Details
- Book Title: Home Before Dark: A Novel
- Author: Riley Sager
- Publication Date: 2020-06-30
Description
Home Before Dark folds two stories into one: the terrifying memoir Ewan Holt wrote about the three weeks his family fled Baneberry Hall, and the present-day return of his daughter Maggie, who inherits the house and refuses to believe a word of it. A restorer of old homes, Maggie comes to renovate and sell, but the Victorian estate’s locked rooms, uneasy neighbors, and echoes of her father’s book begin blurring the line between hoax and haunting. Riley Sager alternates chapters of the “true” horror memoir with Maggie’s investigation, so every creak carries a double meaning. It is a haunted-house thriller that keeps you guessing whether the danger is supernatural or entirely, disturbingly human.
Author Bio
Riley Sager is the pen name of a New York Times bestselling American author of psychological thrillers, including Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied, and Lock Every Door. His novels are known for atmospheric settings, unreliable narrators, and twist-driven plots that nod to classic horror and suspense.
What Readers Are Saying
- “Great book with lots of plot twists. Very easy read and enjoyable. Story draws you in and keeps you turning the page.” — Jen, five-star Amazon reviewer
- “I loved the book, so much I ordered 3 more by this author. A lot of twists and turns.” — Patty Beckett, five-star Amazon reviewer
- “Really a great read, has you thinking all kinds of things. Scary at times and when you think you have figured it out you have not!” — susan nye, five-star Amazon reviewer
- Rated 4.3 stars across more than 29,000 Amazon ratings.
Why We Think It Should Be Your Next Book
Riley Sager has built a reputation for thrillers that borrow horror’s atmosphere without surrendering their grip on logic, and Home Before Dark is his sly love letter to the haunted-house genre. The book-within-a-book structure lets you enjoy a classic ghost story while a sharp modern mystery quietly dismantles it, rewarding readers who like to solve as they scare. Fans of The Amityville Horror and Shirley Jackson will recognize the bones here, updated with the pace and misdirection of a contemporary page-turner. If you want a story that works equally well by daylight and by flashlight, this is your next book.
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