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After Midnight

By: Irina Shapiro
Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
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Stranded by a raging hurricane, a group of strangers find themselves trapped at a grand antebellum mansion, now a boutique hotel. Novelist Callum Burke, known for his historical bestsellers, is among the guests, the Oleander Plantation the main stop on a research trip for his new book, while several couples from up north are in New Orleans to celebrate personal milestones.

As the hurricane batters the house and the waters rise, Callum is found hanging from an ancient oak, murdered in the same way as the notorious villain in his most popular book. Cut off from the outside world, the guests soon realize that the murderer might strike again, and everyone at the plantation could either be the next victim or the killer.

The Oleander Plantation becomes the perfect setting for a real-life locked-room mystery, where the truth is buried beneath layers of deceit, hidden motives, and suppressed desires. The tempest outside mirrors the chaos within the mansion's walls, and plot devices from Callum’s book become clues as truth and fiction collide in a deadly narrative.

©2024 Irina Shapiro (P)2024 Merlin Press LLC Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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A group of strangers is stranded at the Oleander Plantation, a grand mansion turned into a hotel, as a massive hurricane batters the coast. But suddenly, famous novelist Callum Burke is found murdered, hanging from an oak tree in a gruesome recreation of a scene from his own bestselling book. Cut off from the world by rising floodwaters, the guests must face the reality that a killer is hiding among them.

This started strong and never slowed down. It’s a classic “whodunnit" that kept me hooked from the start.

Shapiro does a great job at world-building, so while reading, you really feel the claustrophobic vibes of being trapped in the hotel.

I didn’t see the plot twist coming. I was convinced I knew who did it, but I was completely wrong. Seeing how everyone’s motives and secrets eventually tied together was a great payoff.

A classic “whodunnit”!

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Unterhaltsam, aber die Mischung von Motiven klassischer whodunits war schon recht früh erkennbar. Hätte es mir etwas origineller gewünscht, aber es hört sich gut weg nebenbei. Setting ist lebendig beschrieben. Gelesen ist es super.

Ganz okay

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Unfortunately this end of the story is unjust and disappointing.
The storyline is good but the end is very disappointing. Well read as usual but thats about that

Unsatisfying

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