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In the Night Room: A Novel Audiobook
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Willy Patrick, the author of the Caldecott-winning young-adult novel In the Night Room, thinks she is loosing her mind again. Two weeks before her second marriage, on her way home one day, Willy is drawn into the parking lot of a warehouse. Knowing that her daughter Holly is being held in that building, she wants to rescue her. But what she knows is impossible, for her daughter is dead. On the same day, author Timothy Underhill, struggling with a new book about a troubled young woman, is confronted with the ghost of his nine-year-old sister, April. Soon after, Underhill begins to receive eerie, fragmented e-mails that he finally realizes are from dead people whom he knew in his youth. Like his sister, they want to tell him something. When Willy and Timothy meet, they recognize each other, realizing that they must join forces to confront the evils surrounding them. "Peter Straub is the master of subtle, smoldering dread [whose] creepy, erudite vision of the beyond will chill you like a winter wind." (People)
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"Story within a story within a story. When I began the book, I thought, I prefer lost boy, lost girl. Toward the middle, I thought, how could I ever prefer lost boy, lost girl over this? At the end, I thought, thank you for Cyrax. "
— Matt (4 out of 5 stars)
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“[In the Night Room] offers a combination of gripping plot, well-drawn characters, and philosophical depth…A rewarding read for horror junkies and deep thinkers alike.”
— Bookmarks Magazine -
“Moving briskly while ranging from high humor to the blackest dread, this is an original, astonishingly smart and expertly entertaining meditation on imagination and its powers; one of the very finest works of Straub’s long career, it’s a sure bet for future award nominations.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“Inventive and moving.”
— Booklist
In the Night Room Listener Reviews
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" OK, I read popular books to find out what makes a book popular. One thing that makes a book popular is to be written by an author who is already popular. Thus, reading the book is a waste of time. I stopped reading this story (at the big long weird email for those who care) and am not going to bother with it any more. Whatever made Straub famous, this book would have been unpublishable except for that reputation and market access. "
— Mark, 2/17/2014 -
" Slow first half, interesting when Willy n Tim meet up. "
— Lorraine, 2/16/2014 -
" I do not get this book. Very slow read. Too much going on at once. "
— Sara, 2/14/2014 -
" This is an older book that I picked up at the local library sale for $1. really enjoyed it! "
— Rebecca, 2/8/2014 -
" This book was terrible, more like three half completed books poorly stitched together. I had to force myself to finish it. Total let down after lost girl lost boy. "
— Mommyk8, 2/6/2014 -
" I never identified with the characters, I never cared what happened to them. Plus, it took me 100 pages just to figure out Willy was one of Tim's characters. "
— Joe, 2/4/2014 -
" I picked this up as an audio book at the library on a whim and wasn't sure I would like it. And I'm still not sure after listening to the whole book. I think I liked it, although I originally had assumed it was a murder mystery and it ended up being much more fantastical. I liked the storyline although I felt at times like I had missed something in the audio but, upon rewinding, found that I hadn't. There were many twists and turns in the plot and many gaps and although I enjoyed the story that was there, I missed the story that wasn't. At the risk of giving away too much, I won't go into the missing details but I was definitely left wanting more of an explanation about many of the events and characters. Basically, this book left me feeling unsure. I do want to read more by Straub after listening to this book but feel cheated by the abrupt ending of In the Night Room as I felt there could be several hundred more pages of explanation! "
— Lrclark83, 2/2/2014 -
" I was expecting something scarier and it seemed like you need to have read one of his other books to really get this one. The entire idea of the book was not very well-developed. "
