Sleepless by Charlie Huston

Sleepless by Charlie Huston, 355 pages, thriller.
I am a big fan of Charlie Huston, and even if this is not my favorite of his novels, it is still better than most other thrillers out there. The main character in this post-apocalyptic novel, Park, is a cop in Los Angeles. His wife is sleepless, that is she suffers from a type of plague that keeps its victims awake, losing their minds from exhaustion, until they wither and die. Their baby is in danger every time Park leaves her alone with her increasingly erratic mother, as he goes out to work in an increasingly chaotic world. Jasper is perhaps the best character in the book, he is a shadowy assassin, a hired gun, who changes his mind, as the story progresses, as to what role he will play in its outcome. Throw in a gaming sub-culture, a possible cure for the plague, and a few of Huston's quirky-mad supporting characters and you have a story. A compelling read, great for fans of the post-apocalyptic and for fans of smart character filled thrillers.

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