“Baker writes with such authority, every word is utterly convincing. And yet there are so many more layers to this story than just the portrait  of a broken vet trying to put his life back together. It’s also a heist novel, an organized crime novel, a war novel, and so much more. For me, it’s the best debut since The Sympathizer.”
—Steve Hamilton, New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of An Honorable Assassin

“The Guilty Sleep gave me Heat-meets-Triple-Frontier vibes, but with the heart to compare to Lone Survivor and American Sniper. Jeremy D. Baker is in the vein of writers like S. A. Cosby and Eli Cranor, with dark yet honest undertones, and a protagonist who gets wrapped up in a world of pain under the pretense of doing the right thing. Expertly done.”
—Zac Topping, author of Rogue Sequence and Wake of War

“This novel moves. And it cuts sharp and deep.”
—Elliot Ackerman, bestselling coauthor of 2034 and 2054 and National Book Award finalist for Dark at the Crossing

“It’s propulsive and emotionally-charged and titanium-slick, but it’s the authenticity that sets The Guilty Sleep apart. Jeremy D. Baker knows of which he writes, and nobody writes it better.”
—Marcus Sakey, bestselling author of the Brilliance trilogy and Afterlife

“A flashbang of a debut! Baker builds an authentic world populated with an intriguing cast that spans the distance between Afghanistan and home, war and peace. But his true triumph is his main character. Dexter Grant’s tortured hero’s heart, his pathos, his fierce battle to conquer a past that blackens  his present all coalesce into the poignant centerpiece of the novel. I am fully invested in Dex’s future and anyone who reads this will be, too.”
—P.J. Tracy, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Into The Dark