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Sleep Tight: The million copy bestselling psychological thriller that will keep you up at night Kindle Edition

by Rachel Abbott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 40,654 ratings
No one is safe when obsession takes over.

Olivia Brookes and her children have been reported missing, and DCI Tom Douglas is concerned. He remembers the family from an incident two years earlier: it seems that Olivia’s life has always been fraught with drama.

All the evidence suggests that Olivia and her children were in the family home that morning. Her car is in the garage, her purse is in her handbag – on the kitchen table.

The police want to issue an appeal, but for some reason every single picture of the family has been removed from albums, from phones, from computers.

And then they find the blood…

Has the past caught up with Olivia?

Sleep Tight – if you can. You never know who’s watching.

A DCI Tom Douglas Thriller
Books in this series can be read in any order

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‘One of THE best mystery suspense novels!’ – Amazon Vine Voice

'An excellent and intriguing start which had me hooked from the first page.' – S Wilton

‘The pages flowed effortlessly and what was quite a complicated plot line with plenty of strings and a lot of guessing throughout the novel, still felt easy to keep up with and had me hooked from start to finish.‘ – Adrian Dooley, Goodreads

‘Rachel Abbott has a keen understanding of the mind, behaviour patterns, thought processes and personality of a stalker, who evolves into a controlling abusive partner. He seems like the perfect husband and the adoring father to outsiders. Inside the life of his victims it is an entirely different story.’ – Cheryl M-M, book blogger

‘If you like being thrown into the midst of a thrilling mystery then Sleep Tight is definitely the read for you. Rachel Abbott will have you tied up in knots and reading until the close will be the only way of untangling yourself.’ – BestChickLit.com

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‘Rachel Abbott is skilled at showing insight into the motives and psychology behind her characters’ behaviour, and had me thinking about each of them as I read; what were their motives, their secrets, their relationships.’ – Goodreads reviewer ‘

I was left speechless in the first chapter and couldn’t put it down for hours. Rachel is amazing at building tension and keeping you turning page after page’ - Crime Book Club

‘Rachel Abbott is a master of intrigue, suspense, and mystery. Her stories are not tied up with a pretty bow at the end.’ - Aimee, Goodreads

‘Rachel Abbott is a talented writer who brings a lot of great tools to the table. She does a magnificent job of setting the scene, and providing beautiful prose for descriptions. Her attention to detail is to be admired.’ Giacomo, reviewer
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00I7VVZAI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Dot Publishing Ltd
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 17 Feb. 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Rachel Abbott's debut thriller, Only the Innocent, was an international bestseller, reaching the number one position in the Amazon charts both in the UK and US. This was followed by the number one bestselling novels The Back Road, Sleep Tight, Stranger Child, Nowhere Child (a short novel based on the characters from Stranger Child), Kill Me Again, The Sixth Window, Come a Little Closer, The Shape of Lies, Right Behind You and Close Your Eyes. The new thriller in the Tom Douglas series - No More Lies - was released in February 2023.

In 2018 Rachel released the first book in a new series - And So It Begins. This was followed by The Murder Game in 2020 (The Invitation in the US).

Rachel's novels have now been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over 5 million copies.

In 2015 Amazon celebrated the first five years of the Kindle in the UK, and announced that Rachel was the number one bestselling independent author over the five-year period. She was also placed fourteenth in the chart of all authors. Stranger Child was the most borrowed novel for the Kindle in the first half of 2015.

Rachel now lives in Alderney - a beautiful island off the coast of France - where she devotes her time to her love of writing fiction. For more information, see Rachel's website at www.rachel-abbott.com, or follow her on Facebook or Twitter.

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Customers find this psychological thriller engaging, with its intricate plots and realistic twists and turns that keep them interested from start to finish. Moreover, the writing is praised for its brilliance, and customers appreciate the believable characters, particularly Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas. Additionally, the book maintains suspense until the end with well-placed clues, and customers describe it as an absolute page turner that can be read in a few sittings.

