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DARK PRAYER by Natasha Mostert - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKSee all titles by Natasha Mostert.
Young, handsome, idle and dependent on his father Leon's wealth, Jack Simonetti
has no recourse when ordered from New York to London to help out Leon's
old friend Daniel Barone, whose ward Jenilee disappeared and lost her
memory. Found after more than two years (and now calling herself Eloise
Blake), she wants nothing to do with her well-appointed old life;
instead, she prefers the dangerous game of living by her wits and
practicing "free running," or parkour. Also a parkourist, Jack is
enjoined by Barone to win Eloise's trust and convince her to return
home.
Eloise is suspicious: She's tormented by hallucinations,
half-memories and obsessively remembered numbers, but after Jack saves
her life, she accepts his aid. As the two investigate, they uncover
links to a secret scientific/mystical society, the Order of Mnemosyne,
whose members included Daniel, Leon and Eloise's mother. The Order ran
hubristic experiments that seem connected to Eloise's current memory
problems—but someone wants these memories to remain forgotten, putting
her in danger. South African novelist Mostert (Season of the Witch,
2013, etc.) brings together fascinating strands of biology, psychology
and mysticism, with astute observations on memory, the past, identity
and love.
The well-described parkour scenes nicely capture the sport's
dynamic flow—a perfect fit for Eloise's live-in-the-moment ethos: "Never
slow down. If a movement doesn't work out, don't agonise over the
recovery; just move your body forward. Movement is life. That was what
parkour was all about." Jack's development from self-centered rich kid
to self-sacrificing lover is believably handled, paralleling his growing
respect for Eloise's right and ability to make her own decisions.
Mostert skillfully ups the ante with suspenseful episodes of danger
leading to a climactic rooftop scene. A brainy, fast-moving thriller
about memory and identity.
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