Book Review: Forget to Remember by Alan Cook

Forget To Remember
Alan Cook
AuthorHouse, 2010
ISBN No. 978-1452072340
Trade Paperback

What would life be like if you had no identity?  Imagine not having a social security number or a driver’s license or even knowing your own name.  That situation is exactly what Carol Golden is facing once she has recovered from a violent attack.

Rigo Rameriz is a young man who works as a dishwasher in a restaurant in the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California.  When Rigo takes out the garbage to put in the dumpster behind the restaurant he discovers Carol unconscious in the dumpster and calls 911 for help.  Carol is taken to the hospital where she recovers her health but not her memory.

Rigo’s family opens their home to Carol who has taken the name Carol Golden.  Rigo does his best to help Carol find her way back and discover her identity.  With the help of Frances Moran, a genetic genealogist and an expert in DNA, Carol conducts a search but no one seems to be looking for her.  The only clue Carol has is that she feels she has spent some time in England.

Finally Frances receives an email from a probate attorney, Paul Vigiano, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The attorney stated that he had been checking Frances’ website on a regular basis and that he felt that Carol could possibly be the granddaughter of his client.  The granddaughter, named Cynthia Sakai, had been missing for two years.  The attorney must find Cynthia before time runs out.  If Cynthia isn’t found her parents estate will be turned over to charity. After discussions between Frances and Vigiano, Frances contacts Cynthia’s grandmother who agrees to a DNA testing.

Eventually Carol travels to North Carolina and meets the grandmother but things don’t go smoothly in North Carolina and Carol obtains the funds to travel and follow in Cynthia’s footsteps to see if she can discover what has happened to the girl.  Carol proves to be very resourceful and has a lot of talent in many areas.

To say more than this would give away the story but it is an exciting one and an excellent read.  Will the person who has tried to kill Carol attempt it again?  Who is this unknown person?   Will Carol find out her true identity?  Pick up a copy of Forget to Remember and find the answers to these questions.

Reviewed by Patricia E. Reid, January 2011.

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April 28, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews

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