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A SAFE SPACE
What begins as an innocent summer of friendship turns into a lifelong mystery of fear, loss, and revelation.
In 1970s Chicago, ten-year-old Jack and his two best friends, Pete and Mike, spend every waking moment at The Park—their sanctuary, their safe space. But one afternoon, the boys vanish without a trace. Three days later, they reappear, unable to explain where they’ve been—or what happened to them. Each carries a new and terrifying one hears voices, one feels evil, and one can sense the emotions of others.
Fifty years later, Jack is a respected therapist, still haunted by the memory of that lost summer. When strange visions and ancient mysteries resurface, he must confront the truth he’s buried for decades—about The Park, the missing time, and the beings that may not have left Earth at all.
Blending supernatural suspense with emotional depth, A Safe Space explores friendship, trauma, and the thin veil between the known and the unknowable. It’s a coming-of-age story that grows up into a metaphysical thriller—where archaeology, memory, and otherworldly forces converge.
Perfect for readers of Stephen King’s The Body and Stranger Things fans who crave a grounded, character-driven mystery with cosmic implications.
In 1970s Chicago, ten-year-old Jack and his two best friends, Pete and Mike, spend every waking moment at The Park—their sanctuary, their safe space. But one afternoon, the boys vanish without a trace. Three days later, they reappear, unable to explain where they’ve been—or what happened to them. Each carries a new and terrifying one hears voices, one feels evil, and one can sense the emotions of others.
Fifty years later, Jack is a respected therapist, still haunted by the memory of that lost summer. When strange visions and ancient mysteries resurface, he must confront the truth he’s buried for decades—about The Park, the missing time, and the beings that may not have left Earth at all.
Blending supernatural suspense with emotional depth, A Safe Space explores friendship, trauma, and the thin veil between the known and the unknowable. It’s a coming-of-age story that grows up into a metaphysical thriller—where archaeology, memory, and otherworldly forces converge.
Perfect for readers of Stephen King’s The Body and Stranger Things fans who crave a grounded, character-driven mystery with cosmic implications.
257 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 7, 2026
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February 6, 2026
What is real? Friendship? Energy? Thoughts? Feelings? Those are the questions that linger after reading A Safe Space. A wonderful story about the bonds of friendship intermingled with heartbreaking loss and multi- dimensional reality. Levin has once again captured your attention in a hard-to-put-down adventure. I highly recommend this book and all the others by Jeffery Jay Levin!
February 18, 2026
One doesn’t have to have grown up in Rogers Park on the Northside of Chicago to love Jeffrey Jay Levin’s latest, A Safe Place, because the nostalgia of childhood is captured with deft universal strokes.
However, this book will also take the reader on an unexpected journey far beyond the ordinary.
I highly recommend it!
However, this book will also take the reader on an unexpected journey far beyond the ordinary.
I highly recommend it!
February 16, 2026
It’s a fun to read page turner. It draws you in and makes you a believer in this imaginary yet plausible world!
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews