Sleep No More

A story of love, obsession, betrayal and possession.
In Sleep No More, Greg Iles asks the reader to suspend logic and believe the unbelievable.
John Waters' life is far from ideal. His wife Lily is depressed and distant after two miscarriages and his oil well drilling company is potentially in trouble due to some irresponsible moves made by his long time friend and business partner Cole Smith.
Then one early autumn afternoon Waters encounters the beautiful and mysterious Eve Sumner. She shatters his world when she mouths one word - soon - to him; a private signal between Waters and Mallory Candler, his former college lover who by all accounts was raped and killed 10 years previously.
Stranger still when Waters later finds Eve at a spot where he and Mallory used to meet, she tells him that she is the spirit of Mallory Candler living in another woman’s body. Is she just a clever con artist? And if so how does she possess such intimate knowledge of his and Mallory’s affair? Or is someone trying to drive him crazy? If so who and why?
Water’s dissatisfaction in his relationships with his wife and his business partner fuel his growing obsession with Eve Sumner as long suppressed memories and desires resurface. Unable to resist he begins an affair with Eve that ultimately threatens his life and that of his family.
How far will he go to protect those he loves? Can he find the strength to do what he must before he loses everything?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book Greg Iles does a good job of making an incredible concept almost plausible. The characters are multi-dimensional. The “good guys” are not perfectly good and the “bad guys” have at least understandable motives for behaving as they do. The plot twists especially toward the end keep you guessing and turning pages. I found the ending a little hard to believe, but to be honest I would have been disappointed had it ended any other way.
I heartily recommend this book to anyone who likes a good thriller.
Cheryl Brigham (cheribomb)