Thank you Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Night Will Find You in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection.
Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio
Published: June 20, 2023
Summary:
A scientist with a special gift riles a wasp’s nest of conspiracy theories while investigating a cold case in this riveting novel from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans and We Are All the Same in the Dark.
When she was ten, Vivvy Bouchet saved a boy’s life by making an impossible prediction. Ever since, she has been in a life-long battle between the urgent voices in her head and the science she loves. Now a brilliant young astrophysicist, she wants nothing more than to be left alone with the stars in the Big Bend country of Texas.
But the boy she saved, now a Fort Worth cop, has always believed she is psychic—even though she won’t say that word out loud. He is begging her to help solve the high-profile cold case of a little girl who disappeared in broad daylight from the kitchen of her old Victorian house. A body was never found, and her mother sits in prison still loudly proclaiming her innocence. Vivvy reluctantly agrees to try.
When a popular Texas conspiracy theorist podcaster named Bubba Guns finds out about her involvement, he spews conspiracy theories about the case and muddled truths about Vivvy’s murky past. As his listeners spin dangerously out of control, and with her career and the people she loves on the line, Vivvy decides to fight back.
This sharply observed psychological thriller from the acclaimed, bestselling author Julia Heaberlin explores the insidious nature of conspiracy theories and our urge to believe them—especially when it comes to sensationalized cases.
My thoughts:
This is the first book I’ve read by Julia Heaberlin, though I do have one or two of her other books sitting on my shelf. I’ve been meaning to read her for some time now, so I was thrilled when the publisher reached out to me about this latest book…and I really enjoyed it!
This was such an atmospheric read and while it was a bit of a slow-burn, I found myself completely captivated by how unique the premise was. An astrophysicist with psychic abilities is asked by the local cops to help solve a cold case. I love thrillers that involve cold cases, so I was immediately pulled in with this aspect, and while I don’t always love the whole psychic storylines, I have to say it played out so well here. The addition of the conspiracy theorist added another layer that really made for an interesting story and I found myself really wondering just where things would end up.
This book had all the elements I love in a thriller – it was creepy, full of suspense and has just the right amount of twists and turns, all quite surprising I might all, to keep me completely engaged. I really enjoyed this one and look forward to picking up another book by this author soon!
Audio thoughts:
When I saw that Karissa Vacker was narrating this, I knew I had to listen to it. She is one of my favorite narrators and she did such a great job bringing this story to life, doing an especially amazing job with the male voices. This was a great book to listen to and I’m glad I picked up the audio.
