Book Synopsis

A young chef returns home to find her small town caught in the snare of an oil company. Her brother witnesses a chilling crime at the drilling site, and their attempts to bring justice are met with fierce opposition in this engrossing thriller.

After her restaurant closes and she returns to her childhood home, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, Nina has one goal: finding a way back out. Her family's sled-dog business is struggling, and she is alarmed that her brother Grant is working at the nearby oil field. Grant comes home one day extremely unsettled by his involvement in disturbing events at work. The supervisor on duty orchestrated a suspiciously seamless coverup of a deadly accident, leading both siblings to wonder if the past disappearances of field workers are more than a coincidence.

Grant wants to forget the whole thing ever happened--the oil rig is the only source of employment that pays enough to keep their family afloat, and he doesn't want to risk any jail time. But Nina can't let this lie. The opportunity to uncover the truth about the disappearances and protect her family from increasing threats is too important. What starts as an attempt to unravel the mystery leads Nina, Grant, and their loved ones directly into the path of those determined to keep them silent no matter the cost.

Lilli Sutton returns with another atmospheric and captivating thriller in A Long Dark Night. Her debut novel, Running Out of Air, was called "an adventure worth taking," "packed full of tension [and] heart." Prepare to be left breathless again.

Review Quotes

"With a plot as bold, brutal, and beautiful as its wintry Alaska setting, A Long Dark Night paints a portrait of a family teetering on the brink of destruction. Lilli Sutton delivers a tense and atmospheric thriller that is just as much a tale of survival as it is one of love and devotion."
--Kimi Cunningham Grant, USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Disappearing

"[A Long Dark Night] is a vivid portrait of Alaska, and of a young woman brought to her breaking point fighting for what's right. I absolutely inhaled it."
--Hayley Scrivenor, internationally bestselling author of Girl Falling

"Lilli Sutton's A Long Dark Night is a thrilling adventure. A riveting and deeply humane novel about how we manage the complexities of family loyalty and the moral quandaries we discover in the world--I couldn't put it down."
--Kristin Koval, author of Penitence

"This suspenseful story set against the cold Alaskan night paints a picture of survival against the cruel wilderness and the challenge of doing the right thing when all odds are stacked against you, and the wolf is always at your door."
--Booklist

"Gripping yet tender, relentless yet heartfelt, A Long Dark Night will leave you with bruises the way only the best books can. When it comes to the environmental thriller, Lilli Sutton is in a league of her own."
--Samantha Crewson, author of Every Sweet Thing is Bitter

"Sutton delivers an atmospheric thriller that's as emotionally raw as it is riveting. Poignant and chilling, A Long Dark Night is a story of survival in every sense of the word."
--Kate Michaelson, author of Hidden Rooms