Fast Forward

by Judy Mercer

Ariel Gold (1)

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A woman wakes up in a strange bed in an unfamiliar room which appears to have been ransacked and when she looks in the mirror, a completely unrecognisable face reflects back at her.

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Imagine waking one morning in a strange bed, in a body you don't know, your unfamiliar face bruised and battered, with a bloody sweatshirt lying next to you.
½
This is a promising first novel in which the lead character provides an immediate hook by suffering from complete amnesia. Her condition is complicated by the strangers trying to kill her. Why are they doing this? Is it mistaken identity or did she do something before she forgot everything that was provocative? The final denouement is not until the end, and it's worth waiting for. Some of the characters are attractive and nicely drawn. The villain is a bit silly and over-the-top. There's also a slackness in plotting and execution: a good editor probably would have cut one-fifth of the book to improve the pacing.
½
Ariel is a great character as a strong, independent woman standing on her own. And many in supporting cast are interesting characters. But I don’t want to say too much about them. You should learn about them while Ariel does.

Fast Forward was a re-read for me, but it’s been thirteen years. So I couldn’t remember whom she should trust. I find myself wondering why there’s nothing else by Judy Mercer on my shelf. I may have to correct that.

My complete review is on my Blog, Nate's Library, specifically at: http://nates-library.blogspot.com/2008/08/judy-mercer-fast-forward.html
Een vrouw wordt wakker in een onbekend, overhoopgehaald huis. Ze kan zich absoluut niet herinneren hoe ze daar terecht is gekomen. Ook weet ze niet meer hoe ze gewond s geraakt en waarom ze een revolver bij zich heeft. Maar de grootste schok komt wanneer ze in de spiegel het gezicht van een vreemde ziet. Volgens haar apieren is ze Ariel Gold, een door de wol geverfde misdaadverslaggeefster. En deze keer onderneemt ze de gevaarlijkste speurtocht uit haar leven, die naar haar eigen verleden. Al snel krijgt Ariel hulp van haar onverstoorbare collega Henry Heller en samen ontrafelen zij een voor een de onheilspellende gebeurtenissen die tot haar geheugenverlies hebben geleid. Dan wordt een jonge vrouw vermoord die sprekend op Ariel lijkt ....

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Original title
Fast forward
Original publication date
1995
People/Characters
Ariel Gold; Jane; B. F. Coulter; Sarge McManus
Blurbers
Isaacs, Susan; Roberts, Nora

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
LCC
PS3563 .E7325 .F37Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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