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The Sleepwalker

Series: Aidan Waits
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The Sleepwalker by Joseph Knox is a gripping crime thriller centred around Detective Aidan Waits. Tasked with guarding a notorious killer in a hospital, Aidan uncovers a web of mystery that blurs the lines between professional duty and personal survival. As details unfold, Aidan confronts moral dilemmas and hidden agendas in a world where nothing is as it seems.
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The Sleepwalker

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Detective Aidan Waits has one job—to extract the location of Martin Wick's final victim before he passes away. But Wick's whispered final words tell of a contract killer at work...and Aidan's name is next on the list.

He said he didn't remember killing them...

As a series of rolling blackouts plunge the city into darkness, Detective Aidan Waits sits on an abandoned hospital ward, watching a mass murderer slowly die. Transferred from his usual night shift duties and onto protective custody, he has just one job...

To extract the location of Martin Wick's final victim before the notorious mass murderer passes away.

Wick has spent over a decade in prison, in near-total silence, having confessed to an unspeakable crime that shocked the nation and earned him the nickname of The Sleepwalker.

But when a daring premeditated attack leaves one police officer dead and another one fighting for his life, Wick's whispered last words will send Waits on a journey into the heart of darkness...

Manipulated by a reticent psychopath from his past, and under investigation from his new partner, Detective Constable Naomi Black, Waits realises too late that a remorseless contract killer is at work.

Can Aidan Waits solve his last case before fleeing justice?

Or will his name be next on the hit list?

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Joseph Knox's The Sleepwalker is lauded for its compelling, dark, and gritty narrative that captivates readers well into the night. Critics highlight the novel's ingenuity, surprising elements, and powerful sense of humanity, with praise noting Knox's strong standing in the Brit noir genre and the book's distinction as his finest work to date.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784162184

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Black Swan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 308g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Joseph Knox has lived in Stoke on Trent, Manchester and London. In 2020, he became an Irish citizen. His debut novel Sirens was a bestseller and has been translated into eighteen languages. The Smiling Man and The Sleepwalker are the second and third books in the Waits trilogy. His first standalone novel, True Crime Story, was a Times number one bestseller.

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