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# The Sleepless Ones (Guillermo Downes Thriller)

**Brand:** james marrison
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        			DARK, GRIPPING AND UNEXPECTED (LINWOOD BARCLAY)An Argentinian DCI in the heart of middle England brings a thoughtful outsider&apos;s viewpoint to a murder that has troubling links to unsolved crimes from the past. Guillermo Downes&apos;sintelligent, intuitive policework keeps the pages turning (Sunday Times)An intriguing debut . . . the plot [has] a strength and texture that help set it apart . . . Taut and told with panache, it ushers in a suitably spiky police hero (Daily Mail)Marrison&apos;s tense debut expertly evokes a sense of place . . . the highly unusual denouement will catch most readers by surprise  (Publishers Weekly)A gripping thriller . . . a readable, complex tale, astutely paced . . . If the mark of a good whodunnit is that you can&apos;t actually guess whodunnit, then The Drowning Ground does its job well. Despite following the plot closely, I was still taken aback by the denouement (The Herald)Move over Morse (Oxford Times)With an intricate plot with numerous twists and an intriguing cop with a complex history, Marrison rivets the reader straight through to the novel&apos;s chilling conclusion. An author to watch, he scores high with this impressive debut (Richmond Times Dispatch)An assured d&#xE9;but which promises much for the future (crimefictionlover.com)So many characters with so many secrets and deviant behaviours make this d&#xE9;but mystery by James Marrison a real winner. The author&apos;s complex plotting, haunted characters, and gorgeous descriptions of winter are an absolute joy to read even as the action takes one suspenseful turn, then another and then another to an unexpected denouement. When it seems as though all the clues have been resolved, Marrison saves one last shocking revelation for the final chapter.. . . Expertly setting us up for the next chapter in the series ( I can&apos;t wait!), Marrison writes lovingly of his new hero, Guillermo Downes, a detective plagued by demons both internal and external yet determined to expose murder most foul whenever and wherever he can (curledup.com)A masterful novel . . . The protagonists are wonderfully portrayed. Downes is a bit of a mystery, a man born in Buenos Aires of a Argentinian mother and an English father. What led him to leave his homeland and make a life for himself in this small English town? Perhaps the answer will be revealed in the next novel in the series, something I&apos;m eagerly anticipating (marilynmystertreads.com)
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
        	
        		About the Author
        	
        	
        		
        			James Marrison is a journalist whose writing has appeared in a number of national newspapers. James Marrison now lives in Buenos Aires, which provides the inspiration for his lead character, Argentinian-born detective Guillermo Downes. The Sleepless Ones is James&apos;s second novel, following on from his d&#xE9;but novel The Drowning Ground.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars
            
*by K***R on 29 April 2019*

What a sad story! I wasn't sure when I started this book but was hooked and just had to keep reading. Guillermo Downes has a history which drives him but also makes him difficult character to warm. A lone!y farmhouse and 2 bodies begin a sequence of questions for which there are few answer until the dots eventually join up. A good read. I look forward to reading more by this author.
  

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Sleepless Ones Will Keep You Awake at Night...
            
*by S***S on 23 October 2016*

The keenly-anticipated follow up to The Drowning Ground, The Sleepless Ones is a far darker tale of murder and corruption that really starts to dig deep into the character of our Argentinian hero, Guillermo Downes. The parallels of Downes' own torrid past with his latest case involving child abduction (and worse) are cleverly woven together by Marrison, and we begin to see the roots of  - and beneath - his cold exterior. Likewise, he has begun to fill out the character of Sergeant Graves, Downes' erstwhile sidekick and their own relationship has the potential for the foundation of many a novel.Marrison's simple, snappy writing style - modelled on his own literary heroes of Chandler et al - lends itself not only to the genre, but also to the thought processes of Downes himself; for me it works perfectly. The vulnerability of both Downes and Graves - both emotionally and physically, these are not two hard-nut cops - makes a nice change as well from the all-action hero so popular in fiction.Less of a whodunnit than his debut, and more of a why- or howdunnit, Marrison takes his readers on a journey to the very depths of what humans are capable of. No wonder he left the Cotswolds for the relative peace of Buenos Aires! I just hope Downes doesn't follow suit - this series has plenty of legs left yet.
  

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good second book
            
*by N***3 on 14 May 2017*

Another excellent book by Marrison that has you hooked. I was slightly confused by the amount of different characters and how they all slotted into the story. Hope he writes more if these.
  

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