The Guilty Sleep

by Jeremy D. Baker

Genres: Thrillers; Crime Fiction; Military Thrillers

Synopsis

A debut thriller that recalls C.J. Box’s unlikely hero Joe Pickett, along with the heartfelt love and despair of S.A. Cosby’s damaged, downtrodden dads, this is a tale of robbery and ruse in which a father’s love faces off with a soldier’s debt.

Veteran Dexter Grant is suffering from PTSD and on the verge of divorce when he is approached by his former Army buddies to help save the life of their interpreter in Afghanistan. It means robbing a lot of money from a vicious queen pin—

But not to worry. They have it all worked out, and if anyone can pull it off, it's Dexter’s former team lead Staff Sergeant Saenz.

Tempted by an easy score that could make his own problems disappear and imbued with new purpose, Dex agrees to play his part. But as in combat, the best laid plans don’t survive first contact, and when the heist goes off the rails, Dex’s wife and daughter become targets for bloody revenge. Dex must call on all his strength and training to save them, and in his quest he will learn there was much more to this robbery than he ever imagined. 

Release date: May 6, 2025

Publisher: Diversion Publishing

Print pages: 336