Middle of the Night

A Novel

De: Riley Sager

Narrado por: Santino Fontana

Duración: 11 h y 22 m

Resumen del Editor

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.

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?

The mysterious occurrences prompt Ethan to investigate what really happened that night, a quest that reunites him with former friends and neighbors and leads him into the woods that surround Hemlock Circle. Woods where Billy claimed ghosts roamed and where a mysterious institute does clandestine research on a crumbling estate.

The closer Ethan gets to the truth, the more he realizes that no place—be it quiet forest or suburban street—is completely safe. And that the past has a way of haunting the present.

©2024 Riley Sager (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere, and feeling—this is Riley Sager at his very best."–Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

"Ethan Marsh has returned to his childhood home 30 years after his best friend, Billy, disappeared from their backyard, and some seriously strange things are afoot. The vibe is a classic summer coming-of-age story with a page-turning side of paranormal activity."–PEOPLE, "Most-Anticipated Summer Books"

“Sager’s Middle of the Night is a twisty mystery with a touch of the supernatural, but it’s also about the complexities of friendship, those fleeting but overwhelming feelings from growing up and coming to terms with profound grief.”–USA Today

Great cringey story!

I could not deal with the narrator and his surfer dude dialect when changing characters.

I love this book

Riley is such a great character writer. I connect so deeply for the characters he writes. This book is a mystery and so much more. Thank you for this gift Riley!

Just so good

Riley Sager does it again. This book was exceptional. I could not put it down.

One of his best , I think

It’s been over a week since I finished this one, it was late when I was done and forgot so I’m sorry for the vague review. But I really enjoyed this one. The narrator was perfect and the story itself also. I was hooked from the very beginning. There was a few parts I think were repetitive if I remember correctly. But I finished it in less then two days.it definitely kept me interested and has twist ending you don’t really expect. Overall I think it was for sure worth the credit. And if you like Riley’s work, you will definitely enjoy this one too. It is one I will be re listening too again and I don’t really do that very often unless I really liked it.

ok

This was my second R.S book. I think maybe he isn't for me. I find his work just...OK.

Twists

Another book I thought I had figured out…………and was sooooo wrong. This book had some twists and turns in it. It just made me go wow! But I really enjoyed the book and could relate to Ethan’s turmoil with his life and what has happened in it. The characters were so well written. My heart just fell in love with little Henry. I enjoyed the whole book and loved how it ended. Another wonder book by Riley Sager.

suspenseful and satisfying

Characters are well rounded; plot is full of surprises that make good sense after you encounter them. Reader is excellent.

The Cover

I was so excited for this book to be released as I loved the rest of Sager’s books but was sadly let down. Story wasn’t suspenseful and barely kept me engaged.

Spooky

Returning to his childhood home thirty years after his best friend Billy disappeared from a tent in the backyard, Ethan Marsh struggles to sleep, a reoccurring dream waking him every night. Billy was never found and Ethan must remember the details that his mind trapped so long ago to solve the mystery of what happened to Billy.

Another hit by Riley Sager. Masterfully plotted with just enough twists to keep the story exciting.

Great Ending

This was my most anticipated read of this month l! I absolutely love Riley Sager books.

This book was a lot different than his normal books, first of all, the MC is a guy, which is a first.

Although this book was enjoyable and I love the cover, this was probably the least favorite of mine thus far.

Normally Sager surprises me with a bunch of different twists, but I was able to figure some of these ones out! It was still fun to read it, it was a bit less of a shock factor for me because of it.

There were a lot of moments in the book that I thought were unnecessary and the story would’ve ended up the same had they been skipped. The entire middle of the story got slow for me as well which was a bummer for me.

I felt like the ending was well done. I enjoyed that he wrapped everything up and didn’t leave us guessing.

I still think others would really love this book, and would continue to recommend this book along with his others.