The Sleep of Reason: a compelling thriller about toxic politics and the radicalisation of young men
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‘A superb evocation of what trying to track down terrorists is really like’ Daily Mail
‘Completely gripping and terrifyingly real - this is a cracking thriller’ T.M. Logan
‘A rollercoaster of a ride’ Lizzie Dearden, The Independent
‘A thunderously good read from start to finish’ Amber Rudd
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 appears to be exploiting the crisis for its 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.
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Sir Mark is the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. His highly successful 31-year career in policing included posts as Chief Constable of Surrey, Assistant Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police and lastly head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing. Globally recognised for his leadership expertise in national security and policing, in 2018, Sir Mark was knighted in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his “exceptional contribution to national security at a time of unprecedented threat and personally providing reassuring national leadership through the attacks of 2017”.
David Derbyshire is an award-winning national newspaper journalist and has written features for The Sunday Times, the Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and the Observer. He was the 2004 Medical Journalist of the Year, and was joint winner of the 2008 Press Gazette Environmental Press Awards campaign of the year.
