Overall I enjoyed it. Stead man just a great job at a slow build up to something big. Thank you for reading my rating.

I just finished Mr Nobody by Catherine Steadman, published by Simon & Schuster. I can't believe what a treat this book was to read.

A man is found on a beach in a small English countryside town. He has no knowledge of who he is or how he got there and is unable to speak.

Dr. Emma Lewis, one of the leading consulting neuropsychiatrists in the world, is called in to try to determine if Mr. Nobody truly has no memory of himself, or, is faking. This could be a once in a lifetime chance. Everyone in the hospital seems to be drawn to him & the national press wants to know who he is.

I am so glad i was given the chance to read this story. It is fresh, new and extremely well written. I felt like someone was reading the story to me. I could smell the salt air, hear the birds and feel the water spray from the ocean. The hospital was vivid and clear, from the ward where Mr. Nobody's bed was, to the tube he had his fMRI in.

Every step, i would guess we were going to go down the normal paths and I was always surprised. From the night Dr. Lewis was alone at night deep in the woods, to the action scene at Emma's childhood home, i thought this would be the textbook suspense story but it was not!

Characters were clear, well defined and I felt I was right there with them.

I received this book free through NetGalley and Simon and Schuster, but my review is totally accurate. I appreciate the opportunity to read this great book. I would recommend Mr. Nobody to anyone that enjoys a suspenseful tale or a great puzzle to solve.

Me. Nobody is author Catherine Steadmans second novel, and like her first.. Something in the Water, it did not disappoint! It is fast paced and written wonderfully!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of Mr. Nobody.

I was excited when my request was approved because the premise sounded exciting.

Dr. Emma Lewis is called in to consult a case of a man with no memory. Her task is to ascertain he is not faking; that his fugue state is genuine and provide a full psychiatric workup of his issues.

But, he seems to know more about Emma than she is comfortable with, and she fears her past has come back to haunt her.

On the surface, this had all the hallmarks of a great psychological thriller.

Who is Mr. Nobody? How does he know Emma? Does he know something about what happened to her father and the terrible event that nearly destroyed her family?

The descriptions of the mental and psychiatric disorders were interesting, but no amount of filler or recaps of medical tests could detract from the fact that when the mystery was revealed, I could not suspend disbelief for it.

How this person came to be, why he wanted to meet Emma, it all sounded unbelievable.

I also didn't like Emma; I can't quite put my finger on why exactly.

It might have been how the author weaves the story around her intelligence and ability to diagnose certain psychiatric disorders to make her sound like a bigger deal than she is, but I never believed Emma was such a star in her particular field.

I also didn't care for the unnecessary romance between Emma and a former classmate turned cop. Not all books need a love interest.

The writing was good, but the story didn't meet my expectations.

I read a lot of mystery thrillers...a lot. This is Catherine Steadman's second novel. I absolutely loved her debut novel, Something in the Water. It was probably my favorite book I read last year and I recommend it to anyone who will listen. This second book is just as good! With alternating viewpoints, great characters, and an easy to follow plot, I could not put it down. Even though this hasn't been released yet, I will anxiously await her third book! Thank you for the advanced copy.

“Mr. Nobody” is the much anticipated second novel from author Catherine Steadman, who’s debut novel, There’s Something in the Water, was one of the best books I read last year. Her latest is another spellbinder, with an uncomplicated plot, small cast of characters, and an interesting premise. I enjoy the author’s storytelling style, with alternating chapters narrated by different characters. The timeline is easy to follow, and enough suspense to keep you guessing. Thoroughly enjoyed it!! I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman –2 Stars
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781524797683

If Net Galley had not given me this book for an honest review, I would not have finished reading it. I did not enjoy it.

The description of medical tests and psychiatric disorders, while accurate, did not make Mr. Nobody’s condition anymore believable.

Dr. Emma Lewis put her chance of career advancement over not only her own, but also her family’s safety. I couldn’t get past her selfishness in rationalizing that she was the only person who could help Mr. Nobody.

Finally, the plot was driven by contrived and completely unbelievable scheming.

