Description
Where innocence walks to school, and evil waits at the corner.
Sleeping Dogs opens with the abduction of a boy in red sneakers—an everyday scene that unravels into a nightmare. From that moment, Winterbourne is marked, its streets and fields haunted by murder, whispers of ritual, and the long shadow of the town’s hidden past.
At the center are Danny Nesbitt, a foster kid hardened by loss, and his loyal dog Jack. Their discovery in Millar’s Field sets in motion a chain of events that intertwine with the obsessions of an aging detective, the dark history of Winterbourne Asylum, and the sinister figure known only as the Bicycle Man.
S.A. Baker’s prose is raw, atmospheric, and relentless, drawing readers into a town where every face hides a secret, and every rumor may be true. It’s not just a story of one boy’s death—it’s about the rot beneath an entire community, and the terrible cost of letting sleeping dogs lie.
Highlights include:
- A gripping opening that turns an ordinary walk to school into horror.
- Danny Nesbitt, a compelling young protagonist caught between survival, truth, and the system that failed him.
- The return of Winterbourne’s haunting landmarks: Seonagh’s Woods, the asylum, Millar’s Field.
- A detective chasing a decades-old cycle of child murders, where answers are as dangerous as the crimes.
- Themes of trauma, secrecy, and the legacy of violence passed through generations.
Bleak, haunting, and impossible to forget, Sleeping Dogs is gothic horror reborn in a modern town—a story for readers who know true evil is never far from home.
Written by S.A. Baker
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