Graveyard Shift
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
M. L. Rio
The author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave.Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story.One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn’t there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?Before they go their separate ways, the gravedigger returns. As they trail him through the night, they realize he may be the key to a string of strange happenings around town that have made headlines for the last few weeks—and that they may be closer to the mystery than they thought.Atmospheric and eerie, with the ensemble cast her fans love and a delightfully familiar academic backdrop, Graveyard Shift is a modern Gothic tale in If We Were Villains author M. L. Rio’s inimitable style.
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Author
M. L. Rio
Pages
94
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Published Date
2024-09-24
ISBN
1250356784 9781250356789
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"3.5⭐
I enjoyed this book, but it was a bit of a let down after loving “If We Were Villains” so much. I thought it was well written, and the plot was interesting, but it takes place over a span of ten hours, which I both wasn't expecting and don't know how I feel about. I'm all for fast paced, but some aspects of this ended up feeling somewhat rushed, and the ending fell a bit flat. I liked the characters, and loved the multiple POVs, all of which were very well done, but I wish I could have gotten to know/connect with all of the characters a bit more. Definitely worth checking out, but maybe don't set your expectations too terribly high. "
"Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
This is an approved NetGalley ARC review.
You really can't beat M.L. Rio's character work, she makes them all so real and relatable without much time passing. This one in particular has many character POVs but not a flaw in any of them. I will say the story felt a little lacking though, a riff off of T. Kingfishers What Moves the Dead an 'Anything you can do I can do better moment.' But the ending falls flat with no real conclusion and it ends up feeling like a book just getting started instead of wrapping up."
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