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At one point, Professor Ben Prince, the protagonist of Matthew Blake’s Anna O debut comments on “the twisted horrors of the human mind”, and in many ways that’s what lies at the heart of this murder mystery thriller. Undeniably page-turning as it sees Ben, a forensic sleep psychologist, utilise new techniques to wake a woman accused of murder from her four-year sleep so she can stand trial, it’s incredibly entertaining, and outrageously twisty.
Anna Ogilvy (AKA Anna O) is the accused in question — “Sleeping Beauty, a figure of myth and reality”, while Ben is the Prince tasked with waking her. He works for a private sleep clinic on Harley Street. And, while the case comes with close scrutiny from the government, “Anna O is the holy grail for all sleep experts. Ever since it happened, over four years ago now, she has been the one mystery to beat them all.” Adding to the case’s allure Anna O’s namesake was the first patient of psychoanalysis, treated by Freud.
When Ben manages to wake Anna, all hell breaks loose in a thrilling story of deception, betrayal and revenge. With the narrative playing out in the dangerous here-and-now, and through Anna’s notebooks, Ben embarks on an obsessive search for the truth. Then, just when you’ve kind-of recovered from one set of twisted revelations - bam! What an ending.
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Anna O Synopsis
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.
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9780008607791 |
Publication date: |
1st February 2024 |
Author: |
Matthew Blake |
Publisher: |
HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: |
Hardback |
Pagination: |
432 pages |
Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Matthew Blake Press Reviews
‘An irresistible concept beautifully executed’ LEE CHILD
‘The twist is one of the best I’ve read’ DAVID BALDACCI
‘Will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime’ NITA PROSE
‘The premise is original, the writing stylish, and the payoff unforgettable’ A J FINN
‘Extremely entertaining and terribly twisty’ CECELIA AHERN
‘A natural-born storyteller’ JEFFERY DEAVER
‘Utterly addictive, fiendishly clever’ LUCY CLARKE
‘Incredibly atmospheric’ RAGNAR JONASSON
‘As unsettling as a waking dream’ STIG ABELL
‘WHAT a ride. Everyone needs to read this book’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
‘The smartest thriller I’ve read in years’ EMILIA HART
‘A plot that keeps you guessing’ STEPHANIE WROBEL
‘Will compel you to read it in one white-knuckled gulp’ C J COOKE
‘Ingeniously plotted and impossible to put down’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN