The Gods of Sleep

"What we deliver is death by natural causes…"

A clandestine assassination network arises from the ashes of a disgraced university human consciousness research program. By hijacking the victim's autonomic nervous system mid-dream, a company called Morpheus Research kills with precision—and an elegant signature: every death looks natural. No forensic evidence. No loose ends. Just a body that never wakes. 

Sean Hastings is a forty-year-old stockbroker trapped in a mundane life. Sleepless nights, tedious job, and an empty feeling he can't quite put his finger on. A visit to a sleep clinic leads to an unexpected reunion with a colleague. He offers Sean an intriguing solution: a psychotropic compound sourced from the jungles of the Amazon. It promises relaxation and restorative sleep. But it delivers something more.

The psychotropic compound pulls Sean into the sights of Morpheus and the influential global interests supporting it. Swept into a world of indigenous shamans, quantum physicists, and rival intelligence agencies, Sean joins a group of former researchers working against the clock to stop the assassination of a prominent head of state. To succeed, Sean must confront the fears and failures he's spent years burying. But first, he must survive.

In The Gods of Sleep, a breathtaking discovery in human consciousness becomes a weapon in the hands of the ruthless. In his debut novel, Robert Mix crafts an intense thriller that dares readers to consider that the most dangerous frontier isn't outer space—it's the sleeping mind.