Middle of the Night A Novel

<p>'Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere and feeling - this is Riley Sager at his very best' <b>LEE CHILD</b><br> <br> <b>THE BRAND NEW HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR</b><br> <br> <b>The worst thing ever to happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh's backyard.</b><br> <br> On 15 July 1994, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend Billy fell asleep in a tent on a manicured lawn in a quiet New Jersey cul-de-sac. But in the morning, Ethan woke up alone - the tent had been sliced open with a knife, and Billy was gone. Never to be seen again.<br> <br> Thirty years later, Ethan has returned to his childhood home, still desperate for answers. <i>Who took Billy?</i><br> <br> Every night, he's kept awake by strange disturbances on the street, happening under the cover of darkness. <i>Are they still out there?</i><br> <br> This isn't a bad neighbourhood. These aren't bad people. <i>Are they?</i><br> <br> <b>PRAISE FOR RILEY SAGER:<br> 'Propulsive . . . a dizzying Gothic whodunit'</b> <i>New York Times</i> <i>Book Review<br></i><b>'Riley Sager is an auto-buy for me' Laura Dave<br> 'Riley Sager is one of my favourite authors . . . Fun, scary and so absorbing' Rachel Hawkins<br> 'If you're not already reading Riley Sager, you're missing out'</b> Catherine Ryan Howard<br> <b>'Clever, twisty, spine-chilling'</b> Ruth Ware<br> <b>'Terrific'</b> Karin Slaughter<br> <b>'A dark, frightening and twisty story that you won't be able to put down'</b> Shari Lapena<br> <b>'The work of a master storyteller . . . An unputdownable page-turner'</b> Alex Michaelides<br> <b>'Brilliantly written with a dark and clever twist on a well-worn trope, and as for that ending...?!'</b> Susi Holliday</p>