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Dark...claustrophobic...intense
Wow! What an incredibly pacy book that holds your attention throughout, I didn't want to put it down and when I did put it down I couldn't stop thinking ab... READ MORE
Gripping
A dark and deeply disturbing thriller with many twists and turns. Compulsive reading I could not put down.. Great atmosphere with the storm raging outsid... READ MORE
I Dare You To Sleep Before You've Finished!
I was hooked from the opening chapter, most intriguing as Anna's note indicates if you are reading this she is dead and one of the 7 guests at the hotel ... READ MORE
Definitely had me hooked!
I got this sent to me to review and wasn't sure what to expect. I really enjoyed it! It fully had me hooked from the first page. I read it in the space of ... READ MORE
Absorbing and intense
This is an astonishingly good novel! I read it in about three hours, completely unable to put it down. It was compelling, intense, and simply amazing!
I h... READ MORE
You won’t be going to sleep until it’s finished...
I sat up half the night just to finish this book! I’m sure there’s irony in there somewhere!?
The premise is an original one however such a believable sto... READ MORE
Synopsis
‘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 Listand Alice Feeney’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
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008221010
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allPacy and atmospheric!
C L Taylor delivers a brand new fast paced and atmospheric thriller, one that is so chillingly relatable that I guarantee you will find it difficult to put... READ MORE
Another classic
Once again C L Taylor produces a brilliant read. The first pages will have you gripped and the pace does not slow down. It has everything in this book and ... READ MORE
Let it all be a dream
2.5 Stars
Oh dear, this turned in to a jumbled mess quite early on in proceedings. It starts off quite well with introducing us to Anna and you get a goo... READ MORE
Enjoyed it
This really reminded me of a book that I have already read but that didn’t make me like it any less. To start, I’ve never read anything by CL Taylor althou... READ MORE
Keeps you hooked throughout
After a serious car crash Anna is struggling to sleep; she feels guilty and paranoid that someone is after her for what she has done. She moves to the remo... READ MORE
Literally breathtaking, check your heart before you go to Sleep!
Another fantastic dark twisted section of CL.Taylors mind down on paper. I got totally immersed in this book from the start. Every opportunity to read I to... READ MORE
Anticipated book, didn’t disappoint
400 pages read.....just like that! Yep 400 pages whizzed past me without me even recognising how many pages were in this latest book of CL Taylor’s.
I ope... READ MORE
Classic crime
Ms Taylor's writing easily draws the reader into the classic crime thriller scenario of an isolated venue full of suspicious characters. In the end I wasn'... READ MORE
It should be retitled 'Forget Sleep"
Sleep is the new novel by the queen of the psychological thriller C.L Taylor; although it should be called ‘Forget Sleep’ because once you start this book ... READ MORE
Fantastic, thrilling, and full of suspense. One of C.L Taylor's best works!
After a fatal car crash in which 2 of her colleagues are left dead and one paralysed, Anna breaks up with her boyfriend and moves up to a remote island in ... READ MORE
Don't read it in the dark!
This is by far Cally's best book! I have read everything she has written to date and I could not put this down. Calling it Sleep is a joke in itself beca... READ MORE
Grips you from start to finish!
Another riveting read from C.L.Taylor! Her books just keep getting better and better! This is the most suspenseful thriller I’ve read for a long time!
Th... READ MORE
A great pacy thriller!
I read this in one coach journey on my to London and raced through it. It's a brilliant page-turner that will keep you guessing to the very end. It's every... READ MORE
Cally Taylor knows how to twist the knife
C.L. Taylor more commonly known as Cally to us peasants really knows how to write a psychological thriller and keeps the reader hooked throughout. Each boo... READ MORE
Full of suspense
After a terrible car accident which kills two of Anna’s colleagues and critically injures another, she is haunted by flashbacks and guilt. Anna was driving... READ MORE
No sleep till the last page is turned!
Another brilliant novel from CL Taylor that despite the title, will have you struggling to sleep until you turn the last page!
In her latest, 'Sleep'. a t... READ MORE
Real page turner.
