One Night A Novel
One Night by Georgina Cross, published by Random House Publishing Group on August 1, 2023, is a psychological thriller that delves into the complexities of justice and family dynamics. This 304-page novel centers around a family confronted with a harrowing decision regarding the man they believe murdered their daughter. As they gather at a cliffside home on the Oregon coast, they are drawn into a tense situation when the convicted killer, who is also the victim’s high school boyfriend, is found unconscious nearby, raising questions about his involvement and the family’s hidden truths.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a gripping narrative that unfolds over the course of a single night, as the family grapples with their conflicting desires for revenge and redemption. The stormy setting amplifies the tension, leaving them isolated and forced to confront their darkest impulses. As the night progresses, the stakes rise, and the family must decide whether to aid the man they blame for their loss or let fate take its course. With themes of suspense and psychological intrigue, One Night explores the boundaries of morality and the lengths to which individuals will go for the truth.
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One night. That’s all the time a family has to decide what to do with the man they believe murdered their daughter: Do they forgive him, or do they take justice into their own hands?
“One Night is a locked-room stunner that unfolds at breakneck speed.”—Kimberly Belle, USA Today bestselling author of The Personal Assistant
The anonymous letters arrive in the mail, one by one: To find out what really happened to Meg, meet at this location. Don’t tell anyone you’re coming. In one night, you’ll find out everything you need to know.
Ten years after her murder, the letters tell Meghan’s family exactly when and where to meet: a cliffside home on the Oregon coast. But on the night they’re promised answers, the convicted killer—her high school boyfriend, Cal, who spent only ten years in prison for murder—is found unconscious in his car after it slammed into a tree near the house where the family is sitting and waiting. Is he really the one who invited them to gather?
As a storm rampages along the Pacific Northwest, the power cuts off and leaves the family with no chance of returning to the main road and finding help. So they drag Cal back to the house for the remainder of the night. How easy it would be to let him die and claim it was an accident. Or do they help him instead? As the hours tick by, it becomes an excruciating choice. Half of the family wants to kill him. The other half wants him to regain consciousness so he can tell them what he knows.
But if Cal wakes up, he might reveal that someone in the family knows more than they’re letting on. And if that’s the case, who is the real killer? And are they already in the house?
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