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Sleep: The gripping crime thriller that will keep you up at night, from the million-copy bestseller Kindle Edition

by C.L. Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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‘Breathlessly gripping’ - international bestselling author Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List

Seven guests. Seven secrets. One killer. Do you dare to SLEEP?

All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty…

To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare.

Each of the guests have a secret, but one of them is lying – about who they are and why they're on the island. There's a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they've set their sights on Anna.

Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie.

The million-copy bestseller is back in her darkest, twistiest book to date. Read it if you dare! Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley’s The Guest List and Alice Feenery’s Daisy Darker.

Everybody is LOVING Sleep!

‘Wow just wow!… I loved it’ Karen’s World

‘WOW!… Sleep!!! You wont get any if you start to read it in the evening! So be warned!!!’ Reader review

‘Superb… her books just keep getting better and better – this one was a belter!!’ Donna’s Book Blog

‘A cracking story… A heart in your mouth plot’ Books from Dusk ‘til Dawn

‘Extremely creepy, atmospheric and twisty.’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS, author of Do Not Disturb

‘Sleep will keep you up all night.’ MARK EDWARDS, author of The Retreat

‘As always, C L Taylor knocks it out of the park!’ Reader review

“Reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None… a final killer twist that is as satisfying as it is unexpected” Mature Times

“Everything we love in a thriller: creepy, tense and pacy enough to get your heart racing” Good Housekeeping

‘A perfectly written psychological thriller… filled with plot twist after plot twist… I was on the edge of my seat for every page.’ 2016 and Beyond

C.L. Taylor's book 'The Guilty Couple' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-05-01.

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Praise for Sleep:

‘Beware! Sleep does not do what it says on the tin: I was awake until the small hours under its dark and twisty spell.’ Fiona Barton

‘Sleep kept me awake until the early hours…extremely creepy, atmospheric and twisty. I never guessed that ending!’ Claire Douglas

‘Another cracking psychological thriller from CL Taylor. Sleep will keep you up all night.’ Mark Edwards

‘Yet another brilliantly atmospheric page turner.’ Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend

'An edgy, page-turning, genuinely thrilling read.’ Christian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child

‘A classic premise with a paranoid protagonist and juicy suspects. Great book!’ Steve Cavanagh

‘A propulsive, twisty thriller with an ending you won’t see coming.’ Mel McGrath

‘Chilling, wonderfully atmospheric, with a knock-out ending I can’t stop thinking about.’ Paula Daley

‘Another masterclass in heart-in-mouth suspense.’ Tammy Cohen

‘A new C.L. Taylor is always cause for excitement and Sleep is another cracker.’ Cass Green

‘She does it every time. A dark and clever tale of twisted mind games. Totally absorbing and addictive. Loved it.’ Mel Sherratt

'Deeply addictive, dark and so, so twisty.' Lucy Clarke

‘Claustrophobic and twisty in a terrifyingly remote setting.’ Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew

Praise for C.L. Taylor:

‘Fans of C.L. Taylor are in for a treat. The Fear is her best yet.’ Clare Mackintosh

‘Smart, packing a punch to the heart, and dark in all the right places.’ Sarah Pinborough

‘A highly original and timely tale that kept me utterly enthralled and entertained from beginning to end.’ Liz Nugent

‘Dark and disturbing. This is a book I will remember for a long time.’ Rachel Abbott

About the Author

C.L. Taylor is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her psychological thrillers have sold over a million copies in the UK alone, been translated into over twenty languages, and optioned for television. Her 2019 novel, Sleep, was a Richard and Judy pick. C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and son.

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C.L. Taylor is an award winning Sunday Times bestselling author of ten gripping psychological thrillers including THE GUILTY COUPLE, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for summer 2023 and SLEEP, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for autumn 2019.

C.L. Taylor's books have sold over two million copies in the UK alone, hit number one on Amazon Kindle, Audible, Kobo, iBooks and Google Play, and have been translated into over 30 languages and optioned for TV.

Her books are not a series and can be read in any order:

2014 - THE ACCIDENT / Before I Wake (U.S. title)

2015 - THE LIE

2016 - THE MISSING

2017 - THE ESCAPE

2018 - THE FEAR

2019 - SLEEP

2020 - STRANGERS

2021 - HER LAST HOLIDAY

2022 - THE GUILTY COUPLE

2024 - EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE

She has also written two Young Adult thrillers: THE TREATMENT and THE ISLAND.

