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Memory Bank Thrillers #3
Aurora Fragment
Plagued by the intrusive memories of a dead killer, Detective Morgan Reed is drawn to a remote and troubled Alaskan town.
Fixated on his relentless hunt for Danzig and guided by the fragmented memories of another, Reed is compelled to the mysterious town of Aurora, Alaska. His search intersects with the case of Hazel Hill, a missing intern from the local paper, who vanished while investigating her best friend's suspicious death. Caught trespassing by the local sheriff, Reed is coerced into a help the sheriff solve Hazel's disappearance…or face charges for breaking and entering.
Joining forces once again with Detective Natalie De La Cruz, Reed's case sweeps them across a landscape shrouded in snow and secrets. Aurora, with its cursed history and sudden prosperity from Aurora hybrid apples, holds more than meets the eye. Relentlessly pursuing the town’s closely held secrets, Reed and De La Cruz encounter the covert operations of the Malum Genetix facility under the aegis of the Rexford dynasty, and the spectral tale of the Sirak, a legend as mysterious as Aurora itself.
Their quest for justice uncovers a deep vein of deceit, linking Hazel's tenacious reporting, a recent rash of unexplained fatalities, and the insidious spread of corporate avarice that threatens to tear the town apart.
In Aurora Fragment, the riveting third installment in The Memory Bank series, Brian Shea and Raquel Byrnes masterfully combine near-future tech with ancient mythology to create a techno-thriller where memories fragment, realities blur, and the truth is as elusive as the aurora itself.
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Praise for the Memory Bank
“...a nerve-fraying thriller that blurs the line between memory and menace. A relentless journey into the dark underbelly of technology.” —Jason Kasper, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Enemies of My Country
"Part police procedural, part technothriller, all action...a murder mystery where the thieves are after the only thing that is unique to each of our memories." —David Bruns, author of Command and Control
“...grabs you by the circuits and doesn’t let go." —Dale M. Nelson, author of No Prayers for the Dying
"A clever blend of police procedural and speculative fiction, The Memory Bank is a well crafted whip-smart futuristic thriller. Exceptional!" —Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Justice novels
Fixated on his relentless hunt for Danzig and guided by the fragmented memories of another, Reed is compelled to the mysterious town of Aurora, Alaska. His search intersects with the case of Hazel Hill, a missing intern from the local paper, who vanished while investigating her best friend's suspicious death. Caught trespassing by the local sheriff, Reed is coerced into a help the sheriff solve Hazel's disappearance…or face charges for breaking and entering.
Joining forces once again with Detective Natalie De La Cruz, Reed's case sweeps them across a landscape shrouded in snow and secrets. Aurora, with its cursed history and sudden prosperity from Aurora hybrid apples, holds more than meets the eye. Relentlessly pursuing the town’s closely held secrets, Reed and De La Cruz encounter the covert operations of the Malum Genetix facility under the aegis of the Rexford dynasty, and the spectral tale of the Sirak, a legend as mysterious as Aurora itself.
Their quest for justice uncovers a deep vein of deceit, linking Hazel's tenacious reporting, a recent rash of unexplained fatalities, and the insidious spread of corporate avarice that threatens to tear the town apart.
In Aurora Fragment, the riveting third installment in The Memory Bank series, Brian Shea and Raquel Byrnes masterfully combine near-future tech with ancient mythology to create a techno-thriller where memories fragment, realities blur, and the truth is as elusive as the aurora itself.
______________________________
Praise for the Memory Bank
“...a nerve-fraying thriller that blurs the line between memory and menace. A relentless journey into the dark underbelly of technology.” —Jason Kasper, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Enemies of My Country
"Part police procedural, part technothriller, all action...a murder mystery where the thieves are after the only thing that is unique to each of our memories." —David Bruns, author of Command and Control
“...grabs you by the circuits and doesn’t let go." —Dale M. Nelson, author of No Prayers for the Dying
"A clever blend of police procedural and speculative fiction, The Memory Bank is a well crafted whip-smart futuristic thriller. Exceptional!" —Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Justice novels
312 pages, Paperback
Published January 14, 2025
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Brian Christopher Shea
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BRIAN CHRISTOPHER SHEA has spent most of his adult life in service to his country and local community. He honorably served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. In his civilian life, he reached the rank of Detective and accrued ten years of law enforcement experience between Texas and Connecticut. Somewhere in the mix he spent five years as a fifth-grade school teacher. Brian’s myriad of life experience is woven into the tapestry of each character’s design. He resides in New England and is blessed with an amazing wife and three beautiful daughters.
