The thriller that will wake up the nation
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‘An irresistible concept beautifully executed’
–LEE CHILD
‘The twist is one of the best I’ve read’
–DAVID BALDACCI
‘Will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime’
–NITA PROSE
‘The premise is original, the writing stylish, and the payoff unforgettable’
–A J FINN
‘Extremely entertaining and terribly twisty’
–CECELIA AHERN
‘Utterly addictive, fiendishly clever’
–LUCY CLARKE
‘Incredibly atmospheric’
–RAGNAR JONASSON
‘As unsettling as a waking dream’
–STIG ABELL
‘WHAT a ride. Everyone needs to read this book’
–CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
‘The smartest thriller I’ve read in years’
–EMILIA HART
‘A plot that keeps you guessing’
–STEPHANIE WROBEL
Joining the ranks of Gillian Flynn, A. J. Finn, and Alex Michaelides, Matthew Blake delivers the No1 bestseller of the year: a dark, twisty, and shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking, and then never opens her eyes again.
What if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all?
We spend an average of 33 years of our lives asleep. But what really happens, and what are we capable of, when we sleep?
Anna Ogilvy was a budding twenty-five-year-old writer with a bright future. Then, one night, she stabbed two people to death with no apparent motive—and hasn’t woken up since. Dubbed “Sleeping Beauty” by the tabloids, Anna’s condition is a rare psychosomatic disorder known to neurologists as “resignation syndrome.”
About the Author
After discovering that the average person spends thirty-three years of their life asleep, Matthew Blake felt the pull of a story. He began extensive research into sleep-related crimes and into the mystery illness known as resignation syndrome, research that sparked a thrilling question: if someone commits murder while sleepwalking, are they innocent or guilty? And so his No1 bestselling novel Anna O was born.
Before writing fiction, Matthew worked as a researcher and speechwriter at the Palace of Westminster. He studied English at Durham University and Merton College, Oxford and now lives in London.
X: @Matthew__Blake. Instagram: @matthewblakewriter
