Midnight Crossroad

Midnight, Texas, is a dried-up western town where many windows are boarded up and few people live full time. It sits where Witch Light Road meets Davy Road, with a single traffic light to mark the spot. Most residents are strangers to one another, and they like it that way.

Manfred Bernardo has just moved in. He chose the town because he believes he can work in private there, and he carries secrets of his own. His new neighbours turn out to be no more open than he is.

The town has a pawnshop, where someone lives in the basement and is seen only at night. It also has a diner, where people passing through tend not to stay long. To a driver stopped at the light, everything looks ordinary. Those who stay longer start to see what lies beneath.

This is the first book in a trilogy, a supernatural mystery set in Texas by the creator of Sookie Stackhouse and Bon Temps, Louisiana. The tone is darker than that earlier series. Expect a slow reveal of an odd community and its hidden lives.