The Persistence of Memory Book 1: Deja Vu It immerses readers in an intriguing novel that is a mix of mystery, romance, suspense, supernatural, and suspense. Karen Janowsky Capture and hold readers attention from the first page to the last page. Locations vary from Germany to Yemen to the United States with most of the story taking place in Washington DC.
This compelling story revolves around Daniel Hecht and Nina Asher, who struggle with issues that affect their personal and professional lives. Imagine being used as an experimental subject by Nazi scientists, being transported through time into the future, facing the challenge of dealing with decades of memory loss, and living your life not as a sick person but as a person with an extraordinary physically enhanced body. . This is exactly what has happened to Daniel, the team leader of an underground group of people with various superhuman abilities. However, Daniel is not the only one with memory problems. He imagines suffering from amnesia with no idea of your own identity or any memory of the past. This is the situation that Nina faces when she wonders what kind of person she was in the past. Both Nina and Daniel experience visions that transport them to another place, which are seamlessly incorporated into the story.
Daniel’s team is tasked with recovering cultural artifacts, and Nina is hired as an archivist to support the team’s mission. Nina and Daniel first meet when Nina moves into the same apartment building where Daniel resides. A budding friendship slowly turns into a romance. Will the relationship survive when Daniel discovers Nina’s true parentage?
The prologue and each chapter are introduced with a title, a short quote, a time frame, and a location. the titles and headings tie beautifully with the chapters. The alternate perspectives between Daniel and Nina never confuse the reader because each scene is tagged with the character’s point of view. An excellent use of sensory details to describe settings and characters enhances the visualization of the story in the reader’s mind. Janowsky has done an excellent job of creating believable and memorable characters with their own distinctive voices. Readers will connect with them and become involved in what happens to them.
nazi Horrors, super powerful people, mythical creatures, graphic assault scenes, Sumerian mythology, time travel, erotica, and sexual intimacy are all incorporated into this well-researched novel. Janowsky has done a fantastic job of blending elements from different genres into a clever and unique story that will stay with readers long after they finish reading.