I couldn't put this book down!
It actually made my heart race and made me gasp in places, people say some books are page turners, but I literally couldn't ... READ MORE
5* her best yet!
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 onl... READ MORE
Great writing
Anna is involved in a pretty serious car accident and is the only one to walk away unscathed. Her relationship breaks down and she makes the decision to pa... READ MORE
Brilliant Read
Wow ,what a fabulous read ,I just couldn't put it down.Set on the Scottish Island of Rum ,Anna recovering from an horrific car crash goes to work in the ti... READ MORE
A Good Read.
Gripping psychological thriller. Well written, good characters and lots of red herrings and twists and turns. I would highly recommend.
Insomnia!
Anna is recovering from a car accident that killed two of her colleagues and left another seriously injured when she takes a job in a hotel on the island o... READ MORE
Amazing from start to finish
Anna’s life is thrown into turmoil when an accident happened, unable to get back into the way off life she was used to. Anna Relocates to a disserted villa... READ MORE
A most compelling read
Another fantastic dark twisted section of CL.Taylors mind down on paper. I got totally immersed in this book from the start. Every opportunity to read I to... READ MORE
The remote Scottish island of Rum will haunt your dreams...
Creepy Cally that’s what I ‘m calling this author now. She really ramps it up in this novel with the claustrophobic hotel and the storm and the strangers t... READ MORE
So compelling
Anna is involved in a pretty serious car accident and is the only one to walk away unscathed. Her relationship breaks down and she makes the decision to pa... READ MORE
A must read!
Wow! I have just finished this book and thought it was fantastic, it is definitely a page turner! The book kept my interest from the first page through to ... READ MORE
A must read!
Wow! I have just finished this book and thought it was fantastic, it is definitely a page turner! The book kept my interest from the first page through to ... READ MORE
The remote Scottish island of Rum will haunt your dreams
Creepy Cally that’s what I ‘m calling this author now. She really ramps it up in this novel with the claustrophobic hotel and the storm and the strangers t... READ MORE
A brilliant and twisty thriller
Sleep is the ultimate locked room mystery. From the moment the prologue begins you know you are in for a thrilling time. Our protagonist, Anna, is carrying... READ MORE
Wow wow wow
What an incredible book. I could not put this down and read in one sitting. It was so addictive I was still reading making brews mid way through.
Opening ... READ MORE
Eerily immersive
Seven guests. Seven secrets. One killer. Do you dare to SLEEP?
The story follows Anna, who absorbed with guilt, has fled her old life to start anew i... READ MORE
Another brilliant book by C L Taylor
Another great quality psychological thriller by C L Taylor, I’d definitely recommend going out and buying this one (alongside all her other books)! The har... READ MORE
An enjoyable, atmospheric psychological thriller.
I felt immediately engaged with this psychological thriller and the relentless, well-executed build-up of tension meant that, once started, I could hardly ... READ MORE
Clever, gripping and unexpected!
My attention was immediately captured from the opening line of this incredible book: "If you're reading this then I am no longer alive". Anna, the author o... READ MORE
Gripping & Chilling
C.L. Taylor never fails to grip you from the very first pages.
The opening chapter is a killer! Then, Anna is driving three work colleagues back to Londo... READ MORE
Lightweight psycho thriller with twists you can spot a mile off and an unsurprising reveal!
Sleep is yet another of the recent raft of psychological thrillers paying homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then Were None and in common with most of those, ... READ MORE
A Gripping Psychological Thriller!
Sleep is a gripping psychological thriller written by C.L.Taylor.
Sleep focuses mainly on the character of Anna who crashes the car she is driving, killin... READ MORE
Wow!
As soon as I pick up a book by C.L. Taylor, I know I need to clear myself some time because I'm not going to be able to put it down. This book was no excep... READ MORE
I Loved it!
