Psychological suspense, crime reporting and the damage left by public violence recur throughout Alison Gaylin's fiction. Hide Your Eyes introduces crime reporter Samantha Leiffer, while the Brenna Spector novels centre on a private investigator with hyperthymesia, an unusually detailed autobiographical memory that complicates both cases and personal life. What Remains of Me and If I Die Tonight move into stand-alone suspense involving celebrity, family secrets and media attention. Gaylin's prose is sharp, contemporary and interested in how memory, reputation and public narratives distort private truth. Useful discovery categories include psychological thriller, private investigation and domestic suspense. Readers wanting a recurring detective can begin with And She Was, the first Brenna Spector novel; What Remains of Me is a strong stand-alone alternative. Read more Less