In the unsettling autumn of 1991, college student Charlie Jordan, reeling from personal tragedy and struggling with dissociative episodes, decides to leave university mid-semester. She hitches a ride across the country with Josh Baxter, a stranger she met via the campus rideshare board. As their journey unfolds, the looming shadow of the "Campus Killer," a serial murderer who has terrorized the university, hangs heavy over their conversation. Charlie, haunted by her own past and prone to vivid, often distorted memories, soon begins to notice unsettling inconsistencies in Josh's story. What started as a simple ride becomes a terrifying psychological battle as Charlie suspects her driver might be the very killer she's trying to escape. With every mile, the tension escalates, transforming their road trip into a desperate game of cat and mouse where survival hinges on Charlie's ability to outwit a potential psychopath before she becomes his next victim, all while battling her own fragile grip on reality.
Critical Reception
"A New York Times Bestseller, "Survive the Night" has been lauded by critics and fellow authors as a compulsive, dark, and masterfully twisty thriller."