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A modern-Gothic novella which draws you in from the first moment! Graveyard Shift follows the 5 members of an ad-hoc smoking circle over the course of one long night – early morning. When the group arrive at their usual haunt, a space amongst the tombstones and mausoleums of a closed church graveyard, they find something unexpected – a shallow grave. Over the next few hours they will begin unpicking a web of lies and intrigue, ultimately unravelling a conspiracy no-one expected, and perhaps forging stronger relationships in the process.

Intoxicating, fast-paced, and struck through with the delirium of sleeplessness our characters live in, this is a novella filled with mystery, darkness, and intense humanity. The only downfall of this book was its brevity. The relationships felt realised, but truncated, the plot held water, but could’ve withstood a little longer in the build up and reveal, and the characters were excellently penned, but I wish we’d had the chance to know them better!

This is perfect for someone in need of a short but fully realised Gothic-thriller, almost dark academia in its setting, but John-Grisham-esque in its stakes, Graveyard Shift draws from a host of intertexts, and will appeal to a huge number of readers.

Thank you to NetGalley, Headline, and M.L. Rio for a galley of this in exchange for an honest review. 4 stars.