Thanks to Poison Pen Press and NetGalley for the free eARC in exchange for my unfettered opinion.

Seven young adults gather in the basement of the rare books library as the doors lock electronically for the night. About to graduate college (all but one, anyhow), they are about to have one last great adventure. They'll reenact an Ancient Greek ritual -- one of the mysterious ones involving Persephone –– and emerge no longer fearing death. They begin (most of them) by dropping acid.

From there, it's a vicious take on Agatha Christie's <I>And Then There Were None </i> by way of <I>American Horror Story <I/>. Twisty, turny, bloody, and satisfyingly mean-spirited, the story will delight those with an appetite for the (ever so active!) banality of human evil.

Plus old books, which makes it just that little bit more brutal.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

This was a fun little closed room mystery! My interest was waning in the beginning due to the characters, but once the action got started it picked up. The ending was a little jarring in a "gotcha!" Wink nudge kinda way, but it was all in all a fun quick read.

A locked door murder mystery set in a rare books library? YES PLEASE!! I couldn't read this gothic thriller fast enough. As a librarian/archivist who has worked at the Thomas Fisher rare book library in Toronto (just like the author), this one was a pure delight! Twisty and dark and it kept me guessing right to the end. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

What an interesting premise for a book! Locked inside a cage in the basement of the library with no way out until morning is the basis of the novel. With characters coming from multiple backgrounds and perspectives, the motivation behind what is driving the decisions of each character become very important. But, the most important question of all is can you survive until morning?

This is a CRAZY novel. Enter this gothic library if you DARE!
Seven grad students gather in the basement of the rare books library to recreate an ancient Greek ritual focusing upon Persephone. When one of the students falls ill, fingers are pointed and it's a tense, chaotic scrum to get out of the library before it's too late. Very interesting, very unique, That Night in the Library is a great thriller/horror story! #EvaJurczyk #ThatNightinthelibrary #poisonedpenpress #

Couldn’t finish this. Unlikeable characters that aren’t interesting or amusing.. Long descriptions of irrelevant matters. Tedious pacing.