Middle of the Night
- 385
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Middle of the Night” is a subdued thriller, less about scares than about friendship, loss and a boy who vanished from a sleepover decades ago. Readers who take it on those terms find it absorbing and easy to keep reading, with a hint of a ghost story. Others, expecting horror, call it slow and its twists predictable, and some feel the ghostly element does not fit.
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About the book
Middle of the Night is a 2024 psychological thriller novel by Riley Sager. The book follows Ethan Marsh, who returns to his childhood home and is haunted by the disappearance of his best friend Billy decades ago during a backyard sleepover.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 181 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 55% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 7 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 174 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is Middle of the Night?
It has 385 pages — shorter than 74% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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