Sleeper

by Leslie Glass

For nine bestselling April Woo novels Leslie Glass delighted readers worldwide with gritty New York City crime fiction ripped from the headlines. Glass's novels have been praised as "Brilliant...skillfully done" Tampa Tribune, "Truly fantastic" New York Post. "Nobody writes crime mysteries quite like Leslie Glass." Romantic TimesNow Glass returns to suspense fiction with her most provocative character, Michael Tamlin, US Treasury, tracked by the deadliest killers you never want to meet.Welcome to Portland and Watch Your Michael Tamlin, her father wanted a Undercover AgentNew Her predecessor at the bank was murdered.New His biggest client has ties to the Middle Hiding a few dark secrets.Local Think she's still working for the Feds.It's cold out in the cold for an ex-spy risking all for marriage in a city about to blow.With her characteristic humor, quirky characters and nerve-wracking suspense Glass goes behind the scenes of real estate and bank fraud like you've never seen them before, to the drugs, money laundering and traffic of dangerous refugees around the world. Michael Tamlin, formerly of the Treasury crosses the country for love and marriage only to find nothing in Portland is as it should be and she may never come back alive...

190 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2010

About the author

LESLIE GLASS's new book, the Mother Daughter Relationship Makeover is a memoir and exploration of the issues that drive mothers and daughters (and also sons) apart. Her experience as founder and editor of Reach Out Recovery, the online wellness and recovery magazine, inspired her to move beyond her beloved April Woo mystery series and focus on helping people by writing recovery books for people of all ages. Since 2011, she has produced two award winning documentaries, The Secret World of Recovery, and The Silent Majority and developed a website with followers from all over the globe wanting to know more about addiction, recovery, relationships, and health. Reach Out Recovery has more than 1500 original articles.

In her early career Leslie worked in publishing and has written for a variety of media. She was a journalist at New York magazine and a short-story and feature writer for Cosmopolitan and Woman’s Own in Great Britain. A playwright and the author of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring NYPD Detective Sergeant April Woo, Glass is also the author of Over His Dead Body, Sleeper, The Teen Guide to Health, Find Your True Colors in 12 Steps, The 8 C's That Help Me Be All Right.
She lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Series
* April Woo Mystery

Reviews

[Pamela Holt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Terrific Author

I was disappointed at first that it wasn’t one if the Detective Woo books of hers I’d been reading. But I soon forgot all about Detective Woo and was enthralled by another just plain good book.

[Barbi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let me begin by saying that I enjoyed Leslie Glass' April Woo series. That said, I now have to confess that I'm not such a big fan of the author's new character, Michael Tamlin, or her new novel, "Sleeper". The characters, the plot and the denouement of "Sleeper" all have a forced and implausible feel. "Sleeper" reads more like a romance novel pretending to be a thriller than a thriller with a dash of romance on the side. Overall, I was disappointed.

[Brianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interestingly enough, this book was kind of a let down after the Hunger games. The action sequences were cut short and almost rushed and there was a lot of background and plotting. I do love the April Woo series and I think it is difficult to show character development in a single book with a solid intro, climax, and wrap up - this was really seen in this book. I might have felt differently if I had read this before the Hunger games as that book was amazingly and uniquely written.

[Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a disappointment. I've been a fan of Glass's April Woo series, so I'd looked forward to this. Stupid, bumbling (but not funny) villains, cardboard banking execs, unappealing heroine. I kept reading to the end, thinking it would get better. It didn't. Treat yourself to the April Woo series instead.

[Alaric Pratt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fast read Not a lot of twists characters added fast in the beginning. Story goes along not many surprises. I did enjoy it.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, but not as good as the April Woo series by the same author.