Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

 


[Synopsis]: The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul de sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again.

Thirty years later, Ethan has reluctantly returned to his childhood home. Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul de sac at odd hours, and signs of Billy’s presence keep appearing in Ethan’s backyard. Is someone playing a cruel prank? Or has Billy, long thought to be dead, somehow returned to Hemlock Circle?]

[Review]: This was my favorite read of the last month. It had all the Stephen King vibes in the best way with friendly neighbors who might be predators and a slight supernatural element. It's set in the 90s and the present so we get fun nostalgia from that period including references to Goosebumps books. This is a fun and fast read from a writer at the top of their game. Solid 4 stars from me!



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