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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 - THE WORLD WILL KNOW HER NAME*_______________________________________________**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 YEARSNot 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.____________________________________________Readers are DREAMING of Anna O!'This is my favourite book of 2024 ... the bar has been set'?????'This book is a true definition of murder mystery'?????'A triumph! It'll keep you awake at night'?????'Explosive twists and turns that lead to a sensational finale' ?????'Well worthy of five stars' ?????'Mindblowing and suspenseful!' ?????'This story has it all' ?????.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780008607838 |
| Publication date: |
27th March 2025 |
| Author: |
Matthew Blake |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
432 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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