Published by Minotaur Books, St. Martin's Press Genres: Crime, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
“Gonna be a long night (Gonna be a long night)
It’s gonna be alright, on the nightshift
You found another home
I know you’re not alone, on the nightshift” – The Commodores
I could not get the Commodores out of my head while reading this book due to the title. They were not alone that night at the Blockbuster on New Year’s Eve 1999. Those working (you guessed it) the night shift were attacked and killed. Only one girl survived.
Fifteen years later in the same town in New Jersey, four teenagers working (you know what shift) the night shift are attacked and only one survives. Sounds like a pattern, doesn’t it?
Both survivors recall being whispered the same thing. “Goodnight, pretty girl.” Cuz that’s the last thing one wants to hear before everything goes dark.
The killer left many in his wake: the victims, the survivors, the family members, the shocked community, etc. In this book some intersect – the survivor of the blockbuster massacre, the brother of the original suspect who knows his brother was innocent, and a very pregnant FBI Agent (enter Fargo vibes) who vows to solve both cases.
Buckle me in! I love a good mystery and I love a (if it is done correctly) cold case/new case tie in. I had on my super sleuth hat trying to work the case along with Keller. Will you figure it out? Will you have an inkling?
I enjoyed this mystery and thought it was well done, well thought out and well written. It kept me on my toes, and I had my suspicions throughout. I enjoyed how the author showed how the original Blockbuster survival was plagued by that night. Can you just get over something like that?
How do you react when someone you loved is dubbed a killer, but you know the investigators have it wrong? What affect does that have on you?
Enjoyable twists and a reveal which may not surprise some but either way, this book didn’t disappoint me.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.