciting spin on domestic suspense. Sandra SG Wong (she/her) writes in multiple genres, including the cross-genre Lola Starke novels and Crescent City short stories. She has been a finalist for the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (Best First Novel and Best Short Story) and longlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Awards (Best Crime Fiction). Sandra has been involved with literary and genre organizations, conferences, festivals, and workshops across Canada and the United States. She currently serves as National President of Sisters in Crime, a non-profit dedicated to equity in the crime writing community.

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Book Published 2022-06-21 by HarperCollins

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From page one, Sandra SG Wong thrusts readers mind-first into a rolling boil of terror, uncertainty and heartbreak in IN THE DARK WE FORGET - a fiercely original and stunningly written thriller that cuts deeper than most. Trust no one, take nothing for granted, and buckle up because sometimes the only thing more dangerous than seeking the truth is finding it.

IN THE DARK WE FORGET is a smart, subtle and utterly compelling exploration of amnesia, identity, family, and guilt. The plot twists and twists again as Cleo Li and we the readers find out together who she is and what might have happened in the blank where her memories should be. Thoroughly satisfying!

Sandra SG Wong gives us a stunning novel - both a powerful, fast-paced psychological thriller, and a heartbreaking family story about memory and loss. I couldn't put it down.

Sandra SG Wong sends her enigmatic protagonist on a journey from terror to truth and, in an inclusive novel that shows off Western Canada's wild landscape and diverse population, delivers a pulse-quickening story about the complexities of family, memory, identity, and luck.

A chilling, nerve-jangling journey into lost memories and unforgettable terrors. Sandra SG Wong knows what scares us all - and what we can never forget.

With IN THE DARK WE FORGET, the wonderfully talented Sandra SG Wong gives us everything a book lover could want - brutally honest social commentary, rich cultural details, deft psychological suspense, and often heartbreaking family dynamics. The result is a story that will stay with you long after you get to the last word. I couldn't stop reading.

IN THE DARK WE FORGET is a hair-raising high-wire act. Wong gives us a hero whose search for her identity, and the truth of what happened to upend her life, reveals more than she wants to know, and leaves the reader gasping as much in admiration as in fear.

IN THE DARK WE FORGET is the crime novel I have been waiting for my entire life. It is a breathlessly paced thriller that is built on the dynamics of Canadian diversity, mining the relationships between families, colleagues, and friends with a beautifully deft cultural hand. You won't regret tearing through this book.

Wong works wonders with IN THE DARK WE FORGET, a gripping psychological thriller that hooks you from page one and never relents. The characters and setting ring true in this powerful, haunting story about family, memory, and loss.

IN THE DARK WE FORGET is a terrifying journey through one woman's nightmare as she struggles to remember who she is while unlocking her family's dark secrets. Wong's brilliant prose will keep you riveted until the very last, shocking page. An outstanding psychological suspense.

IN THE DARK WE FORGET is a pulse-pounding and memorable thriller that explores the intricacies of family, memory, and identity. Wong has put together a captivating story that will resonate with readers for a long, long time.