IN MY MEMORY LOCKED

They hired a cyberpunk detective to recover
a data brick of stolen memories.

He didn’t know they would kill to get it back.

They didn’t know his twisted past is the key to the crime.

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In My Memory Locked by Jim Nelson

Security expert Naroy is hired to stop hackers from destroying the only remaining preserved copy of the Old Internet—”Old” because the Internet has been replaced by the worldwide Nexternet, where emotions are sent like text messages and memories are hacked and stolen like contraband.

Naroy’s investigation across a desolate San Francisco uncovers blackmail, political intrigue, family secrets, and a few dead bodies.

Then Naroy discovers his own painful past is the key to the entire affair. He must choose between solving the crime…or burying it for good.

“No one tells a hard-boiled tale like Jim Nelson.” – Instant City

Praise for In My Memory Locked

“Ingenious plot…cyber-noir is the right descriptive, and the read is well worth the while.” – T. Mohr, 5-star Amazon review

“First-rate cyberpunk…I had no choice but to finish the book straight through.” – brujaja, 5-star Amazon review

From the author

Tacking a new direction from my Bridge Daughter series, In My Memory Locked is a futuristic private eye mystery drawing inspiration from masters like Raymond Chandler, William Gibson, Dashiell Hammett, George Alec Effinger, Ross MacDonald, and Philip K. Dick.

More so than any novel I’ve written so far, In My Memory Locked was a labor of love. Heavy on the labor, though, as it took me far longer to complete than I anticipated due to the intricacies of the book’s execution. When I finally set the novel aside, exhausted, I found myself ready for a change of pace, which led to a surprisingly quick turnaround writing Stranger Son.

Even though it sounds like far-flung science fiction, In My Memory Locked is far more pertinent to today’s world than the story’s futuristic setting suggests.

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