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The Midnight Knock by John Fram

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Also by John Fram:

The Midnight Knock, November 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
No Road Home, March 2025
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No Road Home, August 2024
Hardcover / e-Book
The Bright Lands, July 2021
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
The Bright Lands, July 2020
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The Midnight Knock
John Fram

A Novel

Atria Books
November 2025
On Sale: October 21, 2025
Featuring: Hunter; Ethan
320 pages
ISBN: 1668069423
EAN: 9781668069424
Kindle: B0DV6QLYVK
Hardcover / e-Book
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Horror | LGBTQ

For fans of Stuart Turton and Blake Crouch, a mind-bending locked-room thriller about eight strangers trapped in a remote Texas motel as they race against time to save their lives—from the acclaimed author of the “compelling, thought-provoking, page-turning” (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the WorldNo Road Home.

In the frigid west Texas desert, seven weary travelers converge on a lonely motel at the foot of a massive mountain. Ethan and Hunter have left behind a corpse, an arson, and a horrific act of violence. Kyla and Fernanda are making a desperate escape to the border. Stanley and his granddaughter are on their way back from Mexico with a mysterious man pursuing them on a motorcycle. All of them are on the run from something. All of them have something to hide.

And somehow, they’re all connected to the motel’s eighth guest, an enigmatic woman named Sarah Powers.

Within hours, Sarah is dead. The strange twins who run the motel inform the surviving guests that her murder demands justice. The guests are given an ultimatum: bring proof of who killed Sarah Powers by midnight or die when the protective lights around the motel go out.

Because something very old and very dangerous lurks in this corner of the desert. And it’s hungry.

But nothing at the Brake Inn Motel is quite as it seems. As time ticks away, alliances fracture, and secrets unravel, the guests will have to confront not just the violence of the past—they will need to face the darkness within themselves.

A masterful blend of psychological tension, supernatural horror, and intricate storytelling, The Midnight Knock pushes the boundaries of what a mystery can be. And with its unforgettable climax, this novel cements John Fram as a contemporary master of thrillers.

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