‘Twas the Night

A Novel

“A yuletide Midsommar drenched in eggnog and blood.” -CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

A young reporter follows a string of disappearances into the middle of a terrifying Christmas cult inspired by our favorite holiday classics.

You better watch out. You better not cry.

Its Christmas in the village of Yule, Maine.

In fact, its always Christmas in Yule. Here, Santa Claus isnt a storybook figure. Hes an icon. A god. The villagers dont just believe in himthey worship him. And the world is better for it.

Halley Belanger hates Christmas, and she doesnt have much love for Santa either. But when a string of child disappearances across Maine seems to spare only the village of Yule, Halleya sharp, skeptical reporterdecides to investigate.

What she finds is a town that guards its secrets with gingerbread smiles and a snow globe sheen. Outs