Tropic of Night

When her sister is killed during a scientific study, an anthropologist fakes her own suicide and hides in Miami to prevent herself from becoming the latest victim in a string of ritualistic murders, while police detective Jimmy Paz tries to figure out how witness memories are being erased. Reprint.

People

“A blockbuster....Gruber creates a hallucinatory atmosphere as unsettling as it is exciting.”

USA Today

“Bold, provacative, and frightening ... An extraordinary debut.”

Washington Post

“An astonishing piece of fiction, one that expands the boundaries of the thriller genre.”

Seattle Times

“Gripping ... Gurber has written an undeniably strong book.”

Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Absolutely mesmerizing.... Equal parts literary novel and thriller.... Gruber has an astonishing way of pulling in the reader.”

St. Petersburg Times

“No ordinary thriller....Brilliant.”

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Dramatic [and] addictive....every character is fascinating ... a dark, thoughtful, original mystery that...makes the impossible believable.”

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

“Even better [than The DaVinci Code]. Scary, fascinating ... shakes modern notions of reality. A haunting book.”

New Orleans Times-Picayune

“A fresh, intelligent thriller ... one of the most absorbing and original novels I’ve read this year.”

Daily News

“An engaging thriller with a conscience -- providing insights ... and social commentary.”

The Leader-Post (Canada)

“A riveting tale...that stands up to the best books penned by Stephen King and Peter Straub.”

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An intricate thriller...perfectly balanced...[a] finely crafted, intelligent and original work.”

Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“Monstrously entertaining.”

Book Magazine - Most Wanted List

“A phenomenal debut thriller.”

Ridley Pearson, author of #1 New York Times bestseller THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER and THE ART OF DECEPTION

“WOW -- what an incredible talent!... A superb read that draws you down into its spell of murder and magic. Astonishing.”

Martin Cruz Smith, author of GORKY PARK

“A dark, brilliant book with as indelible a central character as Smilla from SMILLA’S SENSE OF SNOW.”

CNN Online

“Tropic of Night” is magical.”

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Michael Gruber is the author of five acclaimed novels. He lives in Seattle.

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