Sleep No More

La vengeance est un art qui profite au crime. Tel est le fil rouge qui relie les nouvelles rassemblées dans ce recueil. A la suite des Douze indices de Noël, A en perdre le sommeil nous fait découvrir six histoires inédites savoureuses et expertement ficelées, sous la plume de la regrettée P. D. James.
As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. Bullying schoolmasters receive their comeuppance, unhappy marriages and childhoods are avenged, a murder in the small hours of Christmas Day puts an end to the vicious new lord of the manor, and, from the safety of his nursing home, an octogenarian exerts exquisite retribution. The punishments inflicted on the guilty are fittingly severe, but here they are meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice rather than the institutions of the law. Once again, P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives and scenarios with complete conviction, and each with a satisfying twist in the tail.