Bad Memory

Written by Lisa Gray

Narrated by Amy Landon

Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2020

Quiet towns keep big secrets.

Private investigator Jessica Shaw is leading a quiet life in a Californian desert community, where she spends her days working low-level cases. But when a former resident asks Jessica to help her sister, Rue Hunter—a convicted murderer whose execution is days away—Jessica can’t resist the offer.

Rue doesn’t remember what happened the night two high school students were killed thirty years ago, but everybody in town is certain she’s guilty. As Jessica looks for answers, she finds that local rumors point one way and evidence points another. And nobody wants to face the truth. Meanwhile, Jessica can’t shake the feeling that someone is stalking her—now more than ever, she knows she can’t trust anyone.

As Jessica digs deeper, she encounters local secrets in unlikely places—including the police department itself. But the clock is ticking, and Jessica must find the truth fast—or Rue’s bad memory may be the death of them both.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Oct 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781799748885

Lisa Gray

Lisa Gray is an Amazon #1, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She previously worked as the chief Scottish soccer writer at the Press Association and the books editor at the Daily Record Saturday Magazine. She is also the author of Thin Air, Bad Memory, Dark Highway, and Lonely Hearts. She now writes full-time. Learn more at www.lisagraywriter.com and connect with Lisa on social media @lisagraywriter.

Reviews for Bad Memory

[Kathryn Mathias · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the best of this series so far. While it can be read independently, I strongly recommend you begin the series with the book preceding this one: Thin Air, where you get to know the main characters. I'm looking forward to reading the next one. Jessica, a private eye, is complex character with flaws and insecurities but also determined to continue her journey - although she's unsure where she's heading.

[Jackie Woodall · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting listen-lots of twists and turns. Great main character, Jessica Shaw. she’s flawed but a fighter.

[paulagalvan-323293 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Bad Memory is the second book in the Jessica Shaw series and is every bit as good as the first. Now working for a P.I. firm in the small town of Hundred Acre, Jessica is hired to exonerate Rue Hunter, a woman who faces lethal execution in a few weeks, for murders she confessed to thirty years ago. The task seems impossible but with each new bit of evidence she uncovers, Jessica is convinced Rue is innocent. After many twists and turns and a close brush with death, Jessica uncovers a web of lies and cover-ups that finally lead to the truth. Even though the plot is intricate and spans decades, Lisa Gray ties everything together nicely in the end.