Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the most notorious murderers behind bars for help: teenage serial killer Simon Gutmunsson.ĭespite Travis’s objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case-a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers-things start to unravel. Marshal father died while trying to capture a teenaged serial killer.įrom the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining insights and knowledge from convicted juvenile killers that even the FBI couldn’t crack. Both have experience with serial murder: Emma is the only survivor of murderer Daniel Huxton, and Travis’s U.S. In 1982, two teenagers, Emma Lewis and Travis Bell, are recruited to the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. Unfortunately, they have to depend on a deeply unreliable source – teenage murderer Simon Gutmunsson – to get the information they need to pursue that justice.

Driven by rage and survivor’s guilt, she and her partner want justice for the teen victims. In None Shall Sleep, we have a girl who’s been a victim now investigating a new case, and she feels very much like she’s doing it on behalf of the current victims. “I wanted to write something that wasn’t just about the serial killers – who seem to get all the focus when we talk about cases like these. For additional ideas around serial murder and FBI processes I also contacted the FBI, and researched their own historical newsletters and webpages.” Douglas (as everyone now knows from the TV series Mindhunter) was one of the key agents Involved in the creation of FBI Behavioral Science in the 1970s, when that unit was in its infancy, and his story is truly amazing. Note From Ellie: None Shall Sleep draws inspiration from a number of sources – I’m a longtime fan of the work of Thomas Harris, Stephen King, and real-life FBI profiler John Douglas, who wrote the original Mindhunter, which I first read in my 20s.

We are so excited to share with you the amazing cover of None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney, out September 1, 2020!