BOOK REVIEW
UNKNOWN
* Didier Van Cauwelaert

Previously known as OUT OF MY HEAD
Translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti
This novel was made into a movie titled Unknown in 2011 (hence the re-publication of the book under that title), directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Langella, and Bruno Ganz
This is a suspense thriller full of suspense. Once you start reading the suspense goes on increasing. But still author has created too much of confusion in the novel like skipping from one scene to another directly. The story end was also very quick. Since this novel is translated from French it has increased the confusion. Otherwise everything is good. Those who want to read something good can choose this novel.
The story revolves around the man named Martin Harris a well known botanist who meets in an accident when he comes to Parris with his wife Liz. After spending three days in coma when he returns home he finds that his wife does not recognize him and another man is living in his house using his name. He tries to prove himself but in vain as he has lost all his identity documents in the taxi accident and the fake Martin Harris is having all the documents with his photo on it. He has lost every thing except his memory. With his upset face he leaves the flat. While walking only one name comes to his mind i.e. Muriel the taxi driver who looked after him when he was in coma. She agrees to help him as she feels herself responsible for his present condition because of the accident. They tried to search for his past government proofs but they did not find any thing as the fake Martin Harris was trying to erase his identity. The fake Martin Harris is so much perfect that he knows everything about the real Martins childhood, his past life, about his Parents and even his experiments in botany. As all the proofs are against the real Martin