Book Review: Sleep Tight by C S Green

Even in your dreams you’re not safe…

The nightmare is only just beginning…

When DC Rose Gifford is called to investigate the death of a young woman suffocated in her bed, she can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the crime than meets the eye.

It looks like a straightforward crime scene – but the police can’t find the killer. Enter DS Moony – an eccentric older detective who runs UCIT, a secret department of the Met set up to solve supernatural crimes. Moony wants Rose to help her out – but Rose doesn’t believe in any of that.

Does she?

As the killer prepares to strike again, Rose must pick a side – before a second woman dies.

*****

DC Rose Gifford is called in to investigate the death of a young woman who has been suffocated in her bed.

As she works the case, she can’t help but feel that there’s more to this death than it appears.

Rose then meets DS Moony, an eccentric older detective who runs a secret department of the MET set up to solve supernatural crimes.

Moony wants Rose’s help but Rose doesn’t believe in ghosts… does she?

The killer is preparing to strike again. Rose must decide what she believes in before someone else dies.

Having read the premise for this novel, I was excited to be a part of the blog tour for Sleep Tight, book one in the Rose Gifford series.

Right from the beginning, this novel had me completely hooked.

The plot unfolds at a great pace as does the tension and suspense. It had me completely on edge, especially with the supernatural elements.

I was gripped all the way through as I tried to figure out what was going on and what Rose’s role in it would be.

The atmosphere the author creates is very vivid and there were a few times where I had to slow down as I was reading it so fast. I needed to know how it ended.

Rose is a great main character. She’s strong, flawed and it’s easy to have empathy for her circumstances.

The characters overall contributed to my liking of this novel. Scarlet, Moony and Adam especially. I found the scenes with them particularly compelling, and I wanted to know more about what a department like this would do, should one exist of course.

As always, I am not going to say much more. I don’t want to spoil it.

Sleep Tight is a unique crime/psychological thriller and unlike anything I have read in this genre.

As this is book one in the series, I really hope there is a book two. I look forward to seeing what happens next for Rose.

About CS Green:

Cass Green is the pseudonym of Caroline Green, an award-winning author of fiction for young people.

Her first novel, Dark Ride won the Rona Young Adult Book of the Year and the Waverton Good Read Award.

Cracks and Hold Your Breath garnered rave reviews and were shortlisted for eleven awards between them.

She is the Writer in Residence at East Barnet School and teaches Writing for Children at City University.

The Woman Next Door was her first novel for adults. Her latest novel, Sleep Tight was released by HarperCollins on 11th November 2021.

Say hello to CS Green on Twitter. 

Click to buy Sleep Tight on Amazon UK. 

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.