The Shape of Night, by Tess Gerritsen

Ballentine Books, October 2019

REVIEW

Gerritsen conjures yet another fantastic tale of suspense, seasoned with an unexpected, mystical twist. Every chapter entices the reader forward into the next, and then the next, well into the night. The plot unfolds and details emerge with impeccable timing, right to the heart-stopping conclusion. Cover to cover wonderful. For more, check out Gerritsen’s Playing with Fire, or enjoy her whodunnit series Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles.

SYNOPSIS

Author Ava Collette travels to Tucker Cove, Maine hoping to ease her guilty conscience under the guise of researching her new book. During her stay, she rents Brodie’s Watch, a weathered old seaside estate, once the home of legendary sea captain Jeremiah Brodie.

Captain Brodie is believed to have perished in a shipwreck over a century ago when his merchant ship, the Minotaur, was lost at sea. Although no one really knows what happened on that fateful voyage, rumors abound about the captain’s demise. While his legend lives on outside the old manse, inside is another matter entirely. Ava is hardly settled before she is visited by his ghostly, beguiling presence. But Brodie’s Watch is more than just haunted. Ava soon learns it also has a dark and sinister reputation she would be wise to escape before her deepest secret costs her life.