Middle of the Night is Riley Sager’s latest thriller and follows Ethan Marsh, an adult who, in his adolescence, was present when his best friend went missing but remembers nothing about the incident. Ever since, Ethan has been plagued with nightmares and has followed the cold case closely, hoping that somehow, his friend is still alive. Thirty years later, Ethan is back in his childhood home and starts following clues to finally learn the truth of what happened.
Riley Sager has made a name for himself as the king of mystery and suspense and this novel just further supports that. Middle of the Night had twists and turns I never saw coming and as usual, Sager knew the perfect moments to slowly peel back the mystery and reveal what really happened that night.
Something that I think made this book stand out amongst his others is that the mystery wasn’t the only crucial part of the story. Although there are always stories in Sager’s books that supplement the mystery, I believe the books can typically still hold a reader’s attention even if that supplemental storyline wasn’t there. This one, though, I think benefited so much from Ethan’s backstory, so much so that the ending had me tearing up because it was so heartwarming.
I think Riley Sager is a phenomenal writer – he has written some of my all time favorite novels and this one in particular just further reinforced what a fantastic voice he has.
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