Thief of Night

The New York Times Bestseller returns with a darkly enchanting sequel that will leave you breathless.

Holly Black, beloved author of The Cruel Prince series, delivers another masterful adult fantasy with Thief of Night, the stunning follow-up to her breakout hit Book of Night. If you thought Charlie Hall’s troubles were over, think again.

Charlie has always been drawn to disaster like moths to flame—or in this case, like shadows to their hosts. After defeating Salt and reclaiming her lover Vince, she believed she’d finally caught a break. But the tethering process that bound them together came with a devastating cost: Vince’s memories of their love have vanished, leaving only Red, the cold-blooded killer he once was. Red doesn’t remember Charlie. Worse, he doesn’t like her.

Now, tasked with hunting a deadly rogue shadow responsible for a church massacre, Charlie finds herself more alone than ever. In Black’s richly imagined world where shadows possess their own dangerous wills, survival means confronting an impossible truth—you can run from many things, but never from your own shadow.

Thief of Night weaves supernatural thrills with razor-sharp prose and morally complex characters that have become Black’s signature. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab and Leigh Bardugo, this is contemporary fantasy at its finest—dark, romantic, and utterly unputdownable.

Whether you’re curled up by our wood stove or reading by the ocean’s edge, this book will keep you turning pages late into the night.

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