Why read None Shall Sleep?

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In 1982, two teenagers-serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell-are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI…

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2 authors picked None Shall Sleep as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ella West

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Ellie is an Australian writer and we share the same publisher so I’ve got to know her a little. This is her first book set in the States (us antipodean writers need bigger readerships!) and I think she’s done great. I can’t even start to imagine the research that’s gone into it to make every fact right. And the blood! I love this book. I think it’s the perfect introduction for teenagers into the world of crime fiction. Go Ellie!

From Ella's list on The best young adult crime (because crime book lovers should start young).

David A. Poulsen

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Think Silence of the Lambs meets Veronica Mars. Same kind of tension with a great premise. The year is 1982. Emma Lewis, a serial killer survivor, and Travis Bell, a US Marshall trainee, are contracted by the FBI to interview juvenile killers to find possible solutions to cold cases. Cue the romantic music. Eventually the duo is asked to work on a current case with a deadly killer who is murdering teenagers and to do so they must co-opt the brutal convicted teenage killer, Simon Gutmunsson. This is a real bad dude and an expert in the art of…

From David's list on The best YA mysteries that inspire writers (like me) to get to work.