Dead of Night

De: Lisa Gray

Narrado por: Brenda Scott Wlazlo

A crime writer. A cold case. Will she survive to tell the story?

Since the sudden and tragic death of her partner, bestselling crime author Serena Winters hasn’t written a word. With deadlines looming, she packs up her grief and escapes from New York City to a secluded clifftop house in small-town California, hoping the change of scenery will cure her writer’s block.

But as news of her arrival spreads, Serena finds herself facing strange accusations that she’s here to cash in on the house’s history. When she uncovers the chilling story of a young family who mysteriously vanished from the very same house thirty years earlier, she can’t help asking more questions…

Someone in the local community doesn’t want the past dug up, though. Someone willing to push Serena to the limits of her sanity to keep the truth buried. Caught in a spiraling campaign of intimidation, and harboring a dark secret of her own, Serena soon finds herself in the kind of danger she usually only writes about…

©2025 Lisa Gray. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Loved this book

I don't write many reviews but I had to take a moment to review this one. This book got me out of my reading slump ....it was amazing I just couldn't put it down. Great storyline... kept me guessing love the characters love the narration

So twisty!

Coming from many angles, the characters merge and the plot twist is amazing! I made it a fast read! Loved this on Audiobook!

Great until the end…

The ending is like a letdown. Everything tied up, just so…The rest of the book had me hooked. It’s worth reading the book, for sure, it’s just that it’s “lite”….at the end.

Hooked from the first chapter

This story got me from the start and never let go. Well written from opening to closing! I never guessed how it was going to end! What a shocker! Loved it!!

Keeps you guessing ! End shocked me!

Wonderful! To me did not disappoint! Give it a try. Did not see the end coming

Twist in epilogue

I was waiting to see how predictable, where the story would go. The Twist I was waiting for is in the epilogue… don’t skip it!

Compelling right from the start

This was a great book, I couldn’t stop listening. Well paced, fun twists, and excellent narration!

Twists every which way.

Captivating, keeps the reader wanting to flip the next page. Dynamic twists and the portrayal of each character was spot on.

4 stars

I really enjoyed Dead of Night by Lisa Gray. How the past and present intertwined kept me engaged and wanting more. I also liked that the reveals were spread throughout the book instead of all coming at once. I somehow knew, as soon as the epilogue started, what the final twist would be, but I still enjoyed it.

My one issue is that Serena sometimes acted illogically (there’s one scene in particular, though it wasn’t the only time), and it became clear what the person terrorizing her would do next. Granted, she did deduce what happened afterward, but this obvious point, along with a few others, is why I can’t rate it 5 stars.

Brenda Scott Wlazlo is a great narrator with the right amount of range for this book.

Engaging

I was completely engrossed in the story. I was invested in Serena, Dani, and Ruby’s story and enjoyed how they connected. The ending was convincing and a bit sad, especially concerning Ruby. It left me with a lingering question of “if only.” I was invested throughout the story.