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The Guilty Sleep
Published by Diversion Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
No one gets hurt is a fine plan. A worthy goal. But when it comes down to the moment, there’s always plenty of hurt to go around.
Afghanistan vet Dexter Grant is broke, reeling from PTSD, and on the verge of divorce when he's approached by his old Army buddies to help rescue their former interpreter, the man who once saved Dex's life. It means ripping off a vicious queenpin's drug proceeds—but not to worry, they have it all worked out. And if anyone can pull it off, it’s Dex’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 just as in combat, the best-laid plans don’t survive first contact with the enemy. When the heist goes off the rails, Dex’s wife and daughter become targets for bloody revenge. Dex must face down his spiraling inner darkness and call on all his strength and training to save his girls. In his quest, he'll learn there was much more to this heist than he ever imagined.
Jeremy D. Baker bursts onto the crime fiction scene with this debut thriller that recalls C.J. Box’s unlikely hero Joe Pickett and the small-town, lived-in noir of S.A. Cosby. The Guilty Sleep is a riveting tale of robbery and betrayal in which a father’s love faces off with a soldier’s debt.
Afghanistan vet Dexter Grant is broke, reeling from PTSD, and on the verge of divorce when he's approached by his old Army buddies to help rescue their former interpreter, the man who once saved Dex's life. It means ripping off a vicious queenpin's drug proceeds—but not to worry, they have it all worked out. And if anyone can pull it off, it’s Dex’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 just as in combat, the best-laid plans don’t survive first contact with the enemy. When the heist goes off the rails, Dex’s wife and daughter become targets for bloody revenge. Dex must face down his spiraling inner darkness and call on all his strength and training to save his girls. In his quest, he'll learn there was much more to this heist than he ever imagined.
Jeremy D. Baker bursts onto the crime fiction scene with this debut thriller that recalls C.J. Box’s unlikely hero Joe Pickett and the small-town, lived-in noir of S.A. Cosby. The Guilty Sleep is a riveting tale of robbery and betrayal in which a father’s love faces off with a soldier’s debt.
Product Details
- Publisher: Diversion Books (May 6, 2025)
- Length: 336 pages
- ISBN13: 9798895150221
Raves and Reviews
Advance Praise for The Guilty Sleep:
“The Guilty Sleep gave me Heat meets Triple Frontier vibes, but with the heart to compare to Lone Survivor and American Sniper. Jeremy D. Baker is in the vein of writers like S.A. Cosby and Eli Cranor, with dark yet honest undertones, and a protagonist who gets wrapped up in a world of pain under the pretense of doing the right thing. Expertly done.”
—Zac Topping, author of Rogue Sequence and Wake of War
“This novel moves. And it cuts sharp and deep.”
—Elliot Ackerman, bestselling co-author of 2034 and 2054, and National Book Award Finalist for Dark at the Crossing
"It's propulsive and emotionally charged and titanium-slick, but it's the authenticity that sets The Guilty Sleep apart. Jeremy D. Baker knows of which he writes, and nobody writes it better."
—Marcus Sakey, bestselling author of the Brilliance Trilogy and AfterLife
Advance Praise for The Guilty Sleep:
“The Guilty Sleep gave me Heat meets Triple Frontier vibes, but with the heart to compare to Lone Survivor and American Sniper. Jeremy D. Baker is in the vein of writers like S.A. Cosby and Eli Cranor, with dark yet honest undertones, and a protagonist who gets wrapped up in a world of pain under the pretense of doing the right thing. Expertly done.”
—Zac Topping, author of Rogue Sequence and Wake of War
“This novel moves. And it cuts sharp and deep.”
—Elliot Ackerman, bestselling co-author of 2034 and 2054, and National Book Award Finalist for Dark at the Crossing
"It's propulsive and emotionally charged and titanium-slick, but it's the authenticity that sets The Guilty Sleep apart. Jeremy D. Baker knows of which he writes, and nobody writes it better."
—Marcus Sakey, bestselling author of the Brilliance Trilogy and AfterLife
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