A coming-of-age love story wrapped in a crime thriller, In the Night is a remarkable debut that will leave you cheering for protagonist Daniel Sawyer—and praying the consequences of his decisions don't catch up with him.

How do you let go? Daniel Sawyer has grappled with this question since his brother Jake was murdered. Seven months later, his murder is still unsolved. Relying on drugs to cope with school and social anxiety, deep down Daniel harbors the feeling that Jake deserves justice.

His world changes when he runs into a seedy old friend who offers him a chance to win big at a high-stakes poker game. With one score of cash, Daniel falls off a cliff into drugs, debt, and violence with the same men who killed Jake—and must abandon his sense of right and wrong in order to survive. Incidentally, Daniel has fallen in love with a beautiful young woman, who will bring his tormented past and uncertain future to a head, and will inevitably test his belief in fate...

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