Anna O - Matthew Blake

Thriller

Rating: 8/10

Anna is a bright twenty-five-year-old writer with a future full of infinite possibility. Then one night she stabs two people to death in her sleep and never wakes up. Ben is a forensic psychologist with an expertise in sleep related homicides, who years after the murder is tasked with waking Sleeping Beauty in order that the truth is revealed, and justice finally served.

We also have Lola, a blogger who seems to know more than she should who has voted herself the one to figure out where all the pieces fit. She believes herself not some intrusive influencer or online amateur detective, but a truth seeker. Sure…

You might think that the worst thing that can happen here is that Anna awakens. But things go wrong long before that; a fresh murder, secrets gurgling beneath the surface start to bubble over, and a psychoanalyst finds himself in way over his head as he stumbles around trying to play detective.

An original story by a skilled writer with a gift for ramping up the suspense, controlling a large cast of characters, plus a plot that keeps the reader guessing. And what a twist!

The irony of this page turner? It’s a novel where sleep plays a pivotal part, destined to keep you up way past your bedtime!

Book Pairing(s): The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Night Shift by Alex Finlay