The Escape was the very first book I read by C.L. Taylor and I found it OK. This one, however, is really, really good! I'm a big fan of audiobooks, especially thrillers and I decided to listen to this one instead of reading it, and oh boy that was a good move! Sleep is the kind of book that draws in the reader right from the start and then you just can't stop reading (or listening).

Sleep is the kind of thriller with lots of suspects, plenty of red herrings, and a great pace! Is someone after Anna? If so who? Being trapped in a remote hotel in Scotland with a bunch of strangers is not that fun when someone seems to be after you. Who can Anna trust when they are all strangers? And, then the first body is found...

Sleep is an excellent thriller by C.L. Taylor and now I can't wait to read (listen) to the rest of the author's books! And, I'm in luck she has written plenty of books! ( )

The Escape was the very first book I read by C.L. Taylor and I found it OK. This one, however, is really, really good! I'm a big fan of audiobooks, especially thrillers and I decided to listen to this one instead of reading it and oh boy that was a good move! Sleep is the kind of book that draws in the reader's right from the start and then you just can't stop reading (or listening).

Sleep is the kind of thriller with lots of suspects, plenty of red herrings and a great pace! Is someone after Anna? If so who? Being trapped in a remote hotel in Scotland with a bunch of strangers is not that fun when someone seems to be after you. Who can Anna trust when they are all strangers? And, then the first body is found...

Sleep is an excellent thriller by C.L. Taylor and now I can't wait to read (listen) to rest of the author's books! And, I'm in luck she's has written plenty of books! ( )

Anna needs to get away after an event in her life. She takes a job in a remote hotel on the island of Rum, but things don't go so well.

I enjoyed this read. What the story had I enjoyed was the remote setting with the characters in an isolated situation. Of course the characters are going to be stranded in an Agatha Christie kind of way, it's a thriller.

The story plots along nicely with the tension building. All the characters have a secret but one more than others. When all is revealed I found the reasons why a little bit of a let down and was left feeling a little disappointed. I was waiting for a big twist and for me I didn't quite happen, although an unexpected twist did happen half way through.

I still enjoyed this book and its worthy of four stars. ( )

Oh she's only gone and done it again! CL Taylor continues to write excellent books which result in my exclaiming that each one is her best book yet. Well I repeat myself gladly because Sleep is simply outstanding and most definitely her best one yet; I fail to see how this can be bettered. With a first sentence that may very well be the hook of the century, this book grabs the reader from the start and doesn't let go until the final page is turned.

Events in Anna's past result in her leaving her job and relocating to a remote Scottish island to work in a small hotel. Unfortunately, her memories travel with her so she continues to be haunted by her past. If Anna thinks past events were bad, she hasn't seen anything yet. When seven guests arrive at the hotel for a walking tour, they all have something to hide but one of them hasn't come for the walking tour; they've come for Anna. Like a game of Cluedo, the reader must gather the clues and work out who the killer is but good luck with that as it could be absolutely any one of them.

I loved delving into the psyche of each character; seeing what made them tick and unearthing their deepest darkest secrets. One of the guests is ahead of the game though; only letting us see a little part of the real person underneath, but they are so cleverly masked that I was completely thrown off the scent by CL Taylor's amazing art of deception.

With all the perfect ingredients for a gripping murder mystery, CL Taylor has crafted a superb whodunnit. Sleep is a completely addictive modern day murder mystery which the great Agatha Christie would have been proud to have written. I couldn't read Sleep fast enough and it's so very well named as I didn't want to put it down to catch up on my own sleep until I had devoured every single word.

Breathtaking, enthralling and almost too brilliant for words, Sleep is well deserving of every one of the five stars I don't hesitate in awarding it. A very highly recommended read and if you haven't discovered CL Taylor yet, make sure you put Sleep on your wishlist; you won't regret it but be prepared to be up all night reading!

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion. ( )

A tense and gripping whodunit that sits above the pack and set in the wilds of Scotland for lovers of Shari Lapena or A.J. Finn. A traumatised young woman seeks escape and takes a post in a wilderness hotel. A group of strangers arrive to stay and they are snowed in with no connection to the outside world - and that's when people start dying... Is her past catching up with her? Is the universe seeking atonement for her guilty conscience.