The Sleep Room by F R Tallis
When promising young psychiatrist James Richards is offered the job opportunity of a lifetime by the charismatic Dr. Hugh Maitland, he is thrilled. Setting off to take up his post at Wyldehope Hall in deepest Suffolk, Richardson doesn't look back. One of his tasks is to manage Maitland's most controversial projects - a pioneering therapy in which extremely disturbed patients are kept asleep for months. If this radically and potentially dangerous procedure is successful, it could mean professional glory for both doctors. As Richardson settles into his new life, he begins to sense something uncanny about the sleeping patients - six women, forsaken by society. Why is Maitland unwilling to discuss their past lives? Why is the trainee nurse so on edge when she spends nights alone with them? And what can it mean when all the sleepers start dreaming at the same time? In this atmospheric reinvention of the ghost story, Richardson finds himself questioning everything he knows about the human mind, as he attempts to uncover the shocking secrets of The Sleep Room.
“Cleve and spookyFor Tallis, the darker recesses of the mind hold monsters enough. The novel is an elegantly constructed psychiatric Gothic, all spires and gargoyles and ghostly echoes — the sort of vast, dread edifice we sometimes build around ourselves when the lights go out.” -- The New York Times Book Review
“Engrossing. Immensely satisfying.” -- The Boston Globe
“Praise for the Max Liebermann mystery series:”
“A captivating historical series.” -- The New York Times Book Review
“If you’re looking for the best in popular fiction, Tallis is well worth seeking out.” -- The Washington Post
“Tallis neatly blends mystery and history. Fans of Caleb Carr will feel right at home.” -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“A murder mystery of great intelligence. A fascinating portrait of one of the most vibrant yet sinister series of fin-de-siecle Europe.” -- The Times (London)
“Engrossing. Immensely satisfying.” -- The Boston Globe
“Praise for the Max Liebermann mystery series:”
“A captivating historical series.” -- The New York Times Book Review
“If you’re looking for the best in popular fiction, Tallis is well worth seeking out.” -- The Washington Post
“Tallis neatly blends mystery and history. Fans of Caleb Carr will feel right at home.” -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“A murder mystery of great intelligence. A fascinating portrait of one of the most vibrant yet sinister series of fin-de-siecle Europe.” -- The Times (London)
F. R. Tallis is a writer and clinical psychologist. Between 1999 and 2012, he received or was nominated for numerous awards, including the New London Writers’ Award, the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Elle Prix de Letrice, the Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger Award, and two Edgar Allan Poe Awards. He is the author of The Sleep Room, The Forbidden, The Voices, and The Passenger, all available from Pegasus Crime. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781605984766 |
| ISBN 10 | 1605984760 |
| Title | The Sleep Room |
| Author | F R Tallis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pegasus Books |
| Year published | 2013-10-11 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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