Mimik - Sebastian Fitzek

In Mimik, international bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek delivers a masterfully twisted psychological thriller that plays with identity, memory, perception, and fear.
Hannah Herbst, Germany’s leading facial resonance expert, can detect lies, hidden emotions, and even murderous intent with a single micro-expression. Her accuracy has helped the police convict some of the country’s most dangerous criminals.

But after a recent operation leaves her battling memory loss, Hannah is confronted with a horrifying case: a woman appears on video confessing to the brutal murder of her entire family—except her young son. When the woman escapes from prison, the police fear she will target the remaining family members.

Only Hannah can determine whether the confession is genuine.
Only Hannah can decode the truth in the woman’s face.
There is just one problem: the woman in the video is Hannah herself.

As reality fractures and suspicions close in, she must uncover whether she is being framed, manipulated—or if she truly is capable of the unthinkable.

Main Themes

• Identity & Self-Perception: What happens when you cannot trust your own face, memories, or mind?
• Memory Manipulation: Trauma, surgery, and the fragility of truth.
• Psychological Suspense: Deep, escalating tension rooted in uncertainty and fear.
• Technology & Crime: The power of micro-expressions and the risks of relying on them.
• Isolation & Doubt: A protagonist battling not only suspects, but her own psyche.

Why You Should Read This Book by Sebastian Fitzek

• High-stakes psychological tension from the first page to the last
• A unique detective premise based on facial resonance analysis
• Unpredictable twists that challenge what you believe is real
• Atmospheric, dark, cinematic storytelling—classic Fitzek
• Ideal for fans of Gillian Flynn, Alex Michaelides, Paula Hawkins and psychological crime fiction
• A thriller that questions trust, truth, and the limits of self-knowledge

Mimik is a razor-sharp, emotionally intense thriller that plunges the reader into a nightmare where identity dissolves and every truth is suspect. Sebastian Fitzek crafts a psychological labyrinth full of tension, paranoia, and explosive revelations. Perfect for readers who crave dark, intelligent psychological suspense that keeps them guessing until the final page.