Graveyard Shift

Five people cross paths every night in an old cemetery in Rio’s (If We Were Villains) intense latest. All five work the night shift, so they are awake when most are asleep and are party to a unique view of the world around them. The story is told over a single, harrowing night. When the group discovers a fresh, open grave in a location where no one has been buried for years. They are soon on the path of the gravedigger, who they suspect of causing disturbing events all over town; as they follow his trail, however, they begin to suspect that he may be closer than they ever imagined. The book is narrated by a cast of six, including Jess Nahikain, Max Meyers, Si Chen, and Susan Dalian, who provide an eerie and atmospheric reading. Their collective narration is imbued with a sense of urgency that grows ever more intense as they close in on the gravedigger. Each chapter is told from a different perspective as the novella progresses through the evening.