The Long Night - by Christian White (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world.

Jodie has been trying to forget a troubling time in her life, pouring her trauma into her work and out of her mind. Until one night her daughter is kidnapped and Jodie is dragged back into the violence.

As Em and Jodie race into the darkness, the agony of the past rushes up to meet them. It will take all their devotion and courage to escape this night alive.

Bold, vivid and heart-racingly intense, The Long Night is the darkest and most exhilarating novel yet from bestselling author Christian White.

Review Quotes

'A fierce frightener.'-- "The Canberra Times"

'Vividly cinematic and hauntingly atmospheric.'-- "The Weekend Australian "

'Best read with the lights on, The Long Night confirms Christian White as a master of contemporary Australian noir, delivering a thriller that is both gripping and distinctly his own. Christian White is at his twisty, suspenseful best here.'-- "Good Reading"

'White evocatively captures their fear and mounting desperation, instilling a viscerial sense of isolation and urgency.' -- "Books+Publishing "