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1,713 customers mention ‘Readability’1,637 positive76 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as brilliant and complex, with one customer mentioning it kept them reading to the end.

"...I think Sleep Tight is an OUTSTANDING read that gets the top score of 5 stars from me." Read more

"...Lots of POV shifting, which, on the whole, is handled well...." Read more

"...The series is now well-developed, DCI Tom Douglas and Sergeant Becky Robinson are likeable characters who work well together but this isn’t a police..." Read more

"...to rectify that by starting, which I believe will be, another thumping good read. Brilliant." Read more

1,419 customers mention ‘Twists and turns’1,303 positive116 negative

Customers enjoy the twists and turns in this psychological thriller, praising its well-paced narrative and realistic plot developments.

"...I really enjoyed reading Sleep Tight and I loved how the story unfolded. Nagging doubts were thrown at the reader all the way through this book...." Read more

"Basically a good story. More crime than psychological crime. Lots of POV shifting, which, on the whole, is handled well...." Read more

"...that a good psychological thriller should; there is a great puzzle to be solved, an uncertainty about which characters can be believed as Olivia and..." Read more

"Oh how I enjoyed this fast paced and twisty psychological thriller...." Read more

421 customers mention ‘Writing quality’385 positive36 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, describing it as brilliantly and well thought out, with one customer noting that it is written from different points of view throughout.

"...It was well told and there are little things about Robert which seem a little odd at times but don't necessarily shout "wrong" Even when all has..." Read more

"...The book is set in a number of different locations which are well depicted and you get a good image of where everything is taking place – I can’t..." Read more

"...I liked the way the author developed the characters - a very fine artist with an eye for credibility...." Read more

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290 customers mention ‘Interest’276 positive14 negative

Customers find the book highly engaging, keeping them interested from start to finish and maintaining their curiosity throughout.

"...I loved all the little details that were thrown into this story, their importance were all revealed towards the end...." Read more

"...The main detective's life is woven throughout the pages, too, giving added interest rather than just basing everything on the thriller storyline." Read more

"A good read, well thought out plot with just the right amount of intricacy to keep you guessing...." Read more

"...But this book drew me in from the start and never let me down!..." Read more

264 customers mention ‘Believable characters’236 positive28 negative

Customers find the characters in the book believable and appreciate that there are not too many of them.

"...For the most part the characters are well-drawn, the female ones better than the male...." Read more

"...The power of Rachel Abbott’s writing is the fact that her characters behave like real people in that their reactions to events are realistic...." Read more

"...of Rachel’s previous books is once again in this novel a thoroughly appealing character, who is both believable and someone that I think most..." Read more

"...The characters are well drawn and believable. The tension builds gradually with a satisfying ending...." Read more

179 customers mention ‘Guessing ability’139 positive40 negative

Customers enjoy the book's ability to keep them guessing until the end, with clues scattered throughout the pages.

"...The clues are all there but quite often ignored as simply setting a scene...." Read more

"...just couldn't put them down, great storytelling and keeps you guessing right to the very end, now on to book 4." Read more

"...Good storyline and kept me guessing right up to the end, which had a twist...." Read more

"...two-thirds but then got a little bogged down as it got terribly confusing in places, I found...." Read more

117 customers mention ‘Sleep tightness’110 positive7 negative

Customers enjoy this psychological thriller, finding it engaging enough to keep them reading even when tired, and many complete it in a few sittings.

"...I really enjoyed reading Sleep Tight and I loved how the story unfolded. Nagging doubts were thrown at the reader all the way through this book...." Read more

"...and manipulation was a good read which was congenial company through a night of insomnia." Read more

"...Another good read for a dull weekend afternoon." Read more

"...Will recommend to friends as a 5 star , enjoyable read." Read more

113 customers mention ‘Page turner’113 positive0 negative

Customers describe this book as an absolute page turner that keeps them reading until the very end.

