2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel (nominee)
Ann Davila Cardinal's Five Midnights is a "wickedly thrilling" (William Alexander) audiobook based on the el Cuco myth set against the backdrop of modern-day Puerto Rico.
Five friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribucion.
If Lupe Davila and Javier Utierre can survive each other's company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there - murderer or monster?
"A frightening, fast-paced thriller." (Julianna Baggott, Alex Award-winning author of Pure)
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Five friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribucion.
If Lupe Davila and Javier Utierre can survive each other's company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there - murderer or monster?
"A frightening, fast-paced thriller." (Julianna Baggott, Alex Award-winning author of Pure)
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"Five Midnights is wickedly thrilling." - William Alexander
"Between the threat of an enigmatic monster and an escalating murder mystery, Five Midnights is a novel that kept me up late. As much as it is a frightening, fast-paced thriller, it's also a love story. Lupe and Javier are characters I rooted for, at every dark twist and chilling turn." - Julianna Baggott
"Ann Dávila Cardinal's inventive Five Midnights is topical, fun, frightening, and flat-out unputdownable. You'll want to follow Lupe and Javier all over Puerto Rico. Do keep an eye out for El Cuco, though. Especially at night, and after you turn off the lights." - Paul Tremblay
"Between the threat of an enigmatic monster and an escalating murder mystery, Five Midnights is a novel that kept me up late. As much as it is a frightening, fast-paced thriller, it's also a love story. Lupe and Javier are characters I rooted for, at every dark twist and chilling turn." - Julianna Baggott
"Ann Dávila Cardinal's inventive Five Midnights is topical, fun, frightening, and flat-out unputdownable. You'll want to follow Lupe and Javier all over Puerto Rico. Do keep an eye out for El Cuco, though. Especially at night, and after you turn off the lights." - Paul Tremblay
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