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Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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About this listen

'Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere and feeling - this is Riley Sager at his very best' LEE CHILD

THE BRAND NEW HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

On July 15, 1994, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend Billy fell asleep together in their quiet New Jersey cul de sac.

In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. The tent was sliced open, and Billy was gone, taken. He was never seen again.

Thirty years later, Ethan has returned to Hemlock Circle, still desperate for answers.

Who took Billy?

Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening on the street under the cover of darkness. Someone is prowling the cul de sac when no one is awake to see them.

Are they still out there?

This isn't a bad neighourhood. These aren't bad people.

What if they are?

©2024 Riley Sager (P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Heartfelt Dream

Critic Reviews

'If you're not already reading Riley Sager, you're missing out' (Catherine Ryan Howard)
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It was alright.

The good:
-The characters all felt very real and well-developed, with flaws and insecurities.

The bad:
-The whole Hawthorn Institute plotline felt weird and unnecessary, as though the author just wanted to write in something sinister for the middle of the book.
-The big reveal at the end was OK but wasn’t that surprising, I guessed it.
-The constant reminders of the dual timelines and the years that passed since Billy went missing were unnecessary, verging on annoying. It feels like every few minutes Ethan says something like: “I’m 40 now, I was 10 when Billy went missing, which was 30 years ago”. “30 years ago”. “I’m not 10 anymore, 30 years ago I was 10 years old”. WE GET IT DUDE THERE’S A DUAL TIMELINE IN YOUR BOOK YOU DON’T NEED TO MENTION IT EVERY MINUTE.

It was OK

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Another star turn from Riley. A superbly crafted narrative with satisfying twists and turns. A book to savour slowly to appreciate the perfection of his writing and pace. It took me over 20 hours to finish as I found myself relistening as I went. One of my top books this year. As always, his plots and characters are so cinematic and transport you to a place and time. There are moments when you'll need to have the lights on too! Very creepy and unsettling at times. The narration is perfectly executed and produced. One of my top books this year. Make it your next listen. You'll love it!

A gripping addictive listen

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I originally listened to this audiobook as I love Adam Sims as a narrator. It was a little drawn out in the beginning but as the mystery evolves my interest increased until the surprised ending and I realised how much I enjoyed this story. ❤️

Surprised

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A lot of twists and turns that kept me reading when I should have been doing something else. Riley Sager is fast becoming one of my faves. Great narration also

Loved it

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always kept me guessing. just when you think you know what might have happened, another twist comes. enjoyed it alot

never knew what was going to happen.

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Honestly, I had high hopes for this one because of the all the reviews about it and I’m usually a faster reader BUT in all honestly, it dragged on for so long.

It got better after chapter 26 but for me there was no thriller, no suspense to pick you hooked only mystery which was fine I guess but it wasn’t the best in my opinion

Confused

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It took me a while to get through. I just felt like I wanted more. My first book I ever read was the only one left by Riley sager and I absolutely loved it. I’m kind of looking for that same vibe but I’m just not getting it. I felt like so much more could have been done with middle of the night. I thought it was sweet that the ghost of Billy helped Ethan and the young boy get out of the water toward the end. That was a nice touch but I feel like more could have been written about the institute.. like why Ashley? It could have been so much better if the institute took Billy! And some big cult was going on there and his parents were in on it because they needed money and the institute offered them a pay out if they let them take the boy. It could have been so much scarier! Imagine if Billy was still alive all these years and became someone at the institute apart of their cult. I will always love Riley safer and will keep reading his books because I have faith they could be so so so much more

Middle of the night

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