Before Night Falls

by Keith Gray

Andy and his friends are lost on the moor and his girlfriend Lucy is found in the morning unconscious and with strange wounds on her neck. They make a nightmarish journey to get her to safety, and their solidarity breaks down as they argue over what might have happened to her.

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Keith Gray grew up in and around Grimsby and Cleethorpes on the east coast of England and decided he'd better take his writing ambition seriously after achieving 0% in his accountancy exams. His debut, 'Creepers', was published when he was only 24 and was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize. Since then his books have either won or been shortlisted for awards all over the world including the Sankei Cultural Publishing Prize of Japan, the American Library Association Best Books (YA) and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. In the UK his bestselling novel 'Ostrich Boys' was shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal, the Costa Children's Book Award and won the Scottish Children's Book Awards. It has also been adapted for the stage and in 2025 even made into a K-Pop musical which performed to sell-out audience at the TOM Theatre in Seoul, Korea. Keith has been a reviewer for both the Guardian and Scotsman newspapers. He currently lives in Vienna, Austria, with his partner, their daughter and a parrot called Bellamy. Keith is a co-founder of Sunday Writers’ Club.

Reviews

[tyla]

3.5⭐️

picked this up in the library and surprisingly ended up really liking it

[Eleanor Taylor]

It was ok

[Rachel Poon]

A marvelous book of vampires, Glen was one true friend that really supported Andy at last but it might be Andy's fault Megan, Glen, himself and Lucy are in this situation.... At least the ending wasn't so bad. :) I recommend this book to vampire lovers!!! ;)

[Alison]

Well it was fine, fast and unfortunatley I found it predictable! But it was a good enough read for a cold Saturday afternoon..

[Charmin]

intresting

[Nataliec7]

Quick, easy, predictable teen book. Read it in 30 mins so its good to pass the time.

[John Lane]

I really enjoyed this book it was a gripping read would read more by this author