- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Viking Books (7 July 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0670034193
- ISBN-13: 978-0670034192
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,392,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of Body Double
'Riveting, moving and haunting...you come away with the deepest respect for these true-life heroes'
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'These cases haunted Horn, and because of her masterful storytelling, they are likely to haunt her readers too'
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating! But flawed (only slightly!)
8 Aug 2005
Format:Hardcover
Although I enjoyed reading "The Restless Sleep" very much and will recommend it to friends, I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the organizational format of the book. Instead of following each one of the four intriguing cases to its conclusion, Horn divides the cases between several chapters. The large number of names becomes confusing and readers may find themselves flipping back to previous chapters about a particular case to refresh their memories about who was who in the 1951 Sanseverino case, the 1988 Diefenbach case, the 1977 Stapleton case, or the 1996 Leon/Martinez case. The book is wonderfully "real" and informative, but I will recommend skipping chapters, reading about one case in its entirety first before moving to another one. I think that will make for a smoother reading experience.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Couldn't put it down
27 July 2005
Format:Hardcover
I mean that literally. Horn's book was one of those where I'm in bed reading, it's way past my bedtime, and I keep thinking "Just one more page..."
Here's what you get between the covers: real, sometimes flawed heroes, and heartbreakingly real vicitims, and the very real and therefore sometimes flawed process by which the murderers are tracked down and brought to justice. There are a number of unsolved murder stories that loop back and forth and over and through each other, and the book's structure makes that work. It's a page turner that defies expectations.
Or, put simply: an excellent read.
Here's what you get between the covers: real, sometimes flawed heroes, and heartbreakingly real vicitims, and the very real and therefore sometimes flawed process by which the murderers are tracked down and brought to justice. There are a number of unsolved murder stories that loop back and forth and over and through each other, and the book's structure makes that work. It's a page turner that defies expectations.
Or, put simply: an excellent read.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Hits Close to Home and Stays There
17 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
A disclaimer: Horn is gripping for reasons already noted on this page: her aptitude for getting deep under the skin of her subjects, and bringing that depth deep under the skin of her readers. Her captivating voice and yen for the finer details of procedure, of files, of inventory. Her compassion for the dead and use of the book as a eulogy for them.
Et cetera.
But: here's what's absolutely remarkable about it. Walking around the streets of Brooklyn (and though The Restless Sleep is local to New York, these stories can be dropped onto any city, really), you feel you've been treated to a history lesson, a detailed reminder of the ghosts in the buildings, under the streets, in the waters around you. This morbid niche of history helps comprise the breathing pulse of a city, and this is the moral lesson here.
And: what matters most-- it's simply a great read.
Et cetera.
But: here's what's absolutely remarkable about it. Walking around the streets of Brooklyn (and though The Restless Sleep is local to New York, these stories can be dropped onto any city, really), you feel you've been treated to a history lesson, a detailed reminder of the ghosts in the buildings, under the streets, in the waters around you. This morbid niche of history helps comprise the breathing pulse of a city, and this is the moral lesson here.
And: what matters most-- it's simply a great read.
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