First published 2025
Medical student Amy dreads her mandatory shift on Ward D, the hospital's mental health unit. But as the night wears on, she realizes something sinister is happening behind the ward's locked doors. Patients and staff vanish without a trace, and Amy must confront her own traumatic past to escape the darkness closing in around her. In this taut psychological thriller, no one is safe—and the fragility of the mind has never been more exposed.
Genres: mystery, horror, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-secrets, unreliable-narrator
320 pages · Paperback · Poisoned Pen Press
Content warnings: medical-trauma, mental-illness