Future Perfect

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What to expect

What if the last day you will always remember is today?

Emma and Jonathan meet for the first time today, the morning of their twenty-third birthdays. She's gawky and wears hideous orange-and-green socks. He's cute, whimsical and recites obscure poetry.

They fall in love.

There's a small problem.

What happens today, both good and bad, will stay with them for the rest of their lives. From tomorrow onwards, all new memories will be regularly erased by sleep.

Today's the last day they will always remember.

It gets worse.

Emma's housemate Liz has gone missing and her boyfriend, aspiring detective Hans Richardson, has just one day to solve her case... but he doesn't know it.

TODAY is a story of seized - and missed - opportunities. It's a tale of love, hope and regret. Can Hans find Liz? Can Emma and Jonathan seize the day, make the right memories to last them a lifetime? Can they work out what love is all about... before it's too late?

Felicia Yap brings you the hotly anticipated prequel to YESTERDAY, the high-concept thriller sensation of 2017.

'Yap is a phenomenon' - Guardian

'A thrilling new voice' - Red

'The one that everyone is talking about... Enthralling' - Woman & Home

'A blockbuster-worthy twist... YESTERDAY stands out from the crowd' - Stylist

'The intrigue of GONE GIRL and the drama of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP - iNews

(P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

Critics Review

  • A clever and multifaceted high-concept story with an engaging murder mystery at its core. Expect this to be one of 2021’s biggest thrillers.

    Culturefly
  • A tense and suspenseful race against time…this deftly plotted thriller will make you ruminate about the digital footprints we all leave behind and how they could ultimately define us in a world of ever-advancing technology.

    The Herald (Scotland)
  • An inventive and ingenious vision of things to come. From the explosive opening chapter to the surprise ending, Felicia Yap creates a troubling, all too plausible world. A thought-provoking, immersive novel packed with engaging characters.

    Adam Hamdy
  • [Future Perfect] is a high concept crime novel that speaks directly to the world unfolding around us . . . With a knowing nod to Minority Report, Yap delivers a twisty techno-thriller with a human heart.

    Vaseem Khan
  • A thought-provoking, twisty and emotional thriller that had me gripped from the first page.

    Roz Watkins
  • Such a wonderful novel – beautifully written, incredibly tense, twists that I didn’t see coming (and I pride myself on twist-spotting!) and frighteningly believable.

    Mary Torjussen

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