In the sharp, atmospheric thriller Night Will Find You, Texas’s wild ways drive a story of psychics, skeptics, villains, and vultures.

Vivvy Bouchet, an astrophysicist with extraordinary observational powers, is torn between solitude and obligation. She reluctantly agrees to aid a childhood friend in solving a missing girl’s cold case. But the secrets and lies in Vivvy’s world threaten to unravel the investigation and her carefully constructed life. As she crosses paths with a Fort Worth detective who seems more foe than friend, Vivvy fights to resolve the past and the mystery which tore a community apart.

Much like crime fiction writer Louise Penny, Julia Heaberlin masterfully works the land into the soul of the story. The peculiar nature of North Texas is weaved around multiple plot threads to create a thriller with few simple answers and crackling tension.

Night Will Find You is full of thorny, fraught, and complex characters. The difference between hero and villain is often razor thin here, and it is not revealed until the final pages on which side of the line they fall.

This sense of unease permeates Heaberlin’s brilliant and thought-provoking narrative. Night Will Find You is a must-read for fans of suspense and thriller novels seeking their next page-turner.
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Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date June 20th, 2023.

I enjoyed her writing style! I liked how she would give us bits and pieces from her childhood to better understand her motives and what was driving her to help the missing girls in the story. I will say was surprised at how long it took for the twist to finally take shape at the end. But the ending is definitely left up for your own imagination. I saw that Netflix is going to film a series on this book and I would definitely watch!

The fusion of metaphysical concepts with the intense and captivating elements of true crime was both fascinating and enjoyable. The unexpected turn in the storyline unveils a stunning revelation when you're 78% into the book! I truly enjoyed this one!

4.5⭐

Another top notch read from this author. It lags slightly with the conspiracy-nut podcaster aspect of the plot - he’s just too close to the real-life inspiration and it broke the spell of the novel a little bit for me. Otherwise, after this and We Are All the Same in the Dark, consider me a Julia Heaberlin fan. I’ll read anything she writes.

It started out strong, but it ended up being full of cliches about Psychics, people that do and don’t believe in them and my gosh, the stereotypes about Texas got OLD!

I’m surprised at all the middle of the road ratings. I thought this book was a joy to read and found the (albeit slightly overly flowery) prose to be quite pretty, as it straddled the line between astrophysics and the metaphysical.