Book of the Week

None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney is a YA psychological thriller that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Set in 1982, it is about two teenagers who are recruited by the FBI (at a time when they were using innovative and experimental methods to understand serial killers) to track down juvenile serial killers.

As the story progresses, the main character Emma has to reach down inside herself for strength to know that she can do what is needed, and was the message of resilience that the author conveys to teenage readers of the novel.

Recommended for older readers (16+yrs), it also contains trigger warnings for death, murder (including teenage death) and PTSD.

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