SOLVED. Genre: mystery/thriller plot: detective/spy with amnesia escaping from hospital [s]

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Kysa - you've put some good genre information in your header but please add one or two plot points that will help searchers.

[SamSpayedPI]

I don't remember it beginning in a hospital, but The Bourne Identity was published in 1980.

[Kris]

Kysa, around what year did your mom read this book? A range of years is fine. This will help us narrow down the search.

- A guess: The Terrorizers (1977) by Donald Hamilton?
- Is there romance (e.g., Fugitive Spy by Jordyn Redwood)?

Does the escape happen early in the book? Is the person injured?

Who does the detective / spy work for?
Why does the person escape from the hospital if they have amnesia? (Spoilers are okay in the comments - just give us a clear warning before revealing a spoiler.)

Location (country, region, well-known city, small town)?
Modern times?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Please don't delete your original post. Solved threads help anyone in the future looking for the same book.

We don't remove/delete threads when they are solved.