Before the Decade Ends, Here Are the Best Novels of the 21st Century

The Echo Maker by Richard Powers (2005)

27-year-old Mark Schluter wakes up from a near-fatal truck accident convinced that his sister, Karin, is really an impostor who looks, sounds, and acts just like his “real” sister. Diagnosed with a rare case of Capgras syndrome by renowned neurologist Gerald Weber, Mark must discover what happened to him the night of his accident.

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