Sleepless
Published on 9. December 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-5294-0836-2 (ISBN)
Description
THE MIND-BENDING NEW THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DEAR CHILD
'Hausmann's novel has the feel of a nightmare, unfolding at breakneck speed' SUNDAY TIMES
It's been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she's wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a few friends. But when one of those friends, Laura von Hoven - free-spirited beauty and wife of Nadja's boss - kills her lover and begs Nadja for her help, Nadja can't seem to be able to refuse.
The two women make for a remote house in the woods, the perfect place to bury a body. But their plan quickly falls apart and Nadja finds herself outplayed, a pawn in a bizarre game in which she is both the perfect victim and the perfect murderer . . .
Dark secrets past and present collide in this haunting novel of guilt and retribution from the internationally bestselling author of Dear Child.
PRAISE FOR ROMY HAUSMANN:
'Chilling' People Magazine
'[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut . . . As enthralling as it is thought-provoking' New York Times
'Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can't stop reading' David Baldacci
'Deliciously dark' Alice Feeney
'Very compelling' Peter James
'Disturbingly good' Lesley Kara
'Hausmann's novel has the feel of a nightmare, unfolding at breakneck speed' SUNDAY TIMES
It's been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she's wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a few friends. But when one of those friends, Laura von Hoven - free-spirited beauty and wife of Nadja's boss - kills her lover and begs Nadja for her help, Nadja can't seem to be able to refuse.
The two women make for a remote house in the woods, the perfect place to bury a body. But their plan quickly falls apart and Nadja finds herself outplayed, a pawn in a bizarre game in which she is both the perfect victim and the perfect murderer . . .
Dark secrets past and present collide in this haunting novel of guilt and retribution from the internationally bestselling author of Dear Child.
PRAISE FOR ROMY HAUSMANN:
'Chilling' People Magazine
'[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut . . . As enthralling as it is thought-provoking' New York Times
'Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can't stop reading' David Baldacci
'Deliciously dark' Alice Feeney
'Very compelling' Peter James
'Disturbingly good' Lesley Kara
Reviews / Votes
Hausmann's novel has the feel of a nightmare, unfolding at breakneck speed and exposing the terrifying vulnerability of a woman who wants nothing more than to be loved * Sunday Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-0836-2 (9781529408362)
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E-Book
06/2021
1st Edition
Quercus
€2.99
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Person
Romy Hausmann was born in East Germany in 1981. At the age of twenty-four she became chief editor at a film production company in Munich. Since the birth of her son, Romy has been working as a freelancer in television. Her thriller debut, Dear Child, became a number one bestseller in Germany and is being published in twenty countries. Sleepless is her second thriller. Romy lives with her family in a remote house in the woods near Stuttgart.