
Book of Night by Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author, makes her sensational adult debut with Book of Night, a contemporary dark fantasy of shady malefactors and ancient secret societies in the vein of Ninth House and The Night Circus.
Charlie Hall learnt from a young age how to pick locks and silently thieve items for those who would pay the right price. And that included Gloamists, magicians who could influence shadows to carry out their nefarious deeds………for a shadow holds all the parts of the person that he or she wants to keep hidden – a second self that stands to the left and follows behind into lit rooms.
AND, sometimes, infinitely and dangerously, a shadow sometimes has a life of its own!!!!
For in Charlie Hall’s world, although shadows can be altered for entertainment and cosmetic preferences, they can also be used to increase the power and influence of evil.
Charlie is now, however, trying to keep a low profile away from such people and is working as a bartender. She also carries out odd jobs for patrons and the gullible in her hometown.
Unfortunately, she’s still too close to the depraved underbelly of the Berkshires!
Under pressure from her sister, Posey, who is also desperate for magic, Charlie’s shadow-less, and possibly soulless, boyfriend, Vince, has also been acting deviously.
When an evil figure from her past returns, Charlie’s life descends into chaos and she fears for her life. As she fights to survive, Charlie finds herself in the midst of dangerous secrets, which set her against a murderous mix of doppelgangers, mercurial billionaires, shadow thieves, and even her own sister!
Theft, power, and secrets from the past all combine to thrill, frighten and mystify the reader.
An edge-of-seat roller-coaster ride of a book that will keep you enthralled until the very end! Dark, deadly and possibly the scariest read of the year, you’ll be keeping a wary eye on your own shadow and those of others!
Book of Night is not for the fainthearted – a definite must-read for fictional thrill-seekers!
ISBN:9781529102383
Book of Night is available in hardback, paperback, e-book and audiobook
About Holly Black
Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale and the No.1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series. She has been a
finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award.
Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library.
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