A woman trying to outrun her past is drawn to a coastal village in
Maine--and to a string of unsolved murders--in this novel of romance and
psychological suspense from New York Times bestselling author Tess
Gerritsen.
"Suspenseful, sexy, and soulful."--J. R. Ward, bestselling author of
the Black Dagger Brotherhood series
After an unspeakable tragedy in Boston, Ava Collette flees to a remote
village in Maine, where she rents an old house named Brodie's Watch.
In that isolated seaside mansion, Ava finally feels at peace . . . until
she glimpses the long-dead sea captain who still resides there.
Rumor has it that Captain Jeremiah Brodie has haunted the house for more
than a century. One night, Ava confronts an apparition, who feels all
too real, and who welcomes her into his world--and into his arms. Even
as Ava questions her own sanity, she eagerly looks forward to the
captain's ghostly visits. But she soon learns that the house she loves
comes with a terrible secret, a secret that those in the village don't
want to reveal: Every woman who has ever lived in Brodie's Watch has
also died there. Is the ghost of Captain Brodie responsible, or is a
flesh-and-blood killer at work? A killer who is even now circling closer
to Ava?
Praise for The Shape of Night
"This book reminds me why I love reading. I wish this were a series so I
could spend more time in Tucker's Cove. Tess Gerritsen is a writer I
look up to!"
--J.R. Ward, bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series
"Reminiscent of the best of du Maurier, this modern gothic is eerie,
tantalizing, spine-tingling, and sensual. . . . An altogether delicious
read."
--Sandra Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"With a twisty mix of dangerous passion, obsession, and suspense, Tess
Gerritsen reinvents the Gothic novel, giving it a razor-sharp, modern
edge."--Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author of
Untouchable
