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Shape of Night, The

Shape of Night, The

MysteryPsychological Thriller
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Ava, a young woman recovering from a personal tragedy, takes a job as a caretaker for a reclusive horror writer in a remote, decaying Maine mansion. As she settles into the isolated house, she begins to uncover unsettling secrets about her employer and the dark history of the estate. Ava soon questions her own sanity as the lines between reality and illusion blur, leading her to wonder if she is truly safe or if she is trapped in a nightmare.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseDark
Unreliable Narrator

Genres

Mystery Psychological Thriller Thriller

Authors

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Hillary Huber

Hillary Huber is the author of the acclaimed novel The Library at Mount Char. Her work often explores dark fantasy and speculative fiction.

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Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen is an American novelist and retired physician, born in San Diego, California, on June 12, 1953. She earned a BA in anthropology from Stanford University and a medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and practiced as a physician before writing full-time. Her novel The Surgeon introduced homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, later paired with medical examiner Maura Isles in the long-running Rizzoli & Isles series, adapted for television from 2010 to 2016. She liv...