"There is something Edgar Allan Poe-like in the inexplicable way the wind turbines tax some of Blaashoek's inhabitants...Sleepless Summer is determined to leave you with a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach, and its Coen Brothers-meets-Stephen King nightmare of an ending is sure to do the trick." --Hank Stephenson, Shelf Awareness
"Dehouck creates a melancholic and wistful atmosphere in a world dominated by dark egocentrism. Uncanny, original and haunting" --Flanders Literature
"A clinically perfect development of mania from annoyance, published by the exclusive World Editions and translated insightfully by Jonathan Reeder....Bram Dehouck has written a gem of a book" --Jeffrey Mannix, The Durango Telegraph
"Following the lives of various inhabitants of a sleepy village who, increasingly rapidly, turn their surroundings into a living hell, is one of Stephen King's trademarks. Dehouck is better at it--without involving the occult or taking up more pages than necessary" --NRC Handelsblad
"Dehouck obviously loves the written word and manipulates it with impressive precision. It is a small miracle how he brings to life over twenty characters in barely two hundred pages" --Het Parool
"A gem. With Sleepless Summer, this Flemish writer proves that his award-winning book De Minzame Moordenaar (The Mild-Mannered Murderer) wasn't just a one-off success" --Algemeen Dagblad
"Masterly. Definitely worthy of the Golden Noose prize" --Vrij Nederland
"A worthy successor to Reservoir Dogs" --Knack
"Sleepless Summer is a surprising book that exudes an atmosphere of melancholy. The minute descriptions of the events in the village lead almost unnoticed to a furious finale" --Thrillerweb
"It's like the blackest version of Midsomer Murders you could possibly imagine, infused with the dark, psychological tinge of the finest Scandinavian crime fiction. I loved it" --Raven Crime Reads
"A compact and original story, with a heart-stopping denouement. Dehouck writes effectively and concisely. With the right words in the right place, he only needs a few pen strokes to get to the heart of his story. A beautiful book, a relief" --Jury, Golden Noose Awards
"In this book everything is exactly right and everything is the result of something else. Sleepless Summer is really well written and equally well conceived" --De Lees Fabriek
"The language is compact and effective; this is a book that never bores. A beautiful, compact, universal, and exciting story about how a seemingly insignificant occurrence can lead to unprecedented disaster. Bram Dehouck once again proves his talent with this exciting and often comical novel" --Misdaadromans.nl
"An incredible story in which everything is perfect" --Thrillers Leestafel
