From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…

[close] Spark is a fast -paced thriller with an unusual protagonist Jacob, who suffers from Cotard's syndrome. Jacob (Jake) was injured in a motorcycle accident and suffered traumatic brain injury, causing him to believe he is dead. Without any sense of right or wrong, Jacob is recruited & trained as a corporate assassin. Jacob has no need for human companionship and he dislikes all food, except his liquid (Ensure-like) ComPlete nutritional drink. Except for his computer, table, chair, bed, he has very few possessions and only enjoys walking across Brooklyn Bridge & obsessively watching a documentary about a dog. Spark is set in the near future where corrupt Corporations manipulate the public by working with terrorist organizations. Jacob receives his assignments from the mysterious Ms. Holquist, and completes them without incident, until one day he is affected by the plight of a young girl he is sent to terminate. I wasn't crazy about the first person narrative and the constant references to Jake's "shell" (body) and his “spark" (soul or essence). It became repetitious and irritating.