Sleep When You’re Dead: A Financial Times’ Best Book of 2022
Praise for Jude O’Reilly
“Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up. A sheer delight”
DAVID BALDACCI
“A rip-roaring road trip into the dark heart of a corrupt, cynical British establishment.“
FINANCIAL TIMES
“Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply-drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow’s nightmare today, this is a superb novel.“
M W CRAVEN
“Judith O’Reilly is a masterful storyteller. In Curse the Day she’s woven a slick, fast-paced thriller brimming with characters that are both finely drawn and compelling. Do yourself a favour and buy this book.”
L J ROSS
“Grabs you from page one and won’t let you go…reading it is like watching an action movie. Action-packed from start to finish but with tenderness and great characterisation too. Fast, sharply-written, clever and intense.” Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2
“A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion. Highly recommended.” LEE CHILD
“…more twists that a pretzel…a gritty action-packed page-turner” ANDY MCNAB
“A worryingly plausible portrait of Britain in the near-future, Judith O’Reilly’s debut novel is fast-paced, packed with action, and introduces a series hero to watch.” MICK HERRON
“New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around.” FREDERICK FORSYTH
“high octane… ” SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
“Gripping and twisty” INDIA KNIGHT, SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
“Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling” SUNDAY MIRROR
“A brilliant techno-thriller that reads like a Bond movie…I could not put this book down.” ZOË SHARP
“A superb political thriller written with aplomb. Former soldier, Michael North is a terrific creation…This is page-turning stuff.” HOWARD LINSKEY
“…packed with no-holds barred action and memorable characters, it’s a blast” JAMES SWALLOW