Middle of the Night

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Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager

Narrated by: Adam Sims

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'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?

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