Sleepless Summer

180 pages. There is something Edgar Allan Poe-like in the inexplicable way the wind tur bines tax some of Blaashoek's inhabitants.Sleepless Summeris determined to l eave you with a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach, and its Coen Brothers-m eets-Stephen King nightmare of an ending is sure to do the trick.?Hank Step henson,Shelf AwarenessSeasons come and go in provincial Blaashoek, wher e the town?s superficial harmony is upended by the arrival of a wind farm. The irritating hum of the turbines keeps butcher Herman Bracke awake at night. He f alls prey to a deadly fatigue and gradually loses control over his work, setting off a series of blood-curdling events with fatal consequences for the townspeop le.Bram Dehouck (Belgium) was the first author ever to win both the Golde n Noose and the Shadow Award, the two most prestigious prizes for Dutch crime wr iting. Compared to the work of Stephen King, Dehouck?s characteristic black hu mor and concise, punchy prose make for a refreshing take on the modern thriller.