Writing has always been a dream, but life seemed to find a way of interrupting. It wasn’t until recently that he dedicated time to this passion. His first book, The Camel’s Back, gave him a much-needed mental break from his work investigating atrocities against children. He allotted time in the morning each day. Usually waking at 5 to bang away on his manuscript. The second round of daily writing would occur after his children were asleep. He proved that working full-time and raising a family were no longer valid excuses to putting off his novel.
BRIAN CHRISTOPHER SHEA has spent most of his adult life in service to his country and local community. He honorably served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. In his civilian life, he reached the rank of Detective and accrued ten years of law enforcement experience between Texas and Connecticut. Somewhere in the mix he spent five years as a fifth-grade school teacher. Brian’s myriad of life experience is woven into the tapestry of each character’s design. He resides in New England and is blessed with an amazing wife and three beautiful daughters.
Writing has always been a dream, but life seemed to find a way of interrupting. It wasn’t until recently that he dedicated time to this passion. His first book, The Camel’s Back, gave him a much-needed mental break from his work investigating atrocities against children. He allotted time in the morning each day. Usually waking at 5 to bang away on his manuscript. The second round of daily writing would occur after his children were asleep. He proved that working full-time and raising a family were no longer valid excuses to putting off his novel.
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December 27, 2024
I received an ARC through "Severn River" and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This story begins with Reed in Aurora Alaska following Slater's trail. While he is trying to find information, he winds up breaking into the sheriff's office and is caught. As a result, he agrees to work with Sheriff Hughes on finding what happened to Hazel, a journalist and the sheriff's goddaughter. As this investigation proceeds, he and anyone he seemed to talk to came into danger. Eventually Nan and Coyote come to his aid.
Reed discovers that Hazel was one of the individuals that Slater had retrieved memory from. Using the MRM-C device, Reed dug into Hazel's memory and traced her last steps before she died. As a result, Reed and the team discovered Hazel's body and in doing so, discovered an item which would bring the town down.
To discover why Hazel was killed, who was responsible for the attack on Reed and those he talked to, what Hazel had the put the puzzle together and how it all worked out in the end, then you need to read this book, you won't be sorry.
This story begins with Reed in Aurora Alaska following Slater's trail. While he is trying to find information, he winds up breaking into the sheriff's office and is caught. As a result, he agrees to work with Sheriff Hughes on finding what happened to Hazel, a journalist and the sheriff's goddaughter. As this investigation proceeds, he and anyone he seemed to talk to came into danger. Eventually Nan and Coyote come to his aid.
Reed discovers that Hazel was one of the individuals that Slater had retrieved memory from. Using the MRM-C device, Reed dug into Hazel's memory and traced her last steps before she died. As a result, Reed and the team discovered Hazel's body and in doing so, discovered an item which would bring the town down.
To discover why Hazel was killed, who was responsible for the attack on Reed and those he talked to, what Hazel had the put the puzzle together and how it all worked out in the end, then you need to read this book, you won't be sorry.
September 18, 2024
The best book of the series.
Aurora Fragment, the third book in the Memory Bank series took the series in a different direction that I found highly entertaining and engaging. While Retrograde Flaw, the predecessor to this book, was incredibly good, if I were to compare books two and three, I would pick Aurora Fragment as my favorite book and story. Honestly, I would say Auror Fragment was my favorite of the three books, of course there hopefully will be a fourth book and then I’ll have to make a similar comparison.
