The first edition of this stunning hardcover features designed endpapers, a foil-stamped case, hued edges, and a shimmery jacket!
In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again.
Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont. She’s even more surprised when she learns that the role requires a weeklong research trip to that very spot.
Because New Avalon isn’t your ordinary island. A century ago, it was a commune for spiritual mediums—until they all vanished in 1926. The only trace of them was five dresses hanging from the branches of an old oak tree in the middle of the island, one for each missing woman. Some locals say they simply left. Others think they were murdered. But the prevailing opinion, thanks to a diary left behind by one of the vanished, a young woman named Daisy Rue, is that a séance gone wrong conjured something supernatural that took them all one by one.
Not long after arriving, Marin and her castmates, including legendary actress Violet Wright and white-hot director Ronan Peters, begin to realize all is not right with New Avalon. They hear strange noises in the night and notice mysterious symbols left behind by the island's previous occupants. And after a sudden health emergency leaves Marin, Ronan, and the other actors stranded on the island, the disappearances begin again.
Is it the work of someone trying to derail the movie? Or is the island’s alleged supernatural past catching up with the present? As fear and suspicion mount, Marin turns to Daisy’s diary, hoping it holds the key to figuring out what really happened to the women of New Avalon—and how to keep the island’s terrible history from repeating itself.
Praise for The Unknown: One of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer
“Sager spruces up well-worn genre tropes with aplomb…Sager’s many fans will walk away satisfied.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for Riley Sager and His Novels: The latest dependable airport bookstore grab and name in summer suspense.” —The Chicago Tribune
“Sager is a master of the twist and the turn.” —Rolling Stone
“[Sager’s novels are] all creepily atmospheric, easy to read without being fluffy, and fun as hell.” —Vulture
"Suspense master." —USA Today
"With a Vengeance is a locked room thriller at its best! Nonstop suspense with twists and turns that will leave your head spinning!" — #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden on With a Vengeance
“Sager is a master of twists, and he delivers plenty of them here. The novel is also full of ’90s nostalgia, but the things stalking the backyard and the mysterious institute hidden in the nearby woods are what make this a gripping read.” —New York Times Book Review on Middle of the Night
At the top of his game. Sager delivers a thriller so tautly written, so tightly constructed, that readers will emerge from the book breathless and in a mild state of shock. With this book, Sager has committed an act of brilliance.” —Booklist on With a Vengeance
“Sager’s Middle of the Night is a twisty mystery with a touch of the supernatural, but it’s also about the complexities of friendship, those fleeting but overwhelming feelings from growing up and coming to terms with profound grief.” —USA Today on Middle of the Night
“A clever and fun mashup of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. Sager wields a deft hand in bringing all the elements together into a rip-roaring, tension-filled tale of greed, murder, and revenge. Enjoy the ride on the Phoenix.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strangers in Time on With a Vengeance
“Pure escape . . . A voyeuristic page-turner. After I read it, I dove for more Sager: luckily he has five others, bestsellers all.” —The Boston Globe on The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, most recently With a Vengeance, Middle of the Night, The Only One Left and The House Across the Lake. A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
View titles by Riley Sager
The first edition of this stunning hardcover features designed endpapers, a foil-stamped case, hued edges, and a shimmery jacket!
In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again.
Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont. She’s even more surprised when she learns that the role requires a weeklong research trip to that very spot.
Because New Avalon isn’t your ordinary island. A century ago, it was a commune for spiritual mediums—until they all vanished in 1926. The only trace of them was five dresses hanging from the branches of an old oak tree in the middle of the island, one for each missing woman. Some locals say they simply left. Others think they were murdered. But the prevailing opinion, thanks to a diary left behind by one of the vanished, a young woman named Daisy Rue, is that a séance gone wrong conjured something supernatural that took them all one by one.
Not long after arriving, Marin and her castmates, including legendary actress Violet Wright and white-hot director Ronan Peters, begin to realize all is not right with New Avalon. They hear strange noises in the night and notice mysterious symbols left behind by the island's previous occupants. And after a sudden health emergency leaves Marin, Ronan, and the other actors stranded on the island, the disappearances begin again.
Is it the work of someone trying to derail the movie? Or is the island’s alleged supernatural past catching up with the present? As fear and suspicion mount, Marin turns to Daisy’s diary, hoping it holds the key to figuring out what really happened to the women of New Avalon—and how to keep the island’s terrible history from repeating itself.
Reviews
Praise for The Unknown: One of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer
“Sager spruces up well-worn genre tropes with aplomb…Sager’s many fans will walk away satisfied.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for Riley Sager and His Novels: The latest dependable airport bookstore grab and name in summer suspense.” —The Chicago Tribune
“Sager is a master of the twist and the turn.” —Rolling Stone
“[Sager’s novels are] all creepily atmospheric, easy to read without being fluffy, and fun as hell.” —Vulture
"Suspense master." —USA Today
"With a Vengeance is a locked room thriller at its best! Nonstop suspense with twists and turns that will leave your head spinning!" — #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden on With a Vengeance
“Sager is a master of twists, and he delivers plenty of them here. The novel is also full of ’90s nostalgia, but the things stalking the backyard and the mysterious institute hidden in the nearby woods are what make this a gripping read.” —New York Times Book Review on Middle of the Night
At the top of his game. Sager delivers a thriller so tautly written, so tightly constructed, that readers will emerge from the book breathless and in a mild state of shock. With this book, Sager has committed an act of brilliance.” —Booklist on With a Vengeance
“Sager’s Middle of the Night is a twisty mystery with a touch of the supernatural, but it’s also about the complexities of friendship, those fleeting but overwhelming feelings from growing up and coming to terms with profound grief.” —USA Today on Middle of the Night
“A clever and fun mashup of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. Sager wields a deft hand in bringing all the elements together into a rip-roaring, tension-filled tale of greed, murder, and revenge. Enjoy the ride on the Phoenix.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strangers in Time on With a Vengeance
“Pure escape . . . A voyeuristic page-turner. After I read it, I dove for more Sager: luckily he has five others, bestsellers all.” —The Boston Globe on The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, most recently With a Vengeance, Middle of the Night, The Only One Left and The House Across the Lake. A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
View titles by Riley Sager
