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    The Library After Dark

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    A bookseller must escape the infamously haunted library that holds her darkest secrets, but with a murderer in her tour group, escaping alive is not as simple as it seems, in this twisty locked-room thriller from bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited.

    “Irresistible—bright and sharp and rife with danger, like a shard of mirror.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

    Not all fairytales were meant for children.

    Aria Stokes is finally feeling settled—she lives in a tiny New York apartment, works as a bookseller at a local shop, and has even taken a leap of faith in love by indulging her attraction to bookstore regular Jasper. And he seems to already know her so well.

    As a Valentine’s Day surprise, Jasper gets the two of them tickets to an exclusive, after-dark tour of the Daedalus Library—the grandiose establishment famed for its immersive genre-based reading rooms and, more notoriously, its rumored hauntings. While Aria normally loves all things ghastly, this place holds more dark secrets than she’d prefer Jasper to know. Like that the last time she was here, she left a body behind.

    But when the automatic-door entry malfunctions and Aria, Jasper, and the five other people in their tour group become trapped in the library, they are forced to venture through the storied rooms and hidden passageways of the Daedalus in search of escape . . . and Aria quite literally has nowhere to hide from the shadows of her past. Then the group learns there’s a murderer in their midst.

    Now, as she tries to break out of the library’s intricate reading rooms, Aria has to decide who she can trust—and what secrets are best kept buried—if she wants to make it out alive.
    “Irresistible—bright and sharp and rife with danger, like a shard of mirror. And what a splendid library Ande Pliego has constructed here! A bibliophile's haunted house, crawling with secrets: in the shadows beneath the shelves, in the darkness behind the doors . . . and, of course, in the heart of our heroine.”—A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

    “Stephen King meets Agatha Christie in this brilliant thriller. A gripping genre-bending mix of fairytale, horror story, and murder mystery. . . . One of the most hauntingly cinematic and cleverly plotted novels I’ve read in a long time."—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of All This Could Be Yours

    “Ande Pliego's sophomore novel affirms her position as a master of misdirection and spellbinding plots. The Library After Dark [is] chilling and highly addictive.”—Darby Kane, #1 internationally bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife

    “With its gorgeous haunted library, creepy happenings and fresh twists, The Library After Dark is a true modern Gothic thriller. Do not read this one after dark!”—Sian Gilbert, author of I Did Warn Her

    “The Library After Dark is Agatha Christie by way of the Brothers Grimm.”—Kelsey Cox, bestselling author of Party of Liars

    “The Library After Dark is Ande Pliego at her absolute sharpest. A locked-library bloodbath laced with dark romance and secrets that cut deeper than any blade; I devoured it in one breathless, brilliant sitting.”—Ryan Pote, author of Blood and Treasure

    “Richly imagined and wonderfully atmospheric.”—Mary Watson, bestselling author of The Cleaner

    “More breakneck than a guillotine, with all the foreboding of a dark fairytale. Smart, edgy, and utterly unique, The Library After Dark will beckon you in . . . but it might never let you out.”—Tara Goedjen, author of Please Enjoy Your Stay
    © Cheryl Lamothe Photography
    When not reading or writing, Ande Pliego can usually be found dabbling in art, scheming up her next trip, or making constant expeditions to the library. Born in Florida, raised in France, and having left footprints all over the globe, Ande is settled in the Pacific Northwest with her little son. Ande Pliego is the bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited and The Library After Dark. View titles by Ande Pliego

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    A bookseller must escape the infamously haunted library that holds her darkest secrets, but with a murderer in her tour group, escaping alive is not as simple as it seems, in this twisty locked-room thriller from bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited.

    “Irresistible—bright and sharp and rife with danger, like a shard of mirror.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

    Not all fairytales were meant for children.

    Aria Stokes is finally feeling settled—she lives in a tiny New York apartment, works as a bookseller at a local shop, and has even taken a leap of faith in love by indulging her attraction to bookstore regular Jasper. And he seems to already know her so well.

    As a Valentine’s Day surprise, Jasper gets the two of them tickets to an exclusive, after-dark tour of the Daedalus Library—the grandiose establishment famed for its immersive genre-based reading rooms and, more notoriously, its rumored hauntings. While Aria normally loves all things ghastly, this place holds more dark secrets than she’d prefer Jasper to know. Like that the last time she was here, she left a body behind.

    But when the automatic-door entry malfunctions and Aria, Jasper, and the five other people in their tour group become trapped in the library, they are forced to venture through the storied rooms and hidden passageways of the Daedalus in search of escape . . . and Aria quite literally has nowhere to hide from the shadows of her past. Then the group learns there’s a murderer in their midst.

    Now, as she tries to break out of the library’s intricate reading rooms, Aria has to decide who she can trust—and what secrets are best kept buried—if she wants to make it out alive.

    Reviews

    “Irresistible—bright and sharp and rife with danger, like a shard of mirror. And what a splendid library Ande Pliego has constructed here! A bibliophile's haunted house, crawling with secrets: in the shadows beneath the shelves, in the darkness behind the doors . . . and, of course, in the heart of our heroine.”—A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

    “Stephen King meets Agatha Christie in this brilliant thriller. A gripping genre-bending mix of fairytale, horror story, and murder mystery. . . . One of the most hauntingly cinematic and cleverly plotted novels I’ve read in a long time."—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of All This Could Be Yours

    “Ande Pliego's sophomore novel affirms her position as a master of misdirection and spellbinding plots. The Library After Dark [is] chilling and highly addictive.”—Darby Kane, #1 internationally bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife

    “With its gorgeous haunted library, creepy happenings and fresh twists, The Library After Dark is a true modern Gothic thriller. Do not read this one after dark!”—Sian Gilbert, author of I Did Warn Her

    “The Library After Dark is Agatha Christie by way of the Brothers Grimm.”—Kelsey Cox, bestselling author of Party of Liars

    “The Library After Dark is Ande Pliego at her absolute sharpest. A locked-library bloodbath laced with dark romance and secrets that cut deeper than any blade; I devoured it in one breathless, brilliant sitting.”—Ryan Pote, author of Blood and Treasure

    “Richly imagined and wonderfully atmospheric.”—Mary Watson, bestselling author of The Cleaner

    “More breakneck than a guillotine, with all the foreboding of a dark fairytale. Smart, edgy, and utterly unique, The Library After Dark will beckon you in . . . but it might never let you out.”—Tara Goedjen, author of Please Enjoy Your Stay

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    © Cheryl Lamothe Photography
    When not reading or writing, Ande Pliego can usually be found dabbling in art, scheming up her next trip, or making constant expeditions to the library. Born in Florida, raised in France, and having left footprints all over the globe, Ande is settled in the Pacific Northwest with her little son. Ande Pliego is the bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited and The Library After Dark. View titles by Ande Pliego

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