If you have read the first two books in this series, you really owe it to yourself to read this one. The action is different from the previous books, but just as impactful and non-stop. I found anytime I needed to put the book down I was very resentful because the story had me in its grips. I received an Advance Reader Copy of Aurora Fragment from the publisher and chose to provide my review.
Aurora Fragment, the third book in the Memory Bank series took the series in a different direction that I found highly entertaining and engaging. While Retrograde Flaw, the predecessor to this book, was incredibly good, if I were to compare books two and three, I would pick Aurora Fragment as my favorite book and story. Honestly, I would say Auror Fragment was my favorite of the three books, of course there hopefully will be a fourth book and then I’ll have to make a similar comparison.
If you have read the first two books in this series, you really owe it to yourself to read this one. The action is different from the previous books, but just as impactful and non-stop. I found anytime I needed to put the book down I was very resentful because the story had me in its grips. I received an Advance Reader Copy of Aurora Fragment from the publisher and chose to provide my review.
January 9, 2025
I love this series! The thought that you could inherit someone's thoughts and impressions of life is breathtaking and too bad there is no way of accomplishing such a transfer yet! Aurora Fragment is an excellent addition to the series and left me wanting more. Reed is having his mind trashed but he never leaves his search for justice and putting the culprits behind bars. In this story that's not exactly what happens but it seems like there is a bigger motive that also gives a hint to the next book. The story also touches the need to respect our planet and all living things because otherwise it might be the end of us. Great entertaininment and highly recommended!
I thank the authors, their publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.
I thank the authors, their publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.
January 11, 2025
This is the third book in this futuristic action packed series. To really appreciate the overall concept of the series story arc, it’s best to start at the beginning. Reed is in Alaska following the ‘memories’ of a serial killer in order to bring Danzig to justice. If you haven’t read the first two books in the series, you really won’t have a clue what any of that means. This is a well written, entertaining series. This latest installment veers away from the previous focus of hunting down Danzig to a great degree, but the plot pulls you in and keeps you interested to the very end. That ending also offers an intriguing snapshot to the continuation of the hunt for Danzig. Already looking forward to book four!
January 15, 2025
Aurora Fragment (Memory Bank Thrillers Book 3) , my seventeenth read from author Brian Christopher Shea again co-written with author Raquel Byrnes. Outstanding technothriller, well-written with characters & plot you can buy into with unexpected twists & turns. Shea is a master character creator, blending seamlessly with co-author Raquel Byrnes. I look forward to The Daedalus Key (Memory Bank Thrillers Book 4) , scheduled for release in September of this year. “I received a Kindle copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review." The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).
January 14, 2025
Morgan Reed is on the trail of a criminal mastermind who is endangering humanity with his advanced technological inventions. He is also investigating the disappearance of a young lady in Aurora, Alaska. The young lady had found out that there was something fishy going on in the research facility near an apple orchard and lives were being endangered due to harmful experiments. Will Reed be able to put a stop to it? An edge of the seat techno thriller which is mind-blowing.
February 21, 2025
Just when you thought I couldn’t get better.
Lovely story development. Looking forward to the next chapter Danzig is not that. Looking forward to see how they write to make him pay. Lovely stories.
Lovely story development. Looking forward to the next chapter Danzig is not that. Looking forward to see how they write to make him pay. Lovely stories.
January 12, 2025
An amazing futuristic story that won’t disappoint. This book seems even more awesome than the last two if possible. Written by a brilliant author that keeps on writing these astonishing stories.
January 28, 2025
I had a difficult time reading this book. In the beginning Detective Reed is stomping thru the woods, seeing things from the mind of a serial killer, gets caught trespassing by robots(?) but then agrees to help a “small town sheriff” find out what happened to his granddaughter, a journalist who was researching something sketchy and ended up missing, in exchange for not being charged with a crime. Reed enlists the help of colleagues to help find the granddaughter. I thought the story line was hard to follow, there were a large numbers of different people in the book and I couldn’t follow who was who and their part in the story, there were several story lines that even by the end didn’t come together or make sense to me. I finished it but I didn’t like it. 😕
- [ ] Disclaimer - I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway.
- [ ] Disclaimer - I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway.
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