by Rumaan Alam
First published 2020
A family's idyllic Long Island vacation is shattered when strangers arrive at their rental. As the electricity fails and communication dies, Amanda and Clay must decide whether to trust the odd new houseguests—and whether their remote haven is truly secure from the unseen forces closing in. This taut, unsettling thriller explores the fragility of modern life and the primal fears that lurk beneath the surface.
Genres: literary-fiction, domestic-fiction, contemporary, thriller, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Long Island
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Paperback · EccoPress