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Lights Out

On sale

5th September 2024

Price: £20

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Selected: Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781529396140

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‘[A] thought-provoking . . . examination of damaged psyches and the consequences of secrets’ Times

REAL READERS LOVE LIGHTS OUT:
‘Louise Swanson’s writing is so powerful that I was dragged, kicking and screaming, into this world that she has created so precisely and with so much atmosphere and I couldn’t let go . . .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I was totally absorbed in this book. Louise is one of my favourite authors’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A 5 star read, shining brightly through the dark’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This whole book is filled with layers upon layers of mystery . . . very cleverly told’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Lights Out has several layers and I loved being able to peel each one back’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


When darkness is everywhere, nowhere is safe…

A state of emergency has been declared in the UK. From now on, at 8pm every night, all electricity cuts out.
The Government promises it’s a temporary measure. They promise they are always thinking of your safety.

But for Grace, the darkness is anything but safe.

Someone is coming into her house under its cover every night while she lies in bed upstairs, too terrified to sleep. Someone who knows her past, who knows why she has more reason to fear the dark than most…

And every morning she wakes to a new message from the intruder:

I have you in my sights. Love, The Night

But how can Grace escape, when there’s nowhere safe left to hide?

‘Tense and intriguing, creeping paranoia oozes from every page . . . Louise Swanson is a talent that shines in the dark’ Janice Hallett

‘The most zeitgeist thriller of 2024 . . . Terrifyingly believable and horribly real. I’d say I devoured it, but I think the truth is that it devoured me’ Helen Fields

‘Chillingly convincing, this is a novel that echoes around your head for a long time after reading’ B.P. Walter

Reviews

Janice Hallett
More than a mystery, more than a thriller and at times more than just a book . . . Lights Out is a journey into fear itself and there were times I wasn't sure I'd make it back. Tense and intriguing, creeping paranoia oozes from every page - and I devoured them all! Louise Swanson is a talent that shines in the dark
Olivia Isaac-Henry
A creepy and compelling read . . . will leave you shivering with cold and casting nervous glances towards the shadows
Helen Fields
Swanson is in a league of her own. This is commercial literary crime fiction with razor-sharp teeth. The very definition of high concept with the execution of a master storyteller, this the most zeitgeist thriller of 2024. Leave your lights on. Terrifyingly believable and horribly real. I'd say I devoured it, but I think the truth is that it devoured me
B.P. Walter
Chillingly convincing, this is a novel that echoes around your head for a long time after reading. An unforgettable thriller
C.J. Tudor
Unique, 'get under your skin' memorable and ultimately heartfelt
Bella
Tense and gripping
Closer
A tense and dark story
LoveReading
Here Louise does what she does best: burrows down beneath all the surface layers to what lies at the heart of being human . . . piercing and full of the most intense suspense
Culturefly
A high-concept thriller that's all the more chilling because it feels like it's something that could actually happen
Mature Times
A complex and multi layered story . . . Beautiful prose and elegantly created characters in a unique setting
Times
[A] thought-provoking . . . examination of damaged psyches and the consequences of secrets'

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