Felicia Yap – Author of Future Perfect & Yesterday

Released 18 March 2021

What if today was your last day...

A bomb has exploded during a fashion show, killing a beautiful model on the catwalk. The murderer is still at large… and he may strike again at the next show. Yet this is the least of Police Commissioner Christian Verger’s worries. His fiancée Viola has left him. He has to keep his tumultuous past a secret. To make things worse, his voice assistant Alexa is 99.74% sure he will die tomorrow.

Moving from rural 1980s Montana to chic 1990s Manhattan to a drone-filled 2030s Britain, Future Perfect is an electrifying race to solve a murder before it’s too late. Yet it is also a love story, a riveting portrait of a couple torn apart by secrets, grief and guilt. A twisted tale of how the past can haunt a man’s future and be used to predict if he will die… or kill.

“A thought-provoking, twisty and emotional thriller that had me gripped from the first page.”—Roz Watkins

“An inventive and ingenious vision of things to come. From the explosive opening chapter to the surprise ending, Felicia Yap creates a troubling, all too plausible world. A thought-provoking, immersive novel packed with engaging characters.”—Adam Hamdy

“A clever and multifaceted high-concept story with an engaging murder mystery at its core. Expect this to be one of 2021’s biggest thrillers.”—CultureFly

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Released 10 August 2017

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How do you solve a murder when you only remember yesterday?

Imagine a world in which classes are divided not by wealth or religion but by how much each group can remember. Monos, the majority, have only one day’s worth of memory; elite Duos have two. In this stratified society, where Monos are excluded from holding high office and demanding jobs, Claire and Mark are a rare mixed marriage. Clare is a conscientious Mono housewife, Mark a novelist-turned-politician Duo on the rise. They are a shining example of a new vision of tolerance and equality—until...

...a beautiful woman is found dead, her body dumped in England’s River Cam. The woman is Mark’s mistress, and he is the prime suspect in her murder. The detective investigating the case has secrets of his own. So did the victim. And when both the investigator’s and the suspect’s memories are constantly erased—how can anyone learn the truth?

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Felicia Yap grew up in Kuala Lumpur. She has written for The Economist and The Business Times. She has also been a radioactive-cell biologist, a war historian, a university lecturer, a technology journalist, a theatre critic, a flea-market trader and a catwalk model.

Felicia lives in London and is a graduate of the Faber Academy’s novel-writing programme. Her debut thriller Yesterday was published by Headline (UK), Little Brown (USA) and in multiple other languages around the world. Her second book Future Perfect was released in spring 2021.

“A great murder mystery with a unique and unsettling twist. This book delighted and confounded me in equal measure!” James Oswald

“Never has psychological crime fiction been so original, so witty and so inventive. This is an absolute firecracker of a read. I haven’t enjoyed a debut this much in ages.” William Shaw

“Terrific to find a book that can be classed as a crime thriller yet stand out from the crowd.” Alex Gray

“At once a high-concept thriller with a sci-fi premise and an old-school noir, Felicia Yap’s Yesterday is a tasty, satisfyingly grounded blend. A rich, rewarding debut that shows the ways that memory can betray us as painfully—and perhaps as inevitably—as those we love.” Andrew Pyper

“An intriguing, fast-paced thriller that captivated me right from the start.” Kate Rhodes

“Felicia Yap takes a unique premise and rockets through this year’s most clever storyline. Spectacular twists, characters as distinct as they are compelling, and a resolution absolutely no one will have seen coming make Yesterday propulsive read. Memory loss has never been so fun.” Mike Cooper

“Hypnotic and haunting, Yesterday confidently blends suspense, noir, and science fiction to construct a truly original, breathtaking story. Felicia Yap’s debut is a work of genius.” Hilary Davidson