Book Review: Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day

There is no better way to start winding down summer reading than with reading a good murder mystery. Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day fits this niche nicely. The story she weaves together keeps the reader guessing to the very end. 

It’s not just the mystery that keeps readers guessing, it’s also the way that the backstory and secrets between friends play out. Many times, I can guess what the mystery’s outcome will be by about 50 pages in. (I’m also really annoying when watching a movie or TV show that centers around a mystery, trust me). But Lori Rader-Day kept me guessing the whole way through.

If you’re looking for a mystery to cap off your summer reading, you’ll want to check out Under a Dark Sky.

About Under a Dark Sky

• Paperback: 416 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (August 7, 2018)

“Fans of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None will be riveted by Rader-Day’s latest psychological thriller, which makes you question who you really know and trust and whether you should be afraid of the dark.”—Library Journal,Starred Review“A brilliant concept, brilliantly told!” –Jeffery Deaver, New York Times Bestselling Author

Only in the dark can she find the truth . . . Since her husband died, Eden Wallace’s life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn’t work, has given up on her love of photography, and is so plagued by night terrors that she can’t sleep without the lights on. Everyone, including her family, has grown weary of her grief. So when she finds paperwork in her husband’s effects indicating that he reserved a week at a dark sky park, she goes. She’s ready to shed her fear and return to the living, even if it means facing her paralyzing phobia of the dark. But when she arrives at the park, the guest suite she thought was a private retreat is teeming with a group of twenty-somethings, all stuck in the orbit of their old college friendships. Horrified that her get-away has been taken over, Eden decides to head home the next day. But then a scream wakes the house in the middle of the night. One of the friends has been murdered. Now everyone—including Eden—is a suspect. Everyone is keeping secrets, but only one is a murderer. As mishaps continue to befall the group, Eden must make sense of the chaos and lies to evade a ruthless killer—and she’ll have to do it before dark falls…

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About Lori Rader-Day

Lori Rader-Day is the author of Under a Dark Sky, The Day I Died, Little Pretty Things, and The Black Hour. She is a three-time Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee, winning the award in 2016. Lori lives in Chicago. Find out more about Lori at her website, and connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.