Under A Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day is a psychological thriller. Publisher: William Morrow, coming August 7, 2018.
Only in the dark can she find the truth . . .
Since her husband died, Eden Wallace’s life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn’t work, has given up on her love of photography, and is so plagued by night terrors that she can’t sleep without the lights on. Everyone, including her family, has grown weary of her grief. So when she finds paperwork in her husband’s effects indicating that he reserved a week at a dark sky park, she goes. She’s ready to shed her fear and return to the living, even if it means facing her paralyzing phobia of the dark.
But when she arrives at the park, the guest suite she thought was a private retreat is teeming with a group of twenty-somethings, all stuck in the orbit of their old college friendships. Horrified that her get-away has been taken over, Eden decides to head home the next day. But then a scream wakes the house in the middle of the night. One of the friends has been murdered. Now everyone—including Eden—is a suspect.
Everyone is keeping secrets, but only one is a murderer. As mishaps continue to befall the group, Eden must make sense of the chaos and lies to evade a ruthless killer—and she’ll have to do it before dark falls. . .
Lori has done it again. She delivered a no-holds-bar tale that had me immediately ensconced in all aspect of this riveting drama that I could not put down until all was said and done. Little by little the tension mounts as the author intended and I’m caught up in the tsunami of mayhem and mischief that this story entails. From the first meeting with Eden to her arrival at the retreat, I’m left to wonder what will happen next among this crew and that is when the author blew me away with narrative so compelling it had me wishing for an escape route. A good mix of suspense and intrigue with some emotional turmoil, this well-written story was a satisfying thriller by an author who knows how to keep you immersed in her work.
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author.
I’m reading this one right now and agree that it is quite compelling. Knowing nothing about dark sky parks, I was a bit fascinated with that concept. In any case, I think Lori has another winner!
This is the type of story I read all the time before cozies came along. Now I read psychological thrillers only ocasionally and this sounds good.
Thanks for the heads up, Dru. I can easily believe this excellent review, as I’ve read some of Lori’s other books. Can’t wait to get my hand on this one.