The release date for the English version of 'Are You Awake?' by
Claire McGowan is Nov 2022. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A terrifying tale about a missing girl and two possible witnesses comes from the bestselling author of What You Did. Both of them believe they saw her. Can they, however, rely on their own eyes?
Mary feels as if she hasn't slept in years. Her two little children never let her get any sleep, so one hot and humid night in the midst of London, she sneaks out to a neighboring park to get some fresh air.
Tim has trouble falling asleep. After the awful tragedy that occurred to him, it doesn't seem secure. In search of comfort outside, he finds Mary in the park, unable to sleep. There, via the window of a neighboring home, the two visitors see what seems to be a brutal assault.
Startled by what they've seen, Tim and Mary develop a strange friendship as they search for answers. The two are certain it's the lady they saw being assaulted when they read news headlines about a missing person who was last spotted strolling by herself not far from them. Although the police don't think they're telling the truth, pressure to locate her before it's too late grows when they learn of a possible connection to a previous murder and a spate of disappearances from the region.
However, Mary starts to question her own judgment as her marriage is failing and the police are after them.plus Tim's. How trustworthy is a guy who lacks sleep?
The perpetrator seems to be considerably closer to home than the two first believed as they get entangled in a risky game of cat and mouse. Is there anything even more evil going on, or have they got it all wrong?