Available Feb. 23, 2027
(Harper Collins/Hanover Square Press/HQ)
Pre-Order a copy here, or wherever books are sold.
“THE MIDNIGHT GAME brings back the reclusive detective from Sullivan’s MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, and what a case he’s landed! A child is found dead in the freezer of an underfunded parochial school teetering on the brink of survival. Was the boy’s death an accident, or was it murder? Tense, twisty, and endlessly surprising, with a cast of characters that will both charm you and break your heart… I loved this book!”
–Karen Dionne, author of the #1 internationally bestselling novel THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER and THE WICKED SISTER
“THE MIDNIGHT GAME is hands-down my new favorite book. I devoured this suspenseful mystery with its deftly drawn characters that became real as friends, each with their own secret motivations, quirks and charms. There’s truth about the human condition at the center of this story, which combines all the delights of a page-turning mystery with the soul-searching of what it means to truly be in community with the people around you. This is a book with heart, authentically propelled by an inexplicable crime—is it murder or an accident?—that leads readers on a twisty journey and then culminates in a fascinating and satisfying ending. “
— Laurie L. Dove, author of the USA Today INSTANT bestselling novel, MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN, and CRY OF THE RAIN CROW.
“My favorite mysteries go beyond the whodunnit genre to a place of authenticity and truth, and THE MIDNIGHT GAME is exactly that kind of read—a crime novel with characters so endearing and complex they could be walking among us. As this tight-knit community in Colorado grapples with inexplicable tragedy, the investigation turns into one of existential stakes—a meditation on time, memory, and the blurred lines between intent and action.“
-Adam White, bestselling author of MIDCOAST
My NEW stand-alone novel, THE MIDNIGHT GAME, will be published by Harper Collins/Hanover Square Press on Feb. 23, 2027!
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It’s a stand-alone novel that ends (literally) where MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE begins. The story is set around the East Colfax neighborhoods of Denver in the 1980s, and follows Detective Harry Moberg as he works the case of a person found dead in a walk-in freezer at his impoverished (& kindhearted) school. Was this an accident or a homicide, and why do so many creepy details of the case seem to be mirroring Moberg’s origin story?
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In my mind, this is a haunting/funny/upbeat novel in which the mysteries are as existential as they are criminal. (And smoky Bingo games & old Casa Bonita!)
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Stay tuned!
