It Ends at Midnight
A Novel
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2.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
“Gripping.” —Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author
“Blisteringly brilliant.” —Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author
Three friends. Two bodies. A party to die for…
From international bestselling author Harriet Tyce comes a chilling psychological thriller set in one of Edinburgh’s poshest neighborhoods, where a lavish New Year’s Eve party ends in a gruesome double murder.
Sylvie understands the crime she and Tess committed decades ago was wrong, and that’s why she has buried the secret deep in her past—no one needs to know about the person Sylvie once was, especially since it would mean the end of her relationship and ruin her breakout legal career.
But when Tess is diagnosed with cancer, she decides the time is right to make amends for past wrongs and organizes an extravagant New Year’s Eve party as a backdrop for her dramatic confessions.
As midnight approaches and the countdown begins, it seems one of the guests doesn't want a resolution. They want revenge.
They want someone at this party to die.
With a deliciously twisty plot and a heart-stopping finale, It Ends at Midnight is perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Gillian Flynn, serving as an unnerving yet propulsive examination of exactly what we might be willing to say—and even believe—to justify our worst mistakes.
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Deputy district judge Sylvie, the principal narrator of this tantalizing psychological thriller from Tyce (The Lies You Told), wants to focus on securing a position as a Crown Court judge and enjoying her new relationship with Edinburgh chef Gareth. Then Sylvie's best friend, Tess, announces that she has brain cancer and asks Sylvie to help her with two things. The first is giving the bad news to her estranged husband, Marcus, so they can do a 20th anniversary renewal of wedding vows at Hogmanay (the Scottish New Year's celebration), with Sylvie once again standing as sole bridesmaid. The other is finding and making amends to an old classmate of theirs, Linda, who served time for the death of Sylvie's then boyfriend, largely on the basis of Tess and Sylvie's false testimony. Scenes of tense interactions among Tess, Sylvie, Marcus, and Gareth alternate with Sylvie's recollections of pivotal moments from their school days. Clues to what's really going on are dropped at a perfect pace as Sylvie's distrust of herself and others grows and the plot barrels toward its deadly conclusion at Hogmanay. Tyce is a writer to watch.
