Sleep of Reason

by Rose Beecham

Book Overview

When a small boy is kidnapped from his home, most of Montezuma County turns out for the search. But nothing is as it seems with this case, and Detective Jude Devine soon finds herself caught up in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933110538
• ISBN13: 9781933110530
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Great part of the series must read all three.

Beecham does a good job a character development and obviousely reserches her topics well. Outstanding novel, must read all of the trilogy.weel developed, eticing,

Beecham has another winner

Detective heroine Jude Devine returns with a horrific new case to solve in Rose Beecham's quick-paced and commanding latest mystery, Sleep of Reason. The murderer of toddler Corban Foley seems obvious to all, even the readers. The problem is that Devine cannot find the missing child and cannot prove a murder has been committed. Beecham is uncompromising when describing scenes, characters and emotions so that the reader can visualize it all. She does this once again with Sleep of Reason, using an economy of words. Beecham's writing is tight, fluid, and crisp. We can feel the cold snow and the desolation of the desert when Devine is searching for Corban. We become angry at the despicable adults in Corban's life that have allowed this to happen. Beecham likes to mix it up for us, never giving us the predictable. She carries the reader along to a point where we are putting together the pieces of the mystery puzzle. Then she introduces a new and disturbing angle and efficiently merges it into the main plot. With a less seasoned author, this additional storyline could be an interruption, but as she takes us in and out of this subplot, we turn the pages even faster so we can see how it corresponds with the overall story. Beecham does not disappoint her readers here. We get to know Devine better in Sleep of Reason, seeing a very likeable woman who is a dynamo as a professional, strong, driven and unwavering in her duty, but deeply conflicted in her personal life. It is easy for us to make Devine our heroine because even with her flaws, we want to be like her. Beecham also has done a swift and thorough job of lending continuity in Devine's life by weaving in the back story, and using the same characters that were in Grave Silence, including her romantic interest, Dr. Mercy Westmoreland. But rather than giving the reader an overused romantic story, we are treated to some unexpected events that pique our interest. Sleep of Reason does not have a neat and tidy ending, but Beecham smartly leaves the reader with a promise that we cannot resist, letting us anxiously await the continuation of the series with Place of Exile in 2007.