Anna was involved in a terrible accident, leaving her with nightmares and the heavy weight of guilt. She decides to leave her old life behind and head to R... READ MORE
Psychological thriller
This was an interesting psychological thriller with a different plot line but there was something that just didn't excite me. It was readable but just didn... READ MORE
Gripping
Driving home from a team building course, Anna is involved in a devastating car accident. She walks away, physically okay if mentally scarred but two of h... READ MORE
Another thrilling book 5☆ loved it
10/10 we all have secrets ones we want to keep buried & know one to find out, but the funny thing about secrets is that they come pouring out at the worst ... READ MORE
Satisfying thriller
Sleep is a book about guilt, with everyone affected for one reason or another. Anna is an interesting and flawed protagonist, feeling responsible for the d... READ MORE
I enjoyed this but....
....I think it really needs to be read in as few sittings as possible. I didn't have time to sit and read the book in one or two sittings - it was a quick ... READ MORE
Atmospheric
Sleep ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5⠀
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Well why did I leave this one sitting on my TBR for so long? I had such high expectations for this book with being a huge C.L.Taylor fan a... READ MORE
Murder mystery
Seven guests. Seven secrets. One killer. Do you dare to sleep?
I'd read quite a lot of hype about this book and was really excited to read it. The story f... READ MORE
Enjoyable
This book although not as thrilling as I was expecting it to be was still enjoyable, just don’t expect too much of it.
Anna was driving back from a team bu... READ MORE
An incredible thriller
This book was phenomenal.
With the promise of our protagonist, Anna, dying it seemed as if the focus of the book was to work out who the killer would be. B... READ MORE
Another great release from CL Taylor!
Sleep is packed with eeriness, atmosphere and plenty of characters who aren't quite who they say they are.Anna is a great main character; she's likable but... READ MORE
A good twist at the end
Anna is the driver in a car crash, she survives but two of her passengers die and the third becomes paralysed. After the crash, running on no sleep, she de... READ MORE
Easy thriller
It is a really enjoyable page turner. It may not be the most difficult mystery to solve, so if you are a hardcore thriller reader you may what something mo... READ MORE
Magnificent
This chilling and suspenseful novel, races along at a pace which keeps you totally hooked, you don't get a lot of sleep until the last page is reached!
Af... READ MORE
Brilliant!
After the horrific car crash that killed two of her work colleagues & left another with life threatening injuries Anna is wracked with guilt. She is unabl... READ MORE
Intriguing and brilliant!
"If you're reading this then I am no longer alive." - it's hard to not get curious about the book with the first sentence like that! After reading the firs... READ MORE
Intense and Claustrophobic
Well, this wasn’t the read I was expecting at all. It was even better!
After reading the blurb, I thought the story’s title related to Anna, the protagoni... READ MORE
full of suspense!
A fantastic synopsis draws in the readers immediately. Within the first few pages we are led to wonder what has happened to Anna, and who is responsible? A... READ MORE
Seven guests, seven secrets and a remote island setting
Anna needs to get away from a tragedy in her past, and the job on the remote island of Rum in Scotland seems to be the escape she needs to put the shattere... READ MORE
Mediocre
Main character Anna takes an hotel job on a remote Scottish island to escape her troubled experiences in London. However, as the guests arrive and events o... READ MORE
Sleep
The story was fantastic I couldn't put the book down from start to finish, it was a real page turner and thriller. I haven't read anything by this author h... READ MORE
Creepy but interesting
I really loved this book. There is a dreadful car accident and the main character decides to retreat up to a remote Scottish hotel after the incident and h... READ MORE
Intense and creepy!
I loved this book! 'Sleep' took a whole new spin on the regular thriller story plot. C L Taylor wrote Anna as such a like-able character, and kept the read... READ MORE
Hypnotic
Anna was behind the wheel of the car when an accident occurs killing two of her colleagues and paralysing another. She struggles to cope in the aftermath, ... READ MORE
Creepy whodunit
Despite thinking I was a detective whilst reading this book, (I even took to having a notebook with all the suspects names written down and making notes on... READ MORE
Prepare For Night Terrors
Anna has terrible insomnia, she hasn't really been able to sleep properly since the accident, the guilt is eating her up from the inside.
