THAT NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY

A locked-room mystery in the vein of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None for the generation raised on horror movies like Bodies Bodies Bodies, with a murderous twist that could only happen in the captivating world of rare books.

It's the night before graduation. Seven students gather in the basement of the rare books library. Most of them were lucky enough to have jobs in that magical place, but with the end of classes behind them, it's the last night they'll all ever get to work together. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for their ritual - one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they'll scatter in different directions to start their real lives?

But just a few minutes into their celebration, the lights go out - and one of them drops dead. As the body count rises, with nothing but the books to protect them, the group must figure out how to survive the night while trapped with a murderer. THAT NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY is a chilling literary mystery that transports the reader to a world where secrets live in the dark, books breathe fears to life, and the only way out is to wait until morning.

Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian living in Toronto. She is the author of the debut The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections (Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen, 2022) and is currently working on her next locked-room mystery.