Description
Left for dead with a vicious blow to the head, Benny Cooperman wakes up in the hospital to find himself at the centre of his most puzzling mystery ever. Convinced that he was close to solving a case, the lovable small-time PI remembers little else. Moreover, he suffers from a rare brain condition (shared in real life by his creator, Howard Engel) that renders him able to write but not to read. With the help of his girlfriend, whose name he keeps forgetting, and a small notebook dubbed "the memory book," Cooperman pieces together what happened to him that night on the university campus, and why.
About the authors
HOWARD ENGEL is the creator of the acclaimed Benny Cooperman mystery series, which has been published in more than 15 languages and adapted into two TV movies produced by the CBC and broadcast around the world. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2007, won the Writers' Trust of Canada Matt Cohen award for a life in writing in 2004, and received an honourary doctorate from Brock University. Engel experienced a mild stroke several years ago, leaving him unable to read but still able to write. His experiences of this condition, alexia sine agraphia, have been written about by Oliver Sacks in The New Yorker and in a recent book. Since his diagnosis, Engel continues to write prolifically and has detailed living with his condition through a memoir (The Man Who Forgot How To Read) and in his acclaimed Benny Cooperman series (Memory Book).
Ron Halder is an accomplished stage, television, and radio actor who does regular voice work for a wide range of animes, including Zoids: New Century Zero, Spider-Man Unlimited, and Kong: The Animated Series. His most recent work for BTC Audiobooks is the comic novel Happiness™ by Will Ferguson.
Actor Donna White has appeared in a wide range of film, television, and radio dramas, including The X Files, Cold Squad, and the major motion picture Saved.
Editorial Reviews
"One of the best Benny Cooperman mysteries yet."
<i>Quill & Quire</i>
"A terrific "who dunnit" style mystery with a medical theme that will engage the reader's total and rapt attention from beginning to end. Expertly abridged."
<i>Bookwatch</i>
