The Midnight Game

'A book with heart,… leads readers on a twisty journey and then culminates in a fascinating and satisfying ending' Laurie L. Dove

‘Tense, twisty. Will both charm and break your heart’ Karen Dionne

Every death deserves to be investigated. But should every secret be revealed?

When the body of Danny Carn is found in a walk-in freezer after bingo night, the close-knit local community are devastated. It is mourned as a tragic accident.

Detective Harry Moberg is put on the case after preliminary enquiries are complete. His boss makes it clear what he wants the outcome to be. But Moberg is not going to accept that when the evidence is pointing elsewhere.

Except does Moberg know when to stop digging? Because there’s a fatal secret in his own childhood that is coming into play, and it threatens to bring his past crashing into this investigation.

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‘Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and heartfelt all at once, Sullivan presents us with an unforgettable, endearing cast of characters caught up in a riveting, shocking mystery.’ Ilona Banister

‘A meditation on time, memory, and the blurred lines between intent and action.’ Adam White

‘A terrifically realized, steel-trap of a mystery with mischief and heart.’ Margot Douaihy

Reviews

‘Tense, twisty, and endlessly surprising, with a cast of characters that will both charm you and break your heart, I loved this book!’ Karen Dionne, bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter

‘As this tight-knit community in Colorado grapples with inexplicable tragedy, the investigation turns into one of existential stakes — a meditation on time, memory, and the blurred lines between intent and action.’ Adam White, bestselling author of The Midcoast

‘Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and heartfelt all at once, Sullivan presents us with an unforgettable, endearing cast of characters caught up in a riveting, shocking mystery. Read it for the intricately woven, page-turning plot, but also for the poignant, achingly relatable portraits of good, hard working people doing their best and loving their hardest.’ Ilona Banister, author of Five

'The Midnight Game is hands-down my new favorite book… This is a book with heart, authentically propelled by an inexplicable crime – is it murder or an accident? – that leads readers on a twisty journey and then culminates in a fascinating and satisfying ending.' Laurie L. Dove, bestselling author of the Mask of the Deer Woman

‘A terrifically realized, steel-trap of a mystery with mischief and heart. It's also a dialectical riddle, a study of the whimsical and dire details that give life meaning. Home here is a shelter and a danger both.’ Margot Douaihy, bestselling author of Scorched Grace

About the author

Matthew Sullivan is the author of the novels Midnight in Soap Lake and Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, which was an IndieNext pick, a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick, a GoodReads Choice Award finalist, and winner of the Colorado Book Award. His writing has appeared in The New York Times’ Modern Love, The Strand, Writing Magazine, Poets & Writers and elsewhere, and his short stories have been awarded the Florida Review Editor’s Prize and the Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize.