Cover of Call in the Night

Call in the Night

From half way around the world, American Clare Sullivan obeys a desperate summons from her glamorous sister Gina and flies to Paris. But when she arrives, there's no sign of Gina. Her sister's trail leads Claire to London and to Garth Cooper, a boyfriend of Gina's, who seems to have a secret to hide. As time passes, Claire begins to understand that Gina's disappearance is not just another one of her sister's melodramatic stunts.

Themes
gothic
Setting
1960s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Call in the Night? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Call in the Night. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Michael's Wife Shares gothic, mystery
  2. The Grey Beginning Shares gothic, mystery, fiction
  3. A Presence In An Empty Room Shares gothic, mystery, fiction
  4. Waiting For Willa Shares gothic, mystery, fiction

“People who read Call in the Night tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Listen for the Whisperer
  2. Moura
  3. Thunder on the Right
  4. Mystery of the Witches' Bridge

“If you want more of the same (mystery about gothic), start with these.”

  1. The Winter People
  2. Whistle for the Crows
  3. Shadow Glen
  4. The Wedding Bargain

“If it was the gothic that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Late Mrs. Fonsell
  2. The People from the Sea
  3. On Winding Hill Road
  4. The Inn at Half Moon Bay

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Summerhills
  2. A Void the Size of the World
  3. The Highlander Is All That
  4. The Girl Who Went Missing