The Dreaming Tree

Matthew Mather

Jul 2019 · Blackstone Publishing · Narrated by Robin Eller and Tom Taylorson

About this audiobook

A serial killer is loose on the streets of New York,chased by a detective whose mutated eyessee things only she can ...

Shutter Island meets Jacob’s Ladder in the new near-future crime thriller from million-copy bestseller Matthew Mather, with books translated in over twenty languages worldwide.

“Relentless pacing, well-developed main characters, and plethora of bombshell plot twists.”—Publishers Weekly

After a near-fatal car crash, Royce wakes up to find he’s one of the first patients to undergo a radical new procedure: a full-body transplant. Convalescing and suffering from waking nightmares, he answers the door at his Long Island home and meets Delta Devlin, a New York detective. She sees things nobody else can, visions created by a mutation to her eyes.

Royce becomes Devlin’s prime suspect in a string of grisly murders. Desperate for answers, he tracks down the grieving widow of the man whose body he now inhabits. Out of time, and perhaps his mind, he tumbles through a hallucinogenic underworld of black-market body parts and billionaires where nothing can stand in the way of living forever—not even death itself.

Ratings and reviews

When Royce wakes in the hospital, he learns that he was involved in a near-death car accident. He also learns that he has become a guinea pig of sorts. He's one of the first people to undergo a radical new procedure ... a full body transplant. The only thing left of Royce is his head which has been attached to someone else' s body. Recovery is a nightmare for Royce. The hallucinations, daytime nightmares leaving him looking for answers. He suspects that his lower body once belonged to a vicious serial killer. New York Detective Delta Devlin sees things that most people don't... visions created by a natural mutation to her eyes. When she meets Royce, she automatically takes in that the colors between body and head don't match. She also suspects that Royce has a hand in a string of disappearances and abominable murders. Out of time, and perhaps his mind, Royce tumbles through a hallucinogenic underworld of black-market body parts and billionaires where nothing can stand in the way of living forever—not even death itself Part science fiction with a little horror thrown in, as well as the author's research into genetically edited humans along with the lucrative trade in transplant organs make the plot of THE DREAMING TREE intricate, laced with twists and turns as the reader gets lost in Royce's slowly deteriorating mind. The characters are deftly drawn amid the swirl of mystery. The conclusion was surprising and unexpected. This is a slight cliff hanger leading to the next in this series. Many thanks to the author / Blackstone Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this technothriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

Matthew Mather’s (1969–2022) books have sold millions of copies, been translated and published in over twenty-five countries, and optioned for multiple movie and television contracts. After starting his career at the McGill Center for Intelligent Machines, he worked in ventures ranging from nanotechnology to cybersecurity before becoming a full-time author of high-concept speculative thrillers.

Robin Eller is an accomplished actress, dance educator, and voice artist who has appeared on stage and television and in films and commercials. The narrator of several audiobooks, she speaks fluent Italian and has performed with prominent musicians, including James Brown, with whom she traveled the world as a dancer.

Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.