She decides the ... READ MORE
Read the entire thing in about two sittings.
I absolutely loved Sleep. It was such a fast paced and exciting story. I really enjoyed the way the writing flowed quickly and easily; no chapter felt like... READ MORE
Another chiller read From Creepy Cally !
Another fantastic dark twisted section of CL.Taylors mind down on paper. I got totally immersed in this book from the start. Every opportunity to read I to... READ MORE
Eerie!
I could not put this book down! There was so many unexpected twists that left me in shock!! I definitely recommend!!!the story line was so thorough and com... READ MORE
Really good read!
I really enjoyed this book. It kept you guessing throughout about who was responsible for all of the strange things that had been going on in the hotel. An... READ MORE
An excellent thriller!
I was on edge from the first page and it kept me guessing until the very end. I think I suspected just about every character except the killer, but once re... READ MORE
Twists, turns and red herrings that will keep you guessing.
The country house murder mystery novel synonymous with the works of such authors as as Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, Mary Allingham and of course Aga... READ MORE
Another superb book
400 pages read.....just like that! Yep 400 pages whizzed past me without me even recognising how many pages were in this latest book of CL Taylor’s.
I ope... READ MORE
Sleep will be the last thing you think about when you start this!
Nothing could be more terrifying than be trapped with a bunch of strangers in a remote location, but when it becomes clear that one of those strangers has ... READ MORE
Amazing
This was an amazing book to read. I absolutely loved the book and loved how the storyline progressed throughout the entire book. Sleep reminded me of many ... READ MORE
Chilling and delightfully uncomfortable
I'd had my eye on Cally Taylor's books for a while. But with my leaning tower of TBR peering accusingly at me, threatening to topple over every time my fin... READ MORE
Instant winner!
Seeing as I powered through this in just over 24 hours, I'd say it was one heck of a read! An instant 5 star read, right from the opening page. Nothing was... READ MORE
You won’t sleep til you finish it!
Starting with a list of names who might have been the murderer, the book then skips back to before ‘the accident’, I love the mystery and who way the facts... READ MORE
You won’t sleep til you finish it!
Starting with a list of names who might have been the murderer, the book then skips back to before ‘the accident’, I love the mystery and who way the facts... READ MORE
Great review
Seven guests. Seven secrets. One killer. Sleep is definitely a book that have kept me awake.
Anna moved from London to a remote island in Scotland after a... READ MORE
Intense, dark and creepy
My review summed up in three words. Creepy, dark and intense.
The authors writing style is edgy and gritty. It hooks you and grabs you in from the very b... READ MORE
Thrilling read
This is yet another great psychological thriller from this author, it kept me gripped from start to finish. Anna is travelling home from a conference wit... READ MORE
Followed
I love this book! If your into thrillers than this book is certainly for you! A young girl called Anna is recently involved in a tragic car accident, howev... READ MORE
A darkly claustrophic psychological thriller your be foolish to miss out on
Book review
Okay so first things first, the book cover looks very engaging, it immediately drew me in to find out more about the book.
Secondly, the blurb of informat... READ MORE
Feeling like the odd one out...
Firstly, thank you to the publishers for this early copy.
I have read 3 of this authors previous books and loved them so I had high expectations for this b... READ MORE
addictive
This book had me gripped from page one! Having read a previous book by this author I knew what to expect so I was very keen to read this. The plot is a cla... READ MORE
Buy this book!
The cover straight away draws me in. I love the short chapters and even though there are quite a few characters, its easy to get to know and remember each ... READ MORE
You won’t sleep til you finish it!
Starting with a list of names who might have been the murderer, the book then skips back to before ‘the accident’, I love the mystery and who way the facts... READ MORE
Sleep by C.L. Taylor
Anna’s world is shattered when on the way home from a team building exercise, the car she’s driving is involved in a major collision. Two of her colleagues... READ MORE
Creepy, Atmospheric Thriller
The book opens with a letter telling us that if we're reading this, then the author Anna is dead. But what happened?
Three months earlier, Anna had a car ... READ MORE