Face the Night

by Alan Lastufka

Genres: Ghost

Synopsis

100 Best Indie Books of the Year – Kirkus Reviews, starred
Hoffer Award WINNER – Best Commercial Fiction
Semi-FINALIST – Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize, Thriller/Mystery

"This outstanding novel is reminiscent of early works by Stephen King and Peter Straub. An impressive, complex horror tale—two (rotting) thumbs up." – Kirkus Reviews, starred

She has an eerie gift for drawing faces. Will one terrifying vision tear apart everything she loves?

Ohio, 1987. Adriana Krause hasn't slept in weeks. Desperate for work to keep her three-year-old son out of her powerful father's controlling clutches, her vivid illustrations land her a job as a police sketch artist. But the only image she can draw is the shockingly mangled visage from her recurring nightmare.

With her disturbed nights spiraling into violent episodes, Adriana's unique talents pull her into the tight-knit small-town's buried secrets. And now fearing she’ll lose her little boy to the madness sucking her down, she's convinced that the monsterous face she can't stop drawing holds the answers to a brutal crime.

Face the Night is a bone-chilling supernatural thriller. If you like complex characters, lived-in settings, and tension dripping from every page, then you'll be transfixed by this gripping tale.

"Storytelling at its best." – Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize

Release date: August 10, 2027

Publisher: Shortwave

Print pages: 352