Night Watcher

📚 Why We Recommend It

For fans of spine-chilling suspense, Night Watcher is more than a novel—it’s an immersive plunge into the shadows that will keep you gripping the pages long after midnight.

Nola Strate, a late-night radio host in Portland, spends her nights fielding tales of hauntings and cryptic sightings. But when a foggy evening call triggers memories of her childhood escape from a serial killer known as the Hiding Man, the line between listener and victim blurs. As security cameras capture eerie figures, a suspicious neighbor lurks, and even her own father becomes a suspect, Nola is forced to trade her microphone for a role as a “night watcher,” hunting the monster who’s come back to finish what he started.

Daphne Woolsoncroft, host of the hit true crime podcast Going West, brings her knack for gritty, authentic tension to this debut thriller. Over 332 pages, she weaves a narrative thick with dread—every creak, every shadow, every unspoken secret feels like a breath on the neck. As Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author, puts it: “Night Watcher grips you with a sense of voyeurism as though you're the one being watched.”

Blending a serial killer’s menace with complex family dynamics and a protagonist’s fight to reclaim her courage, this Editors’ Pick isn’t just a page-turner—it’s a haunting experience that lingers, making you second-guess every noise in the dark. Dive in… but maybe leave the lights on.