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The Sleep of Reason

By: David Derbyshire, Mark Rowley, Various
Narrated by: John Sackville
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About this listen

Co-written by one of the UK's leading counter-terrorism experts, The Sleep of Reason is a tense and compelling thriller about toxic politics and the radicalisation of young men.

A brutal massacre at a theme park leaves eight dead and triggers a wave of extremist violence across Britain.

On the trail of the killer is Detective Superintendent Sophie Gabriel, who must confront her past as she races to stop rival Islamist and neo-Nazi terror groups bringing a deadly campaign of violence to Britain's streets.

As community tensions rise, the Coalition Government appear to be exploiting the crisis for their own ends. In the midst of a political and media whirlwind, Gabriel and her team must stop a ruthless terrorist attack that could leave hundreds dead.

©2022 Mark Rowley and David Derbyshire (P)2022 W F Howes Spies & Politics Terrorism Thriller & Suspense Espionage Scary

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Critic reviews

"Completely gripping and terrifyingly real—this is a cracking thriller." (TM Logan, author of The Holiday and Trust Me)

"Thunderously good from start to finish." (Amber Rudd)
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Scary in as much as it could all be just around the corner, if not here already.

A bit too real to be entertaining

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Like every CT exercise I ever attended. Authentic but occasionally scooby doo but such is story telling.

Authenticity in most part. Bit of dramatic license but realistic mostly. Good narration

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So well written and seems terrifying accurate. Gripping and well read. You won’t be disappointed.

Excellent,

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Excellent tense audio book, clearly benefiting from the expertise of the author in the field.

Ring of Authenticity

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Our new Met Chief seems to have mined a vein of personal venom and created a thrilling read
Reality at every turn even down to Drone operations. Loved it cannot wait for next one 👏

Breathless and Troubling

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