Sleepless: A Novel (2010) Charlie Huston (Author)
In Charlie Huston's Sleepless: A Novel, the world has become overrun with a horrible plague of insomnia--eventually, the bodies of the sleepless give up and die. Parker ("Park") is a Los Angeles cop, who just wants to create a good life for his wife and daughter. He takes part in an undercover investigation, which leads him to a pharmaceuticals company that manufactures Dreamer, a drug that can help the sleepless slumber, and a dark secret. All Park wants is to save his sleepless wife and protect his newborn daughter, and his only hope might lie in the hands of a deadly mercenary.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Parker "Park", Father, Police Officer (undercover), Spouse, Jasper, Mercenary
SUB GENRE :
Psychological Suspense, Police Procedural
SETTING(S) :
Los Angeles, California, United States
SUBJECT :
Sleep, Diseases, Drugs, Suspense
TIME PERIOD :
21st century AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300165269
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "Sleepless: A Novel." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 20 Mar 2010 <http://bna.galegroup.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>