"...Very exciting, nail biting, page turning stuff. It would make a brilliant tv series...." Read more

"Very good, a page turner. But there was just the odd bit that was unbelievable...." Read more

"...I guessed early one who the bad guy was I still found this novel a page turner...." Read more

"This is another page-turner with great characterisation. Keeps you guessing till the end of what really happened and a very clever plot line...." Read more

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This is escapist lit at it's greatest. My books are gentler
Gripping, thrilling and often terrifying... I was too scared to stop reading. This is escapist lit at it's greatest. My books are gentler?
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  • Stephen Clynes
    5.0 out of 5 stars The plot of Sleep Tight is very, very clever.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2021
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    Olivia Brookes does not have a lot of good luck and comes to the attention of the police on 4 separate occasions. First Olivia reports that her boyfriend has gone missing. Second Olivia reports that she found both her parents dead in their home. Third Olivia reports that her husband and their three children have gone missing. But the fourth time it is her husband Robert who reports that Olivia and the three children have gone missing. Can DCI Tom Douglas solve if Olivia is unlucky or are darker forces at play?

    I really enjoyed reading Sleep Tight and I loved how the story unfolded. Nagging doubts were thrown at the reader all the way through this book. All the characters had scope for dirty dealings and the reader does not know who to trust. There are three central characters with their points of view pointing the reader in different directions. Olivia, her husband Robert and DCI Tom Douglas but who has got it right?

    The plot of Sleep Tight is very, very clever. It is centered around the idea of obsession. There are many twists in this story and it has you pulling this way and that. You think that you understand exactly what is going on only to be shocked by yet another revelation. Finally you have a surprise ending and you think WTF?

    I found Sleep Tight far better than the first two novels in this series - it gives me all I want from a crime thriller with a psychological twist. I loved all the little details that were thrown into this story, their importance were all revealed towards the end. The clues are all there but quite often ignored as simply setting a scene. I think Sleep Tight is an OUTSTANDING read that gets the top score of 5 stars from me.
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  • Momus
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good story, well-plotted, mostly
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2016
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    Basically a good story. More crime than psychological crime.
    Lots of POV shifting,  which, on the whole, is handled well. However,  the multi POVs do foreshadow a lot of what other characters come to realise later on, so ultimately the reader sees a lot of what's coming and what should be big twists or major reveals are not the 'aha' moments you wish they had of been. There are one or two small reveals at the end though.
    For the most part the characters are well-drawn, the female ones better than the male. One particular problematic character for me was Tom  the chief inspector. Many times in his POV I felt this is not how a man would think or behave in this situation,  and I felt the author allowed herself drift into a female perspective. So at times it felt that Tom read as though this is how a woman thinks a man would / should feel rather than how he does. This is a common error / weakness with a lot of female authors.
    Another small issue was the number of small 'Mrs xxx' type characters that weren't always apparent which one we were talking about - but that's a v small point.
    One subplot to do with a break in of Tom's cottage and a mystery surrounding his brother's death went absolutely nowhere and frankly felt as though it had been stuck in to distract the reader from the places where the  main plot pace seemed to drag. It was unfortunate as this was shaping up to be an interesting diversion but ultimately frustrated due to no resolution.
    The pace was fairly steady up to the denouement though I felt with a bit more editing it could have easily lost another 10-15%.

    Overall 3.75-4.00
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  • Cleopatra
    5.0 out of 5 stars All the ingredients for a perfect psychological thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2014
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    When DCI Tom Douglas is called in to investigate a missing woman and her three children from her home in Manchester he is surprised to find that Olivia’s name has come up in previous investigations. He is left to ponder, how unlucky can one woman be?

    Olivia first called the police when her partner, Dan, disappeared leaving her holding the baby, apart from a text apologising that was the last anyone heard of him. A couple of months later she calls the police after finding her parents dead in their house. All goes quiet for Olivia for a few years until she calls the police once again when her husband, Robert, disappears with her three children from their house and now two years later she has disappeared without trace. Tom Douglas is keen to put out an appeal to find them but Robert is unable to find a single photo of any of them.

