Death Row inmate, Jeff Pritchard aka Father Silence, is on countdown to his execution. The new Governor is old school. No lethal injection for this killer, the Governor wants to make sure, so Old Sparky has been brought out of retirement. Not having spoken since his arrest 17 years ago, Pritchard whispers his last words to the warden just before the lever is pulled.

Waiting for news from the execution cell is retired Detective Leland Patterson, one of the men who brought Pritchard down. Also waiting is Leland’s daughter, Detective Jess Claiborne. When the deed is done, all can breathe a sigh of relief. Or can they?

OMG! From the first page I knew this book was going to be the perfect read for me. Captivating, exciting, the suspense builds and builds until remembering to breathe becomes necessary 🤣.

An awe inspiring masterful story told so well. The ideal mix of horror and crime, sublime. No unnecessary repetition, just a straightforward story that keeps twisting and unraveling. A joy to read.

Markert is fast working his way to be among the great horror storytellers. His company amongst the likes of Malfi, Tudor, Chizmar and the master himself, King, is assured if this is anything to go by. A definite purchase when published in September 2024.

Well done, an excellent read. 100% recommendation.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books.

I genuinely hope this book reaches the screen as a Netflix movie or series. It was phenomenal. The serial killer known as Father Silence has been executed but, before anyone can relax, the detective who arrested him is found dead. A new nightmare has begun. This is a must-read for thriller lovers and, like Markert’s other books, the writing and old school horror feel is top notch. I will recommend this book closer to publication and thanks so much for the opportunity to read!

Fast paced, nonstop and chilling from the first to very last page!
The book blurb has everything you need to know about this book. All that is missing is how brilliant it is.
This is a fast paced book that has you tearing through the pages as quickly as you can possibly read. I honestly, truly couldn’t put this book down. I even dreamed about it!
It plays on every parent’s emotions and fears. Your child has been taken by an unknown male and to make it worse, your parents were both murdered the night before in a gruesome, planned attack.
They know it cannot have been the media dubbed Father Silence, the serial killer Detective Tess Claibourne’s father arrested years ago because he was sentenced to death by the electric chair the night her parents were both murdered, but the fact it happened on the same night cannot be coincidence.
Now a new killer has come forefront of the investigation, calling himself the Outcast. And he has Tess and Justine’s daughter and another unknown little boy.
As the hunt for the missing children gets underway Tess also has to battle her own demons if she has any chance of finding her daughter and catching the Outcast.
As they travel back to her childhood hometown of Twisted Tree it soon becomes clear this is no ordinary crime fiction.
A satanic cult calling themselves the Lost Children of Silence has sprung up in the town and they seem to be involved somehow and things are definitely not what them seem.
Filled with plot twists and chilling scenes this would make a great horror movie!
J. H. Markert is one of my favourite horror writers. His last book Mister Lullaby was one of my top books of the year last year and this one will definitely be in the top of my favourite books of this year as well.
Every horror fan as long as any fans of crime fiction needs to read this book.
Sleep Tight will be published on 24 Sept. 2024 and is available to preorder now.
It honestly one book not to be missed this year!

This felt like a wonderful episode of Criminal Minds. I absolutely loved all the elements in this story. The characters, the setting, and the plot were all on point.

This was a ride. Twisted tree. More like twisty book. I loved it. I don't have a lot to say other than I loved this book and I will deff get it when it comes out.

Wow, this was hands down phenomenal!

With a riveting first page, this book immediately throws you into the deep end. I knew it was going to be good instantly. It was a five star prediction by chapter one.

A cop with an addiction problem, a past filled with repressed memories…

The day after a well known serial killer, Father Silence is put to death, one of the police officers who arrested him all those years ago is found dead. Now a new killer calling himself the Outcast is prowling, scooping up children as he goes.

Tess, the daughter of the now murdered arresting officer has spent her life trying to get away from Father Silence and the cloud that surrounds her memories of that time in her childhood. When the Outcast kidnaps her daughter, she is pulled back into that whole mess, encouraging her addictive tendencies. She will stop at nothing to find her daughter, learning more about the Outcast and Father Silence in the process.

This perfectly pairs crime thriller with cultish horror! There are so many level to this story, and as you peel them back, more horrors bleed out. From start to finish, this book had me locked in!