After discovering that the average person spends thirty-three years of their life asleep, MATTHEW BLAKE felt the pull of a story. He began extensive research into sleep-related crimes and into the mystery illness known as resignation syndrome, research that sparked a thrilling question: if someone commits murder while sleepwalking, are they innocent or guilty? And so his novel Anna O was born. Before writing fiction, Matthew worked as a researcher and speechwriter at the Palace of Westminster. He studied English at Durham University and Merton College, Oxford.
‘Anna O reads like a dream but unsettles like a nightmare; the premise is original, the writing stylish, and the payoff unforgettable. You won't forget her name’ A J FINN ‘A wickedly stunning work . . . The twist is one of the best I’ve read’ DAVID BALDACCI ‘A non-stop thrill ride through the darker sides of the human mind, filled with plot twists galore’ JEFFERY DEAVER ‘A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself’ NITA PROSE ‘Utterly addictive, fiendishly clever, and deeply original. Anna O is the thriller everyone will be talking about!’ LUCY CLARKE ‘A fantastic mystery. Incredibly atmospheric, original and clever’ RAGNAR JONASSON ‘Extremely entertaining and terribly twisty’ CECELIA AHERN ‘This novel is unique and twisty, as unsettling as a waking dream. One of those bits of writing that stays with you well after you have closed the covers’ STIG ABELL ‘A terrifically dark and twisty thriller that's ingeniously plotted and impossible to put down. This book will deprive you of sleep until you get to the end’ SARAH J HARRIS 'The high-concept thriller of . . . forever. I’ve been consumed by it over the last two days. WHAT a ride. Everyone needs to read this book’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN