From ex-rodeo riders who may have been kidnapped as a baby to a young woman who tricks an ailing old man she believes may be a murderer into taking a road trip, to a small town female cop chasing down criminals on a prosthetic leg, Texan Julia Heaberlin has built an impressive oeuvre of atmospheric standalones with complex protagonists.

That continues in her terrific new novel Night Will Find You. Vivvy Bouchet is an astrophysicist searching for what others haven’t seen – artificial light in the depths of the universe – but it’s a different kind of insight her brother-in-law Mike is looking for. A cop who owes his life to Vivvy from when they were young, he believes in her psychic abilities, and hopes they’ll help crack the cold case of a missing child. Except is it a case when the mother is already in prison for murder? When popular right-wing podcaster Bubba Guns begins spewing conspiracy theories and revving up his audience about Vivvy, her scientific career and lives of those she loves are put in jeopardy.

Heaberlin once again skilfully delivers a clever thriller built on rich characterisation, a wonderful sense of place, and a unique heroine who’s flawed and formidable. In a sea of psychological thrillers, Heaberlin offers fresh and fascinating tales with real depth.

Reviewed by Craig Sisterson

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Julia Heaberlin is the internationally bestselling author of six thrillers, including Night Will Find You, We Are All the Same in the Dark, Paper Ghosts, and Black-Eyed Susans. Her books have sold to more than twenty countries and have been optioned for film. We Are All The Same in the Dark won the 2020 Writers’ League of Texas award for Fiction, and Paper Ghosts was a finalist for Best Hardcover Novel at the International Thriller Awards.