Stay Awake: A gripping crime thriller that will keep you up at night

Liv Reese wakes up in a taxi with no memory of how she got there or who she is. She is confronted by a stranger who claims to live in her apartment and is horrified to see news reports of a crime scene with her blood used to scrawl a message. Liv is on the run for a crime she doesn't remember committing and is trying to piece together the fragments of her life, but there is someone who knows exactly what she did and will do anything to make her forget. Stay Awake is an electrifying thriller that will keep you up all night.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2022
Publisher: Canelo

Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. She is dropped off at her apartment, but is confronted by a stranger who claims to live there. Confused, she reaches for her phone to call for help – only to find that in its place is a bloodstained knife. That's when she sees that her hands are covered in scribbles repeating the same two words: "STAY AWAKE."

Last she recalls, Liv was a successful writer for a New York magazine. Now, she's lost and disoriented in the city. She is horrified to see news reports of a crime scene where the victims' blood has been used to scrawl a message: the same message that's inked on her hands. What did she do last night before waking in a moving car?

Liv finds herself on the run for a crime she doesn't remember committing and trying to piece together the fragments of her life. But there's someone who knows exactly what she did, and they'll do anything to make her forget – permanently.

An electrifying thriller that unfolds at a breakneck speed, "Stay Awake" is guaranteed to keep you up all night. Perfect for fans of S.J. Watson, Lisa Unger, and Riley Sager.

Praise for "Stay Awake":

Misdirection has always been a key tool in her toolbox, and she uses it to perfection in this beautifully conceived and executed thriller.

Booklist: "Goldin skillfully interweaves Liv's tense, propulsive present-day narration with flashbacks that shed light on her past and the events that led her to this point. Shocking twists and resourceful, well-drawn female characters keep the pages turning as the clever mystery unfolds. Goldin reliably entertains."

Publisher's Weekly: "One of the very best new thrillers I've read this year. The character writing, development, pacing, and storytelling are just wonderful. One of the top thrillers of the year."

"One of the very best new thrillers I've read this year. The character writing, development, pacing, and storytelling are just wonderful. One of the top thrillers of the year."

Weight: 234g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804360064