Sleep Tight

A Novel

J. H. Markert

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Crooked Lane Books
21 October 2025

Horror & ghost stories

The sole survivor of a serial killer might hold the key to stopping a

new spree of murders in this propulsive horror thriller in the vein of The Black Phone and The Whisper Man.

Dark

and twisting at every turn, fans of Catriona Ward will love this

chilling new tale from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter

Farris calls the ""clear heir to Stephen King.""

The sole survivor of a serial killer might hold the key to stopping a

new spree of murders in this propulsive horror thriller in the vein of The Black Phone and The Whisper Man.

Dark

and twisting at every turn, fans of Catriona Ward will love this

chilling new tale from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter

Farris calls the ""clear heir to Stephen King.""

Beware the one who got away . . .

Father Silence once

terrorized the rural town of Twisted Tree, disguising himself as a

priest to prey on the most vulnerable members of society. When the

police finally found his ""House of Horrors,"" they uncovered nineteen

bodies and one survivor-a boy now locked away in a hospital for the

criminally insane.

Nearly two decades later, Father Silence is

finally put to death, but by the next morning, the detective who made

the original arrest is found dead. A new serial killer is taking credit

for the murder and calling himself the Outcast.

The detective's

daughter, Tess Claibourne, is a detective herself, haunted by childhood

trauma and horrified by the death of her father and the resurgence of

Father Silence's legacy.

When Tess's daughter is kidnapped by the

Outcast, Tess is forced to face her worst fears and long-buried

memories. With no leads to follow, she travels back to Twisted Tree to

visit the boy who survived and see what secrets might be buried in the

tangled web of his broken mind.

With captivating prose and an old-school horror flair, Sleep Tight is a must-read, haunting tale from a true master of the genre.

By: J. H. Markert
Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9798892422659
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 21 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

J. H. Markert is a producer, screenwriter, husband, and father of two from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was also a tennis pro for twenty-five years, before hanging up the racquets for good in 2020. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Louisville in 1997 and has been writing ever since.

Reviews for Sleep Tight: A Novel

2024 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST! 10 BEST HORROR LISTENS OF 2024 ON AUDIBLE! Praise for Sleep Tight: ""Fiercely clever . . . there’s something for every horror fan in Sleep Tight."" —Cemetery Dance “Emotionally engaging . . . Markert has raised a 'whodunnit' to an impressive level of literary excellence.” —Midwest Book Review “Markert does a good job at keeping us on the hop.” —The Nameless Zine