A Haunting Atmospheric Thriller of Love, Grief, Connection, and Off-Grid Life
William Morrow
October 2026
On Sale: September 22, 2026
Featuring: Helen; Tyler
352 pages ISBN: 0063489511 EAN: 9780063489516 Kindle: B0GFW2N3JF Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook Add to Wish List
A haunting, atmospheric debut thriller with a love story at its heart‑currently in development as a television series with Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions!
Helen and Tyler were soulmates, a couple with a storybook beginning and an enduring bond, until Tyler's sudden murder shattered her world. Numb with grief and desperate for escape, Helen impulsively marries Wade‑a near stranger‑and goes off‑grid with him to a farmhouse in rural Washington.
Trading her polished Seattle existence for a tradwife life of canning vegetables and sewing during the day, she battles insomnia, PTSD, and haunting memories of Tyler at night...until Wade's brother Isaac shows up. The problem: Isaac died years ago in a farm accident, and Wade insists they're now in danger.
Helen isn't sure what to believe. Is Isaac back from the dead? Is Wade manipulating her? Or is Helen's mind unraveling? As her suspicions close in from every side, Helen must navigate a maze of secrets, grief, and uncertainty‑where trusting the wrong person could be fatal.
A stunningly original debut, Call Off the Dark blends a spine‑tingling thriller, an immersive psychological drama, and a heart‑piercing love story that reminds us of the magic in human connection and that our truest partners in life can keep us tethered to the world, even from the grave.
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