Product Description

Set in London and Greece, this is the sequel to Sidney Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight". The author has also written "Windmills of the Gods" and "The Sands of Time".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1026128 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Formats: Audiobook, CD
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 9
• Binding: Audio CD

From Publishers Weekly
In this "crudely carved" sequel to The Other Side of Midnight , Greek tycoon Constantin Demiris orders the deaths of anyone who can prove he engineered a somewhat unsuccessful plot to execute his mistress Catherine--now amnesiac--and her lover. "Subtlety is not Sheldon's strong suit, but rarely has it been so utterly absent from his character development and plotting," said PW .
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Review
Patience, it seems, is a virtue - for now, 17 years after he apparently killed off Catherine Douglas in The Other Side of Midnight, Sheldon resurrects the sweet young thing for another run at happiness; but can she survive the traps laid by arch-villain Constantin Demeris, including a hit-man with her name on his knife? The predictable answer comes in the final spin of a loop-the-loop narrative that begins in July 1948 with Catherine waking up screaming in the small Greek Carmelite convent that's sheltered her for months. No longer able to bear her amnesia, she decides to seek psychiatric help - a move that prompts the Mother Superior to put in a quick call to billionaire Constantin Demeris, who in the guise of benefactor sets Catherine up in a swank apartment and job in London. Soon, Catherine remembers most of the plot of The Other Side of Midnight, how her unfaithful husband Larry and his mistress Noelle - former mistress to insanely jealous Demeris - tried to kill her. . .but she doesn't know that Demeris saved her from the burning boat and put her in the convent, then railroaded Larry and Noelle into being tried and executed for her alleged murder, and now plans to consummate his vengeance against Larry by having her killed after soiling her womanhood. Before Demeris can have his way with Catherine, however, he must dispose of a few annoyances - like his brilliant lawyer, who knows one secret too many; his abused wife and her tycoon brother, who try to frame him for the wife's suicide; and the wiseguy drug dealer who tries to blackmail him into smuggling heroine and priceless antiquities. They all twirl through the pages in many giddy subplots before Sheldon finally buckles down to flat-out suspense as Catherine - and the reader - must guess the identity of the assassin whom Demeris has sent to London to erase her, once and for all. The tangle of plots-within-plots trips up narrative drive, a rarity for Sheldon; but what a tangle it is: woven by twists and triple-crosses and reverse-stitch plotting, the enjoyable high-kitsch story, for those willing to overlook freeze-dried characters and Simple Simon prose, snares like a noose. (Kirkus Reviews)

About the Author
As a legendary storyteller, novelist, and screenwriter, Sidney Sheldon remains one of the world's top bestselling authors and is the only writer to have won an Oscar, a Tony, and an Edgar. He was also the recipient of the prestigious French Prix LittEraire de Deauville award. All eighteen of Sheldon's novels reigned at the top of the "New York Times" bestseller list. His second, "The Other Side of Midnight", held the "Times"'s then-record of fifty-two weeks on the list. Sheldon was the creator of TV's classic hit programs "The Patty Duke Show", "I Dream of Jeannie", and "Hart to Hart". Additionally, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. He twice won the Screenwriters Guild Award for Best Musical--for "Easter Parade" and "Annie Get Your Gun". "The Guinness World Records 2004" heralded him as the most translated author in the world.

Customer Reviews

Sidney Sheldon does it again!
This novel continues the exciting story begun in Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight." In that novel, mega-rich Constantin Demiris manipulated the Greek court to have his mistress, Noelle, and her lover, Larry, executed for the murder of Larry's wife, Catherine. No body was ever found, and in fact, Catherine was alive and well, under the watchful eyes of Demiris.

"Memories of Midnight" begins as amnesiac Catherine starts remembering things...like the fact that her husband was killed for her supposed "murder." This could prove dangerous to Demiris, who sends her to London to work for him. Meanwhile, back in Greece, all the people who know that Catherine is still alive are systematically killed, and, just as Catherine find happiness, someone is sent to kill her.

This is that rare sequel that is actually better than the wonderful original novel. The plot twists will keep you turning the pages, and the ending is so unexpected and so shocking, you will be left breathless, and very glad you read "Memories of Midnight."

Kona

Memories of Midnight Review
An excellent sequel to "The Other Side of Midnight." If you've read that book before, yep, there's more to excitement to come. If you haven't read the book before, I suggest you read it before you read this book. In short, this is another great book from Sidney Sheldon.

Still Hooked!
**Closure Indeed**
This novel brings closure to story of Catherine Douglas.
pick it up!