First published 1987
Jan and Alix retreat to a desolate coastal lighthouse to escape the world. But when Jan vanishes one night, Alix's worry turns to terror as the police arrive and she recalls his recent blackouts. Trapped in isolation, Alix must confront the truth about her husband's fragile mind and the darkness that may now threaten them both. In this taut psychological thriller, one woman's fight for survival becomes a chilling descent into the unknown.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: trapped, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Oregon
296 pages · Paperback · Carroll & Graf Pub
Content warnings: mental-illness