Synopsis

“A terrific debutfast, tough and hard, shot through with hard-won authenticity and deep humanity. . . . Don’t miss out.” Lee Child No one gets hurt is a fine plan. A worthy goal. But when it comes down to the moment, theres 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 proceedsbut not to worry, they have it all worked out. And if anyone can pull it off, its Dexs 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 dont survive first contact with the enemy. When the heist goes off the rails, Dexs 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. Boxs 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 fathers love faces off with a soldiers debt.

About The Author

Jeremy D. Baker grew up in Italy, Florida, and Maryland. Hes a former US Army counterintelligence agent and combat veteran. Like Dexter Grant, he served alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan. Also like Dexter, hes a PTSD survivor. Over the last 20 years, his work in national security has focused on intelligence, counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, human trafficking, climate risk and resilience, and cybersecurity. He lives with his family in Maryland.