Where They Wait: A Novel
“Where They Wait is so readable, you’ll be a couple of hundred pages in before you realize you’re terrified…and then you can’t put it down. Mesmerizing.” —Stephen King
“Tense and twisty.” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries
“A taut, creepy techno-chiller that will leave you hearing ghosts.” —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Survivor Song
A new supernatural novel about a sinister mindfulness app with fatal consequences from the New York Times bestselling author of The Chill.
Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. It’s easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for the first time in years. The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas—relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the “Sleep Songs.” A woman’s hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing—it’s disturbing, and more of a warning than a relaxation—but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows.
So do the nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name and whispers guidance—or are they threats? And her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him.
“Tense and twisty.” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries
“A taut, creepy techno-chiller that will leave you hearing ghosts.” —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Survivor Song
A new supernatural novel about a sinister mindfulness app with fatal consequences from the New York Times bestselling author of The Chill.
Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. It’s easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for the first time in years. The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas—relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the “Sleep Songs.” A woman’s hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing—it’s disturbing, and more of a warning than a relaxation—but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows.
So do the nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name and whispers guidance—or are they threats? And her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him.
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This is a book that is staying with me after I read it. Part thriller, part supernatural, part horror - the author weaves it all together so brilliantly. I read some of the reviews that criticized the ending, but I actually loved the ending. I felt like it was the only natural way that the story could have ended. I loved how the author used actual historical events in the story; he clearly did his research, and he didn’t shy away from the horrors and brutality of those events.
The imagery that he conjured was also incredibly unsettling. It made me feel like I was right there. I got completely sucked into the book and read almost 300 pages in one night because I couldn’t stop. I just needed to know what happened.
I was a little bit confused about some of the finer details about how the song worked and the link between the song and nick’s past, but ultimately, the book was so atmospheric and chilling and almost…poignant that I didn’t necessarily mind it and gave it four stars regardless.
The imagery that he conjured was also incredibly unsettling. It made me feel like I was right there. I got completely sucked into the book and read almost 300 pages in one night because I couldn’t stop. I just needed to know what happened.
I was a little bit confused about some of the finer details about how the song worked and the link between the song and nick’s past, but ultimately, the book was so atmospheric and chilling and almost…poignant that I didn’t necessarily mind it and gave it four stars regardless.
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