    This book contains everything that a good psychological thriller should; there is a great puzzle to be solved, an uncertainty about which characters can be believed as Olivia and Robert explain some of their actions the result being that some of what I read literally gave me goose bumps as I couldn’t help but imagine myself in Olivia’s shoes.

    The series is now well-developed, DCI Tom Douglas and Sergeant Becky Robinson are likeable characters who work well together but this isn’t a police procedural, so although their back stories are evolving, they don’t overpower the focus of the book which centres on Olivia and Robert’s relationship. The power of Rachel Abbott’s writing is the fact that her characters behave like real people in that their reactions to events are realistic. That isn’t to say they react exactly how I would in every instance but the elements that make up the personalities are consistent which keeps the plot grounded without wild flights of fancy.

    Sleep Tight is one of those rare books that deserves the moniker ‘page turner!’ one which means I have resented the intrusion of real people while my mind grappled with the events in Sleep Tight.
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  • AlessandraMARS
    5.0 out of 5 stars fantastico
    Reviewed in Italy on 26 April 2017
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    ho perso la mia fermata della metro varie volte perchè troppo presa a leggere questo libro, davvero fantastico e pieno di suspance! Lo stile della Abbot mi piace molto ed è leggibilissimo anche per lettori italiani che (come me) leggono in inglese per mantenersi allenati con la lingua. Bella la storia, bello lo stile, leggerò altri libri della stessa autrice!
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  • Jjspina
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Page Turner of a Mystery!
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 April 2015
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    Sleep Tight is an unforgettable mystery that I could not put down. The story was well crafted and had more twists and turns than a spider's web. The characters were interesting, well defined and fascinating. A thoroughly enjoyable read by a creative author.

    The protagonists, Olivia and Robert, were in the beginning an enigma but slowly the author defines them for the reader. Olivia, the main protagonist, is used to having her own way but meets a man who she becomes involved with and gets pregnant. Dan is from Iran and his family would not accept her and he must choose between his family and Liv. Now that she is pregnant she feels lost and turns to her parents but something happens to prevent her from going to them. Strange things happen and she is caught up in a new relationship that she is not sure is right.

    There are many circumstances that keep her from getting away from this man who she has now married. She now has two more children, sons that she loves more than life itself. She has never forgotten her first love, Dan. But will she ever escape the clutches of this possessive and cloying relationship? Will she be reunited with the man she truly loves so her daughter will know her father?
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Indeed Tight!
    Reviewed in India on 10 January 2021
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    Thriller for sure. Rachel comes up with an interesting plot where love and one hell of a one makes a person do what normally is an abnormal behaviour.
    Olivia's boyfriend Dan disappears all of a sudden leaving a pregnant Olivia devastated. Adding further to her sadness is the death of her parents and that too in a very suspectible way. Robert comes to her aid and marries her. She's finally happy with her new life and they are blessed with two kids.
    Fast forward to nine years, Robert reports to police that Olivia and their three kids are missing.
    Enter Detectives Tom Douglas and Becky to investigate the case. Tom also had handled the investigation of disappearance of Olivia's boyfriend and death of her parents. His investigation yielded no fruitful result. Now, he's incharge of the missing Olivia and kids. His gut says that it's more than a missing case as it seems.
    Read this thriller to find out whether Olivia and kids are found out or not.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Me ha gustado mucho este libro.
    Reviewed in Spain on 2 August 2014
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    Me ha encantado este libro. Es de los que cuesta trabajo dejar de leer. Mantiene muy bien la intriga y tiene un argumento bien desarrollado. Me ha gustado mucho el hecho de que no tenga escenas de violencia demasiado explícitas, como muchos otros libros de este género. No conocía a esta autora y me ha sorprendido gratamente. Seguro que leeré mas libros suyos.
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  • Cliente Kindle
    3.0 out of 5 stars Bom começo, andamento fraco
    Reviewed in Brazil on 15 February 2015
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    A trama inicia bem, criativa e instigante, mas quando o mistério logo se revela, o livro perde gás e o interesse por ele diminui.
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