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| Author | Riley Sager |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Cady McClain Jon Lindstrom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Dutton |
Publication date | 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 384 pages |
| ISBN | 1524745170 |
| Preceded by | Lock Every Door |
| Followed by | Survive the Night |
Home Before Dark is a 2020 psychological horror novel by pseudonymous author Riley Sager. The novel was first published on June 30, 2020 through Dutton.[1] Sager references the 1977 Jay Anson book The Amityville Horror during the novel, which also served as part of Home Before Dark's inspiration.[2]
The novel is told via a split narrative in alternating chapters. It focuses on the characters of Maggie Holt, via her first person narrative, and her father Ewan, through excerpts taken from a book. The book-within-a-book focuses on supernatural events that Ewan claims drove them to flee their home and never return. Reviewers were impressed by the use of parallel structure.
- ^ Bobrowsky, Tammy (6 July 2020). "A mystery wrapped in a ghost story: Riley Sager's New Thriller "Home Before Dark"". www.kaxe.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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