— Doris, 1/9/2014 -
" Hard to rate. Enjoyed the setup - the disorientation, signs that something was off. When I got the joke, it was cute, but kind of obnoxiously funny. Then, it fizzled out. I guess it was a good tease. "
— Lil', 11/9/2013 -
" I wanted to enjoy this story. It was an interesting concept... A lot of it felt kind of "flat" to me though. & the ending? Not so much. Moving onto Ghost Story. I remember enjoying Peter Straub so much in the past & these past two didn't do much for me. "
— Kim, 8/16/2013 -
" one of the worst books I have ever read "
— Kristi, 8/4/2013 -
" Confusing beginning, interesting middle, lackluster end. "
— Kendra, 7/18/2013 -
" Confusing and an over-use of analogies. Boring. Not a bad book, just not my style. "
— Seanna, 5/27/2013 -
" Better than lost boy lost girl. But, man, I am done with Peter Straub. The ending was just about as bad as lost boy lost girl's ending. "
— Anita, 2/20/2013 -
" This one was less of a jaunt then "A Dark Matter", and contained an interesting concept to play upon with the two main characters. "
— Ryan, 1/21/2013 -
" Another book I waited to damn long to review, and any thing I did now wouldn't do it justice, so...if anyone actually reads these things, sorry. "
— Scott, 10/2/2012 -
" Excellent! I wish I had read Lost Boy, Lost Girl first (I didn't realize until now that this was a sequel) but really like it anyway! "
— Kim, 7/17/2012 -
" terrible -- didn't finish "
— Liz, 3/6/2012 -
" ...interesting.... "
— Jeymei, 1/24/2012 -
" A novel so devastatingly powerful and beautiful that it left me in tears. Quite likely one of the best books I have ever read. "
— John, 1/10/2012 -
" Quick summer read. I do not usually read horror but this had a few interesting stylistic elements that made it interesting. "
— Lee, 6/29/2011 -
" Horror fiction at its best "
— Vicki, 5/7/2011 -
" this theme of interacting with the characters in the book you wrote is popping up more. i think this was worth reading because the end was good but i didnt follow all the twists and turnss along the way. "
— Debbie, 4/30/2011 -
" Confusing and an over-use of analogies. Boring. Not a bad book, just not my style. "
— Seanna, 4/24/2011 -
" I found this book interesting because of the premise. Peter Straub is one of my favorite horror/fantasy writers "
— Linda, 1/12/2011 -
" Sequel to Lost Boy, Lost Girl. Good sequel. Hope he continues with the story. "
— Jeremy, 11/21/2010 -
" It started out well enough, but went downhill all of a sudden... got too cliché and all... "
— Elaine, 10/17/2010 -
" A good mind-bender :-) Though Straub tends to be self-referential in his books, the character of Tim Underhill is a brilliant creation. Best Underhill book is still <em>Koko</em>, IMHO. "
— Cambria, 8/15/2010 -
" Just finished In The Night Room by one of my favorite authors, Peter Straub, last night. If you liked his collaborations with Stephen King (The Talisman and Black House), then you should enjoy In The Night Room. "
— Lisa, 7/28/2010 -
" Confusing beginning, interesting middle, lackluster end. "
— Kendra, 7/22/2010 -
" Solid, creepy, and well-stylized. Straub's just a good writer, no matter what the genre. He could've written in any genre. "
— Steven, 7/13/2010 -
" This is an older book that I picked up at the local library sale for $1. really enjoyed it! "
— Rebecca, 6/28/2010 -
" one of the worst books I have ever read "
— Kristi, 6/25/2010 -
" This book was terrible, more like three half completed books poorly stitched together. I had to force myself to finish it. Total let down after lost girl lost boy. "
— Mommyk8, 5/9/2010 -
" I liked this book as a follow up to lost boys and lost girls, but not as much as that book. "
— Darlene, 2/14/2010 -
" A novel so devastatingly powerful and beautiful that it left me in tears. Quite likely one of the best books I have ever read. "
— John, 12/24/2009
About Peter Straub
Peter Straub (1943-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his two of his novels and a short story collection, 5 Stories; he has also won a World Fantasy Award and an International Horror Guild Award. He received a BA degree in English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MA from Columbia University.
About Scott Brick
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.