Her crime short story collection, TELL THEM NO LIES, is published as Cally Taylor. She also has a women's fiction story collection, SECRETS AND RAIN, under the same name.*

C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol in the UK with her partner and son.

*** Don't forget to click the FOLLOW button if you want Amazon to email you when CL Taylor has a new book out ***

* NB: Any short stories published on Amazon by CL Taylor are NOT published by Cally. It's an American CL Taylor.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
Absolutely amazing. SLEEP by C.L. Taylor is absolutely amazing in every possible way and I couldn't wait to get to the final page so I could find out all of the answers (and what a final page!).

When a tragic accident changes Anna and her colleague's lives, Anna struggles to deal with her feelings of guilt and sadness. Even when she is cleared of all wrongdoing, Anna shrinks into herself as she tries to heal but when she begins to get mysterious and creepy messages about going to sleep forever, she decides that a drastic change is needed. Moving to a remote Scottish island to work at the only hotel there, gives Anna a chance for a fresh start and the wild beauty of the landscape gives her some much-needed space and peace. But when the first group of guests arrives, a storm soon rolls in and not everyone is who they say they are. When the messages begin again will Anna be able to uncover the truth before it is too late?

The setting is fantastic in this story as the isolation and eery quality of the hotel adds the perfect atmosphere to the story - it also helped that I was reading this book in the middle of a storm so my nerves were already tingling! The characters were all intriguing in their own way and I enjoyed trying to figure out who they were beneath their carefully created facades. The pace works very well and there was never a dull moment from beginning to end. While I definitely was thrown off the scent a few times throughout, I had figured out the truth by the last few chapters but the ending still took me by surprise.

Compelling, haunting, and spine-tingling in all of the right places, SLEEP by C.L. Taylor is my favourite book from this author so far and I cannot wait for more from one of best authors in this genre.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023
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One of the best books I've read in a long time kept your attention. Anticlimactic. Well written. Will be reading other books by her
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023
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I read The Guilty Couple by this author and really enjoyed it. I did not find this book as suspenseful and the ending, for me, was not that surprising or satisfying. I will be trying more of her books as the first one I read was really good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it - brilliant book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2019
I have read a few books by this author and she writes a fantastic story and an excellent psychological thriller so when I saw that she had a new release out, Sleep (this book), I knew it was definitely one I wanted to read – I prided myself in my self-control for this one as I resisted the temptation to dive right in the day it landed on my Kindle and I actually saved it to read on New Year’s Eve/Day – and I have to say it was the perfect way to start my 2019 reading!

I loved the setting for the story and how it was told from the views of different characters. The start of the book was superb – a brilliant hook to get me engaged and I finished it within hours of starting. I completely devoured it and it was a brilliant page turner.

Everything about the book worked for me, the setting was great, it was eerie, windswept and the perfect setting to make the plotline work and if anything it has made me want to visit Rum and the Highlands and Islands again.

I loved that I was guessing (incorrectly) what was going on only to find that there was a plot twist and I was left guessing again – that is what makes for a perfect read for me.

The ending was very well crafted and it is definitely five stars from me, it was a fantastic book to start my 2019 reading with and I cannot recommend this one highly enough!!

I honestly cannot wait to see what this author releases next – her books for me just keep getting better and better – this one was a belter!!
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Z Cox
4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense story with good characters
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2019
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Good easy read. Predictable ending
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Dee Arr
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Suspense Thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2019
I don’t usually like to see an initial chapter or forward in a novel that foreshadows what is to come. In most cases, authors are using it as a hook, hoping a reader will get caught up and purchase their book based upon what will be happening later. Although she used this technique, C.L. Taylor exercised it with novelty and control, creating something that easily led me to the next chapter.

The early story introduces Anna, who was the driver in a horrible accident that resulted in people dying. There are people who blame Anna for the deaths of their loved ones, and the suspense begins early as Anna begins to feel that she is being watched. Ms. Taylor slowly ratchets this feeling higher with each page and the book became impossible to put down (yes, I was forced to finish it in one morning).

