Sleepless - Hardcover

Huston, Charlie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345501136 ISBN 13: 9780345501134

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2010

Synopsis

Working undercover to stop the black-market trade of a sleep-aid drug that has become aggressively sought by a world stricken by pandemic insomnia, Los Angeles cop Parker Haas finds his work compromised by pharmaceutical company corruption and the afflictions of his wife and infant daughter. By the best-selling author of The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death.

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Review:

“One of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century."—Stephen King
“A stunningly original work of speculative fiction.”—"The New York Times Book Review"
“[Charlie Huston is] one of the most interesting writers working the crime/mystery/ supernatural beat. . . . ["Sleepless"] is a serious novel full of ideas about our future, concerns about our present and dead-on characterizations.”—Associated Press
“What continues to elevate Huston’s work  . . . is a sharp eye for character and unexpected—but entirely logical—twists. . . . He is a standout young voice.”—"The Denver Post"
 
“What a fabulous read. . . . The ending is a brilliant shocker.”—"Dayton Daily News"

One of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century." Stephen King
A stunningly original work of speculative fiction. The New York Times Book Review
[Charlie Huston is] one of the most interesting writers working the crime/mystery/ supernatural beat. . . . [Sleepless] is a serious novel full of ideas about our future, concerns about our present and dead-on characterizations. Associated Press
What continues to elevate Huston s work . . . is a sharp eye for character and unexpected but entirely logical twists. . . . He is a standout young voice. The Denver Post
What a fabulous read. . . . The ending is a brilliant shocker. Dayton Daily News"

"One of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century."--Stephen King

"A stunningly original work of speculative fiction."--The New York Times Book Review

"[Charlie Huston is] one of the most interesting writers working the crime/mystery/ supernatural beat. . . . [Sleepless] is a serious novel full of ideas about our future, concerns about our present and dead-on characterizations."--Associated Press

"What continues to elevate Huston's work . . . is a sharp eye for character and unexpected--but entirely logical--twists. . . . He is a standout young voice."--The Denver Post

"What a fabulous read. . . . The ending is a brilliant shocker."--Dayton Daily News

Book Description:

A blisteringly powerful thriller set in a Los Angeles ravaged by a plague of sleeplessness.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0345501136
• ISBN 13: 9780345501134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 353