The Shape of Night A Novel

A woman trying to outrun her past is drawn to a coastal village in Maine&;and to a string of unsolved murders&;in this novel of romance and psychological suspense from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.

&;Suspenseful, sexy, and soulful.&;&;J. R. Ward, bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series

After an unspeakable tragedy in Boston, Ava Collette flees to a remote village in Maine, where she rents an old house named Brodie&;s Watch.

In that isolated seaside mansion, Ava finally feels at peace . . . until she glimpses the long-dead sea captain who still resides there.

Rumor has it that Captain Jeremiah Brodie has haunted the house for more than a century. One night, Ava confronts an apparition, who feels all too real, and who welcomes her into his world&;and into his arms. Even as Ava questions her own sanity, she eagerly looks forward to the captain&;s ghostly visits. But she soon learns that the house she loves comes with a terrible secret, a secret that those in the village don&;t want to reveal: Every woman who has ever lived in Brodie&;s Watch has also died there. Is the ghost of Captain Brodie responsible, or is a flesh-and-blood killer at work? A killer who is even now circling closer to Ava?

Praise for The Shape of Night

&;This book reminds me why I love reading. I wish this were a series so I could spend more time in Tucker's Cove. Tess Gerritsen is a writer I look up to!&;&;J.R. Ward, bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series

&;Reminiscent of the best of du Maurier, this modern gothic is eerie, tantalizing, spine-tingling, and sensual. . . . An altogether delicious read.&;&;Sandra Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author

&;With a twisty mix of dangerous passion, obsession, and suspense, Tess Gerritsen reinvents the Gothic novel, giving it a razor-sharp, modern edge.&;&;Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author of Untouchable