Anna is soon thrust into a situation where she has no place to run, and she knows that one of the seven people trapped with her is the killer. The amazing essence of the book is that the author continues to feed clues to the reader, though she makes it seem effortless and the number of red herrings could feed someone for a week. It was only near the end when I figured out who the killer was, although that was the same time Ms. Taylor was ramping up the terror and WANTED the reader to know. All books should be this convoluted, feeding us facts that continually send us walking down the wrong paths.

This is a fantastic suspense thriller, with enough twists and turns to satisfy the most demanding reader. Five stars.

My thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for an advance electronic copy of this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
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Jeanne Lofts
5.0 out of 5 stars Really gripping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2024
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Really enjoyed this. Absolutely gripping, I read it in 24 hours, then lent it to my daughter who did the same! A real page turner.
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Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read.
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Lavender
3.0 out of 5 stars To die, to sleep
Reviewed in Germany on January 11, 2020
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This was an interesting thriller with an unusual plot but somehow it did not fulfill my expectations.

Anna is traumatized because of a car accident in with some of her colleagues were killed. She feels responsible and suffers nightmares and insomnia. When she begins to receive strange notes comparing sleep she gets the feeling that somebody is out there to harm her because of what she caused. When her relationship fell apart she decides to move to a small Scottish island and work in a hotel. She immediately bonds with her new boss and feels more at ease. But shortly after her arrival a group of tourists arrive. All of them have, of course, issues of their own. When a storm hits the island and forced all of them to stay inside the hotel, Anna begins to think that whoever threatens her in London has followed her onto the island and is among these tourists.

The book is unfortunately told in a very slow pace. I did not connect to Anna and I did not feel for her. I was annoyed by her because of her paranoia and her whininess. The story is also not running very smoothly. Especially towards the end it felt all rushed and Anna is panicking and acting very stupid but still somehow becomes Superwoman. I also was annoyed by everyone asking everybody, and especially Anna, if she was OK all the time even if they asked that half an hour ago. It was weird to read that questing on almost every page. The twist at the end was a mild surprise but it did not come with a Bang. Anna was suspicious of everybody at one point in the story so there was only one left at the end.

The book was an easy read and interesting enough to keep my attention but I was not over-engaged and had some problems with the logic and continuity.
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Gulfam Bhatia
5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome psychological thriller.
Reviewed in India on June 7, 2019
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Name Of The Book :- Sleep
Author Name :- C.L. Taylor
Publication date: 31 May 2019
Publisher: Avon
Language: English

Book Title :-
Title is awesome and intriguing. I think its the best title for this book.

Book Cover :-
Dark sky and Bay View Hotel is shown on the cover which makes the cover more intriguing.

Story :-
Story is about Anna who was going to London with her' three colleagues, Peter, Freddy and Mohammed. Her car mistakenly crashed with a lorry and as a result of that crash Peter and Freddy died whereas Mohammed went into the hospital, seriously injured and paralysed.

Anna lost her sleep. Her gulit didn't permit her to sleep. So to move out of that situation and her so called boyfriend named Alex, she took a job at remote Scottish Island, Rum at Bay View Hotel.

One day, seven guests' arrived into the hotel. Everything was going on well but one day Anna found that creepy sleep messages'on the window and she thought that her stalker was still stalking her and she became frightened.

Seven guests have seven secrets and one is the killer amongest them. Will Anna catch the killer? Or will she go to sleep forever? Read the book and find out.

Characters :-
Anna, Trevor, Christine are very strong characters. Although others are also good.

Narration :-
Narration of the story is excellent and holds you till the last page.

What I Like? :-
1 Strong and creepy characters'.
2 Original voice of the plot.
3 Different narration style ( I think there are 9 POV's )
4 Length of the book was appropriate.
5 Crisp editing.

Grammar and Vocabulary :-
Awesome grammar and vocabulary is used in the book.

My Final Verdict :-
A must read for the lovers of psychological thrillers.
Book Title :- 5/5
Book Cover :- 5/5
Story :- 5/5
Characters :- 4.5/5
Narration :- 5/5
Grammar and Vocabulary :- 4.5/5
I personally rate this book 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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