I Know What I Saw By S.K. Sharp

‘I Know What I Saw’ is the latest book by S.K. Sharp.

Only a handful of people in the world have a truly perfect memory. Nicola is one of them. It’s more of a curse than a blessing – every moment of sadness, embarrassment and unhappiness is burned into her mind forever – so she plays it down, and tries to live a quiet life. But a body has been found, a discovery that threatens to tear her community apart – and reopen old wounds from decades ago. Nicola was a child, but she remembers the night with perfect clarity. Despite that, she never discovered the truth of what happened. Now she must use her unique memory to solve the murder, or watch the man she loved be wrongly convicted of the crime.

‘I Know What I Saw’ is a tense thriller with a lead protagonist that you’re unsure to believe or not.

The story is seen from the narrative of Nicola, who’s been called as a witness when her ex-husband, Declan has been accused of murdering his father over 30 years ago when his body is recovered. Nicola has an almost photographic memory, which she seems as more of a hindrance than a gift and is able to recall almost everything in the night in general that Declan’s father disappeared. But as she delves further into her memories that she begins to realise that a lot of people did not like Arty Robinson and there are many motives for his death.

This book is an interesting read with a lead character that I found myself almost reluctant to like. Right, from the offset Nicola seems like a cold woman and quite detached from the situation. Having said that, she’s quite fascinating in the skill that she’s acquired that allows her to remember minute details that could possibly help prevent her ex-husband and first love Declan from jail.

The story is written in past and present sequences and this makes for quite interesting reading as Nicky as she is known conjures up old memories and feelings as she reflects on happier times with Declan before things went sour in their relationship from being teenage sweethearts to eventually becoming husband and wife. These reminiscent moments make for tender reading as we read about first love. As the story progresses, we see that Arty, the victim of the story was quite a shady character with a lot of dodgy dealings in the background even though he is seen as quite a pillar of the community with providing funding to the local school. With new revelations coming forward with the discovery of his body, it seems that a lot of people didn’t like him, so there are quite a few suspects throughout the story, all this possible motives for his demise. It’s also quite fascinating to join Nicky on her own investigation into the night that Arty disappeared, as she begins to piece things together as well as doubt her own memories, a skill that she always been quite proud off and able to rely on.

A cleverly crafted and well plotted storyline with an intriguing protagonist, ‘I Know What I Saw’ is a thrilling drama that made for gripping reading.

You can pre-order ‘I Know What I Saw’ from Amazon and will be available to buy from good bookshops.