Reviewer: Nancy

I read a lot and a lot of it tends to be thrillers and things (fads) being what they are at the present, percentage wise those tend to be mostly female driven female authored thrillers. And I’m only prefacing the review thusly to highlight the fact that in an overpopulated genre saturated with mediocrity, this one stood out. Not just because it was pretty good either. The main thing about this book is how much it was the opposite of sophomore slump. So whatever that makes it, sophomore most dramatic improvement, is it. Mind you, Steadman’s first book was fun in its own right, one of those perfect beach reads that manages to be mindless without veering off into stupid and also once and for all teaches you the difference between jetsam and flotsam. But still, you know mindless, and with a bunch of unlikeable tedious characters. With Mr. Nobody Steadman has really stepped up her game, dramatically so. Complicated interesting multilayered characters, fascinating concept. The writing she already had down, so here you get the classic fast paced present tense split narrative genre often features. It’s the plot itself that gets you though, this is genuinely a dark psychological thriller, in fact it’s a psychological thriller that (heavily) features psychology. And so when Emma Lewis, a young bright mind meddler, gets an opportunity of a lifetime to study what might be a genuine case of a fugue state, she jumps on the opportunity, even though it is to take her back to the place of childhood tragedy, a place her family left and never went back to. We don’t exactly get to know why until much later, Steadman drops morsels of information here and there, but saves up the bulk of it for the dramatic reveal…and yes, it works. But the main dynamics of the story are the interaction between Emma and Mr. Nobody, a man whom remembers nothing of his past, but something of hers. The man who knows her old name. In fact, the man who knows entirely too many things he really should have no way of knowing. An enigmatic character and in the end a tragic one, at mercy of faulty brain wiring. The book, actually, made me think of the Talented Mr. Ripley…the two are very different, but something about the malleability of character…But at any rate, brain, what a complex thing it is. So yeah, I liked this one, a lot. The plotting worked nicely…the way it seemed fairly straight forward and then did a really awesome twist at the end. The writing was good, it’s surprisingly infrequent that a thriller genuinely thrills. It was just a fun exciting book, one I didn’t want to put down and, outside of essential needs, didn’t and ended up reading it all in a single afternoon. Interestingly Steadman is an actress, BBC tv and theatre, not hugely famous, but certainly busy enough and for some reason I’m always surprised when actors put out decent books that aren’t memoirs or memoir simulacrum. I’m completely used to them often being good singers, dancers and/or musicians or even directors, but something about writing is just…oh, wow, nice, not just a pretty face. Krysten Ritter wrote a pretty decent thriller, actually, Bonfire. But this is considerably more superior and original. And for originality alone it should get extra kudos. Also, additional kudos given out for writing a thriller that has nothing to do with babies, spouses, jealous exes, jealous spouses, kidnapped babies, disappeared spouses, murdering spouses, etc. Essentially just lots of kudos. I like the title, too. There’s a movie by the same title I quite enjoyed. So anyway, in conclusion to a long rambling post…this was a genuinely good read. Possibly even a must read for fans of psychological thrillers. Recommended. Thanks Netgalley.

I read Mr. Nobody pretty quickly and it was so fascinating. it. Every time I thought I knew the answer I was wrong. I kept guessing until the end. There were some parts at the end that bugged me. Overall, I would recommend this book and I did like it.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge.

I read Mr. Nobody in one sitting. I was up late finishing it. This tells the story of a man washed up on the beach who can't remember who he is but seems to know things about some of the people trying to help him, especially his neuro psychiatrist who is hiding a traumatic past of her own. Everytime I thought I knew the answer I was wrong. You will be kept guessing until the end. There were some parts at the end that bugged me. I don't want to give it away, but I do wish the author would have done it differently. Overall, I would recommend this book.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

You want to like this book and it’s heroine, but the leaps are so exhausting, you feel like you’ve barely caught your breath and the book is off and running to parts unknown

I'm not sure which words to use to describe this book. Odd, but intriguing. This book keeps you guessing, but not really getting anywhere with your guesses. The information with the brain scans was fascinating. I did enjoy her past coming out while she was hiding under a new identity. It just gave more depth to the story with past relationships, secrets, etc.

The nation, the entire world is caught up in the story of Mr. Nobody, a man who washed up on a British beach with no identification and the inability to speak. Neuropsychiatrist Emma Lewis is called back to the small town she fled fourteen years before to assess Mr. Nobody. Emma knows that solving the riddle of who Mr. Nobody is could make her career, but she also knows that she risks exposing the secrets she ran from over a decade ago. This story surprised me, every time I thought I knew where the plot was headed, I was wrong. An engrossing read that will keep readers guessing