"There’s not much you can fault Sleepyhead on. "A terrifically stylish debut novel." The Independent On Sunday Britain now has its own forensic crime maestro." The Guardian with memorable characters and bundles of atmosphere. "A sensational debut." Toronto Globe & Mail "Billingham's turn as a novelist, might be his most successful career move." Pittsburg Tribune-Review "A new twist to the twisted mind of a psychopath - an exciting debut novel." Baltimore Sun Going from 0 to 60 in record time, his next book is on my must read list." The Rocky Mountain News (Grade: A) "Billingham's flawless plotting and the steadily increasing sense of fear combine to make this one of the best debut novels of the year.
"Brilliantly conceived and superbly plotted, with complex characters, deft twists, and an ending that's both shocking and oppressive. "Who would have thought a stand-up comedian could write a British police procedural as good as those produced by crime queens Elizabeth George and Ruth Rendell?" USA Today Thorne must find a man whose agenda is terrifyingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to speak. Especially considering his involvement with Anne Coburn, Alison's doctor and Jeremy's close friend. But with little more than gut instinct and circumstantial evidence to damn his chief suspect, anesthetist Jeremy Bishop, his pursuit of him is soon bordering on the unprofessional. Thorne knows immediately he's not going to catch the killer with simple procedure. For the killer is smart, and he's getting his kicks out of toying with Thorne as much as he is pursuing his sick fantasy. An appropriate margin of error is how their killer dismisses them, and Thorne knows they are unlikely to be the last. Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer made his first mistake. Her condition is called Locked-In Syndrome. She can see, hear and feel and is aware of everything going on around her, but is completely unable to move or communicate. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck.
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