Midnight

by Brian O'Gorman

Five years ago, Amy Dawes was attacked and snatched from her bedroom. Since then, her mother, Detective Cait Dawes has never been the same. Plagued by nightmares and mood swings, she spends every Monday evening with a psychotherapist to try and control the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Even her fractured marriage is hanging on by a thread. Then, Cait and her partner Marcus Roper are called to a grisly murder scene which brings them to Jean Boon, a suspect who has more than one secret beneath her harmless exterior. For Cait and Marcus, the world they’ve always known is about to change. They discover a whole new race of people with a terrible thirst for human blood. The identity of Amy’s killer could hinge on Cait and Marcus walking this new and dangerous path. For Cait, it is the fight of her life to finally find peace before she self-destructs. She just has to pray that the monsters of midnight don’t find her first.

412 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2023

About the author

Brian O'Gorman was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire in 1974. He published his first novel Pharmacon in 2014 after years of writing unpublished short stories. He normally writes in the horror genre but has turned his hand to children's books and contemporary fiction. He is most famously known for his novel Dawn of the Spiders which has entertained and appalled readers all across the globe.

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet again O'Gorman takes a much-used genre and turns it on its head! Midnight starts with a punch, then takes us into the depths of the human psyche, revealing the monsters within. With a fair amount of gore, and a few shocks along the way, you end up questioning who can be trusted as the truth behind the demons is slowly revealed...

Another fantastic read full of gritty, relatable characters, and a story line that will make you afraid to turn off the light at bedtime! I can't wait to read the sequel. Highly recommend!