Noelle Ihli does it again. As an Idaho native it is so fun to finally have books based in our area… it adds to the fun and suspense! This book was so amazing and left me excited to read her books to come! I actually read some of this while camping the the Frank Church Wilderness and let’s just say…. I was spooked 😂😂😂 don’t want to give too much away but this was such a thrill and will recommend to all of my friends!!!!

Finally got the chance to sit down and read this one and holy sh!t this was amazing. Genuinely a pulse pounding thriller and can’t believe it was based on a true story!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC!

Wow!! All I can say is wow! This book was amazing!! It definitely kept me up at night and looking over my shoulder everywhere I went. This was perfect for any thriller lover!

This book was a hard read but not because it was bad, but because of the horrible things that happened. And that it is based on a true story is just horrifying.

Fast paced, character driven, addictive, fully recommend! As an added note I was surprised to see that this book was inspired by actual real life events, that just makes it even more disturbing and eye opening.

Thank you to NetGalley, Noelle w. Ihli and dynamite books for an ARC!

This book was such a wild ride. Once it started, I couldn’t stop until I finished. Do you know when you pick up a book and you need more and want more yeah this is what happened with this one I need more

I have been a huge fan of Noelle W. Ihli's books since i read Run on Red! ONce again, she did not disappoint. I stayed up way too late reading this. My exhusation at work the next day was completely worth it!

Holy WOW!!!! What a ride! I did a combo of reading and listening due to time constraints. I really enjoyed the audio version, it kept me in such good suspense. The story had the hairs on my arms standing up. Can you imagine being tamed? I sure can't. It was a great tale of kidnapping, survival and forging friendships in rough times. I'm already recommending this book to every Facebook post asking for a book to get them out of a reading rut. Thank you Netgalley and Dynamite Books for the opportunity to read this book, it was well worth my time. I'll be checking out this author's other books for sure.

This was as pulse pounding and fast paced as Noelle's other books but it is still a good one. I would still recommend it to other thrillers readers.

My first book by this author & I’m sure it won’t be my last. A standalone psychological thriller which really made me catch my breath in places & to find out it is ‘inspired’ by real events made it even more shocking.

I can’t say too much without revealing spoilers but the plot involves Miley who is a biathlete pro. She is on her summer break & takes a job at The Frank Church Wilderness lodge; although working she knows that she can continue her stamina training whilst there. She goes on a run & decides to end it with a cold water swim in a nearby lake. She hears a noise. She hears a shot. There are two men standing on the shore who make it abundantly clear that she should join them. From then on, it is all about her survival.

Of course, there are other characters besides Miley, Brent in particular stands out but this is her story. Fast paced & with some truly chilling sections, this was a tense read but something always felt a little off in its style (hence losing one star), perhaps that’s because I mainly read British crime fiction. I would recommend this though, thought provoking at the very least.

Book Review for Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli

Book Summary:
A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape.

When a tragic accident sidelines Miley’s dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge. The Frank Church Wilderness is remote, but it’s the perfect place to train and recover. Local lore about a staffer who died years ago doesn’t scare her.

But it should.

Miley’s plans take a terrifying detour when she’s abducted during a morning run. Held captive in a desolate off-grid cabin, she’ll have to use her athletic prowess, cunning mind, and courage to survive. But as the nightmare at the cabin escalates, Miley is forced to form an unlikely alliance and attempt a risky escape.

Can she outwit her captors and survive the wilderness before it’s too late?

Inspired by true events, Gray After Dark is a pulse-pounding psychological thriller with a finale that will leave you breathless.

Book Review: This is another nail-biting book that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Please check the trigger warnings before reading this book. There is a lot of suffering and hard topics in this book. I really liked the alternating perspectives in the book between Miley and her Olympic partner Brent as they search for her. I could not put this book down. I gasped a lot reading and was rooting for her to be found. I was holding my breath on how it would turn out.

Thanks to Netgalley, Xpresso Book Tours, and Noelle W. Ihli for the ARC!

Oh wow. I couldnt put this one down. It got me right from the start. I think you should go in blind like I did. Fantastic book. Will be looking for more from this author to read.

I've recently discovered Noelle W Ihli and I am obsessed with her work so when I saw this one on netgalley I just HAD to request and luckily I received a copy, once again she has amazed me with her story telling and the fact it gripped me from page one!

This is the second book I have read by the author and I found it just as thrilling as the other. I loved how this story was loosely based off of an actual true crime and how all characters had enough development to make them feel like real people. I would definitely recommend thriller readers and folks who enjoy true crime podcasts (like myself) to read Gray After Dark.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Noelle Ihli has become one of my top authors in the past year, she has been putting out 5 star reads for me. I wasn't surprised this book had me on the edge of seat the entire time, it was unputdownable. So many twists and turns, so atmospheric like you were in the story yourself. I loved it!

Thank you for this arc!

Ehhh this had promise but was ultimately just okay, not the page-turner I was hoping for. It's a survival thriller with tension and action, but yet nothing stood out for me.

The pacing felt inconsistent and the romance wasn't convincing. I also felt like some themes such as assault and trauma were glossed over.

Nevertheless, I thought Miley and Mary were well-written characters who displayed strength and resilience in different forms. I was surprised to learn that the book was inspired by true events and think the author did a good job in telling her own story.

Loved this. What a crazy ride. I really felt for the characters and what they went through. Well written and very entertaining.

OMG!!! This is my first Noelle Ihli book and it will not be my last. The writing is done so well it played out like a movie in my brain! Go read it!

One word, WOW. I have not read a good thriller like this in so long!!
Truly creepy and so so good, a must read!!

The most amazing and gripping book. It was riveting. It was thrilling. It definitely was mentally unstable. I loved our girl Miles. She held strong and kept her whits about herself. I don’t believe that I prayed so hard for someone to survive a harrowing event before. The writer got me real good with the twist and turns and the surprises. Mary or Rayana. That woman and I would have been having it out in the fields. That darn Frank. Talk about gutting a fish. The same with Hamish. The book was great. Terrific writing. Great story.