A review by okiecozyreader
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

I have wanted to read a book by Riley Sagar for several years, so I was glad this one was picked for my #chapterchat2 group. I thought this seemed really repetitive and drawn out. The title is great - this book is about a boy who went missing in the middle of the night when he was camping in his best friend’s backyard. 

“The truth was that I hated this house. I hated being reminded of what happened here. I hated waking up in the middle of the night, looking out my bedroom window, and seeing the same patch of grass where Billy vanished. Most of all, I hated the guilty feeling that overcame me every time it happened. Billy was gone. I was still here.” Ch 1

“As in “Ten-year-old Billy Barringer was camping in the backyard with another boy when he was taken in the middle of the night,…” ch 2

“…when it comes to people, l've found that sometimes memories are best left undisturbed.” Ch 4

“But suspicion has a way of breaking through even the strongest barriers. It slips through the cracks, seeping in drip by drip.” Ch 20

I enjoyed listening to the audio. Thank you Libro.fm for providing audio copies to librarians.