It takes an exceptional writer to make a story about soul transfer believable. Iles, who has wowed critics with his six previous thrillers, not only makes the incredible seem logical but also engages the reader completely in the hopes and doubts of his protagonist, who finds his life coming apart because of a summons from the dead. Petroleum geologist John Waters of Natchez, Mississippi, has painstakingly reconstructed his life after an affair with a beautiful but possessive woman who tried to kill him and nearly destroyed his spirit. This woman was killed in New Orleans 10 years ago. At a Mardi Gras party, a woman appears who sounds just like Waters' long-ago love. And she knows everything about their past. Iles is masterful at sustaining psychological suspense, as Waters is drawn into an affair with the woman who claims to be his lost love, again jeopardizing his life. An irresistible page-turner. Connie Fletcher
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Review
“Sleep No More is that rarity, a thriller that really thrills.”—Stephen King
“Completely engaging...irresistible pass-the-popcorn fun…a spirited chiller.”—People
“Reads like a revved up go-cart, with surprises at every curve. Erotic, shocking, pulse racing and a whole lot of white-knuckled fun.”—Clarion-Ledger
“Iles presents whodunits that are a cut above…His characters have some dimension. You usually can’t see his plot twists coming.”—Fort Worth Star Telegram
“A broody, moody writer whose books have the twitchy languidness of Tennessee Williams combined with the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock...a dazzling combination of guilt, obsessions and suspicion.”—St. Petersburg Times
“This is exactly the sort of action at which Iles is best: the cornered family man, trying to do right by his people, facing extraordinary problems with heroic effort.”—The New Orleans Times-Picayune
“It takes an exceptional writer to make a story about soul transfer believable. Iles, who has wowed critics with his six previous thrillers, not only makes the incredible seem logical but also engages the reader completely in the hopes and doubts of his protagonist…Iles is masterful at sustaining psychological suspense...An irresistible page-turner.”—Booklist
“Fans will certainly enjoy the way he once again brings to piquant life his home turf Natchez and the Mississippi Delta.”—Publishers Weekly
“With this new novel, Iles has once again proven himself master of the suspense genre…he has crafted a compelling psychological thriller.”—Library Journal
From the Back Cover
In Sleep No More, Greg Iles returns to the territory of some of his best-loved works, the steamy and hypnotic small town Mississippi where Iles himself grew up. John Waters is a husband and father happy with his lot in life, though he has not always felt that way. Years earlier he escaped an obsessive love affair, which he feared might consume him. The woman in question disappeared after Waters married, and later he heard that she was killed in New Orleans. But now, Waters has an uneasy feeling that she has resurfaced to trouble him - and entice him - once again. A woman he meets casually stuns him with a smile and a secret only this former lover would know. But when this alluring stranger is suddenly murdered, Waterss quiet life is enveloped in a whirlwind of guilt and suspicion, revealing the shadowy sides of love and friendship, and the terror that can result when passion becomes obsession.
About the Author
Greg Iles is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Penn Cage series. His novels have been made into films, translated into more than twenty languages, and published in more than thirty-five countries worldwide.
John Waters's life begins to unravel when he meets Eve Sumner in his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi. Dick Hill delivers an outstanding performance in this supernatural tale of soul transfer (which only occurs during sexual intercourse), passion, and murder--with Waters as the prime suspect. From Hill's first words, the listener senses this will be a chilling story. His Southern accents are totally first-rate, with voices matching personality, age, and gender. The challenge to change the voices of characters, both male and female, as they become inhabited by another's soul is also successfully met. Unfortunately, a strong performance with good pacing and tempo doesn't totally make up for a book that is too long and repetitious. SLEEP NO MORE would have much more success in abridged form. S.S.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
