The United States is near total collapse But of the population doesnt care theyre addicted to flashback a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives After ex-detective Nick Bottoms wife died in a car accident he went under the flash to be with her hes lost his job his teenage son and his livelihood as a resultNick may be a lost soul but hes still a good cop so he is hired to investigate the murder of a top governmental advisors son This flashback-addict becomes the one man who may be able to change the course of an entire nation turning away from the future to live in the pastA provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible FLASHBACK proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers.
