The biggest and most gripping new crime thriller novel for 2025 with a killer hook that everyone's talking about

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___ SELECTED AS THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH AN OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH '' Reads like a dream but unsettles like a nightmare'' A J FINN ''A propulsive and inventive read'' GUARDIAN ''Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit'' THE TIMES '' Compelling and brilliantly crafted '' SUN ''Utterly addictive'' LUCY CLARKE ''Certain to be one of the year''s best thrillers '' LEE CHILD ''Will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime'' NITA PROSE ''Remarkable . . . it deserves to be a breakout bestseller '' DAILY MAIL '' The twist is one of the best I''ve read'' DAVID BALDACCI ____ ANNA O HASN''T OPENED HER EYES FOR FOUR YEARS Not since the night she was found in a deep sleep by the bodies of her best friends, suspected of a chilling double murder. For Doctor Benedict Prince, a forensic psychologist on London''s Harley Street, waking Anna O could be career-defining. As an expert in sleep, he knows all about the darkest chambers of the mind; the secrets that lie buried in the subconscious. As he begins Anna O''s treatment - studying his patient''s dreams, combing her memories, visiting the site where the horrors played out - he pulls on the thread of a much deeper, darker mystery. Awakening Anna O isn''t the end of the story, it''s just the beginning. ...

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After discovering that the average person spends thirty-three years of their life asleep, MATTHEW BLAKE felt the pull of a story. He began extensive research into sleep-related crimes and into the mystery illness known as resignation syndrome, research that sparked a thrilling question: if someone commits murder while sleepwalking, are they innocent or guilty? And so his novel Anna O was born.

Before writing fiction, Matthew worked as a researcher and speechwriter at the Palace of Westminster. He studied English at Durham University and Merton College, Oxford.

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ANNA O - THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAME___

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