Don't Wake Up
A Dark, Terrifying New Thriller with the Most Gripping First Chapter You Will Ever Read!
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3.8 • 22 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A pitch-black psychological thriller for fans of Before I Let You In by Jenny Blackhurst and The Lie by C.L. Taylor.
Alex Taylor wakes up tied to an operating table. The man who stands over her isn't a doctor.
The choice he forces her to make is utterly unspeakable.
But when Alex re-awakens, she's unharmed - and no one believes her horrifying story. Ostracised by her colleagues, her family and her partner, she begins to wonder if she really is losing her mind.
And then she meets the next victim.
So compulsive you can't stop reading.
So chilling you won't stop talking about it.
Don't Wake Up is a dark, gripping psychological thriller with a horrifying premise and a stinging twist . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of British author Lawler's intense first novel, doctor Alex Taylor wakes up on an operating table, disoriented and constrained, and a man dressed as a doctor describes how he's going to torture her. The last thing Alex remembers is leaving her shift at the hospital in suburban England, where she's employed, and walking through the car park to meet her boyfriend, Patrick. When she comes to again, Alex is in her own department at the hospital, and, though she keeps explaining what's happened to her, the story is too outlandish for anyone to believe. Her status as one of the hospital's top doctors and her relationship with Patrick both begin to crumble, and she has to wonder whether she's having a breakdown after all. But a breakdown doesn't explain why people around her keep getting hurt. Lawler creates a diverse cast of characters and toggles between them seamlessly to create an exciting narrative, from the police chief inexplicably drawn to help Alex to the officer determined to lock her up. Readers will look forward to her next psychological thriller.
Customer Reviews
A little frightening
An interesting plot, with the protagonist wondering if she was losing her mind. The author has a good way of creating angst. I thought that the middle of the story could do with some tightening, I kind of got a little lost. Worth reading however.