Sleep Tight
A DC Rose Gifford Thriller
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4.0 • 13 Ratings
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- £3.49
Publisher Description
A brand new detective series with a supernatural twist!
‘Eerie, original and compelling’ C.L. Taylor
‘Tense and twisted’ Susi Holliday
‘A brilliant, clever murder mystery’ Jane Casey
Even in your dreams you’re not safe…
The nightmare is only just beginning…
When DC Rose Gifford is called to investigate the death of a young woman suffocated in her bed, she can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the crime than meets the eye.
It looks like a straightforward crime scene – but the police can’t find the killer. Enter DS Moony – an eccentric older detective who runs UCIT, a secret department of the Met set up to solve supernatural crimes. Moony wants Rose to help her out – but Rose doesn’t believe in any of that.
Does she?
As the killer prepares to strike again, Rose must pick a side – before a second woman dies.
Twisty, original and compelling, SLEEP TIGHT is perfect for fans of Alex North and Cara Hunter.
PRAISE FOR C.S. GREEN:
‘Brilliant’ Jenny Blackhurst
‘Unusual, intriguing and funny in places’ Sinead Crowley
‘I read it one sitting, totally gripped’ Erin Kelly
‘Had me gripped from first page to last’ Ruth Ware
Reviews
PRAISE FOR SLEEP TIGHT:
‘Eerie, original and compelling’ C.L. Taylor
‘Tightly plotted, perfectly paced, and beautifully written, the story builds to a tense and terrifying conclusion. The introduction of a secret police department set up to solve crimes with a supernatural element is original and exciting’Amanda Jennings
‘Brilliant’ Jenny Blackhurst
‘Pulse-pounding’ Caroline Mitchell
‘This locked door mystery had me hooked from the first page, and the creeping intensity builds to a heart-racing finish’ Rachael Blok
‘Caroline is one talented author’ Chris McDonald
‘Loved this genre-blending, original page turner’ Niki Mackay
'A smart police procedural with an unnerving supernatural spin, Sleep Tight promises great things for CS Green's new series and introduces an intriguing and complex lead' Eva Dolan
‘A refreshingly original thriller. Beautifully written and deliciously creepy, Sleep Tight hooked me from the very first line’ Sarah Stovell
‘Creepy, intriguing and a total page turner’ Michelle Davies
‘Rose Gifford is as brilliant a character as Susie Steiner’s Manon’ Louise Voss
'A classy police procedural with gritty characters and a delicious paranormal edge' Jane Isaac
‘A gripping, fascinating and tense novel’ Neil Lancaster
A great premise, complex characters and a supernatural twist. If you’ve ever had trouble sleeping, you’ll be totally gripped’ Paul Burston
‘A pacy police procedural with a sprinkling of the supernatural and a likeable heroine—what’s not to love?’ Lisa Gray
‘It’s rare to find a truly original police procedural, but here it is! Eerie and tense, a locked-room mystery leads us into a world of supernatural crime detection’ Jo Furniss
‘The perfect blend of crime, thriller and supernatural’ Sam Carrington
Customer Reviews
A fantastic, unique crime thriller with an epic supernatural twist!
I’m going to be screaming from the rooftops about this brilliant book for some time to come! A crime thriller with a difference and what an original difference it is too!
DC Rose Gifford is determined to help catch the killer of a young woman, Hannah, who has been found suffocated in her bed, but with no sign of a break-in, this case might not be so straight forward. After speaking to the victim’s friend, Rose discovers that Hannah had been suffering terrible nightmares at the same time every night and would often wake up screaming as she thought someone was in the room with her. Someone tall, dark and menacing!
Kirsty is at work one day when she breaks down to a colleague about the fact that she is not sleeping well and that a dark figure who visits her in her dreams feels far too real for her liking. Concerned for her safety after the recent murder, Kirsty informs the police about her nightly visitor, in the hopes they’ll be able to help and not think she’s gone cuckoo! The police, unfortunately, don’t take her too seriously, will Kirsty become the next victim?
Could someone really be able to get to these women through their dreams? Or is it just a coincidence that they both suffer from a condition called sleep paralysis? We follow Rose on her quest to get to the bottom of this mystery with a spooky twist.
This book is so clever and so well thought out. From the minute I picked it up I knew it would be one that I couldn’t put down. It was also one of those books that I kept thinking about even when I wasn’t reading it! The twists were spectacular, and I honestly would never have guessed the outcome.
Rose is a character that I took to straight away, she is far from perfect and has many flaws but she is very likeable and I feel she is going to be my new favourite character from a book. I am thrilled to learn this will be a series and can’t wait to be reunited with Rose in the next instalment.
I love the way this book makes you think more about sleep and dreams and all things supernatural. I actually suffer from sleep paralysis myself, it can be really scary and many times I have seen tall dark figures in my room and even right next to my bed. Do we sufferers just have creative minds? Or do we have some kind of connection with the other side?!
Not many people can pull off a story like this, but Caroline has absolutely nailed it! Having been taught by her myself in a crime and thriller writers course, I can vouch for what an amazing writer she is and I know for a fact that she will have done an extensive amount of research to enable her to create this book and make it seem so realistic.
Fascinating, chilling and extremely addictive to read, do not miss out on this incredible first instalment from the DC Rose Gifford series.
Adolescent writing.
Horribly naive writing style. Grammar awful. To use “women of a certain age” is sexist, ageist, patronising, and anachronistic. The split infinitives went beyond the pale. Characters 2 dimensional, bland……. Awful writing. Paid for it. Dumped it.