Insomnia [Paperback]

Robert Westbrook (Author)

Book Description

Series: Onyx Movie Tie-In | Publication Date: May 7, 2002

In a place where the sun never sets...

A famous Los Angeles detective and his partner have come to Alaska-where the summer sun shines 24 hours a day-to investigate a murder.

...darkness is about to descend.

But a local cop soon learns that there's more to this case-and these detectives-than meets the eye.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Onyx; 1st edition (May 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451410491
• ISBN-13: 978-0451410498
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,351,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Book! What a stinker...., July 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Insomnia (Paperback)

The writing in this book is so elementary it's embarrassing. I picked it up because the premise of the movie sounded interesting, but the writing is so bad it gets in the way of the story. I'm on page 70 and I keeping thinking it's going to get better and then on the next page I wonder where the editor was! I guess this is one case where I'm SURE the movie has to be better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Typical Mystery Novel, July 5, 2002

By 

Sharon Sternberg (Louisville Ky, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insomnia (Paperback)

A fictional story of two Los Angeles detectives, sent to a small Alaskan town to investigate a murder in Nightmute.Insomnia has an unusual twist half way through the story, where the main character Will Dormer, abuses his authority as a detective. I didn't find this novel to be any different than any other typical mystery,it was boring and slow through the first seven chapters, then it finally picked up the pace in the investigation of Kay Connel. Personally it's a good action packed mystery, that keeps the reader anticipating what will happen next. The whole novel is well thought through and I'm looking forward to watching the movie Insomnia, based on the novel.

Robert Westbrook, dosen't give very good descriptions of the main characters, in order for the narrator to have a general ideal of their appearances. I also disliked where pictures of the main characters from the movie were placed in chapter fourteen, because the pictures described scenes in the book before their time, revealing what would happen next and who the killer was. Despite difficulties with the descriptions and pictures, the rest of the novel is very detailed. other than those few flaws he does do a good job, at keeping the reader interested until the end.

Robert Westbrook, has written quite a few mystery novels, Insomnia being his most recent. I think he's an author who has not yet became well known and he hasn't done very many novels, therefore he is an author I would keep an eye on. To be honest I have not read any other books by him, but I would like to read his others just to see how well he has progressed over time. So if you like short mystery novels, Insomnia is a book I'd recommend reading.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insomnia - excellent!, May 30, 2002

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Melissa (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insomnia (Paperback)

I think I got a little bit of insomnia from reading this book! I couldn't put it down!! I found myself staying up until 3a.m. reading to see what happens next! If you like suspense and psychological thrillers, you'll love Insomnia!!