title: The River at Night: A Novel
author:  Erica Ferencik 
description: <b>Praise for<i>The River at Night</i></b><br /> <br />A gal-pal vacation goes over the falls and into hell. You wont put it down. (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)<br /><br />[An] adrenaline rush of a novel. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br />"<i>The River at Night</i> is both a haunting, twisting thrill-ride through the Maine wilderness, and a story of friendship, humanity, and the will to survive. Terrifyingly real and impossible to put down." (New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda)<br /><br />"Raw, relentless and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet like a river in spate." (New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware)<br /><br />"A twisting, turning thrill ride of a novel, <i>The River at Night</i> will sweep you along, pull you under and not let you come up for air until youve turned the last page. Erica Ferencik expertly captures the wild, untouched Maine landscape and the ferocity of both nature and humankind.   (New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon)<br /><br />"Lost in the brutal Maine wilderness, four women struggle to survive, testing the boundaries of their friendship and the limitations of their own strength and mortality. Terrifying and wholly visceral, <i>The River at Night</i>will leave you gasping, your heart racing, eyes peering over your shoulder to see what follows from behind. Take a deep breath before you begin because its the last youll have until youre through." (New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary Kubica)<br /><br />"<i>The River at Night</i>is a dark, twisting, unrelenting thriller that kept me frantically turning the pages well into the night. Erica Ferencik skillfully combines jolting plot twists, lyrical prose, and a beautifully brutal setting, cementing<i>The River at Night</i>as my favorite debut novel of the year." (New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf)<br /><br />With a title like <i>The River at Night</i>, the plot had to be swift and twisting, yet what enraptured me completely was Wini's bigger triumph over the wilderness of the heart, a vivid journey amplified by a deeply textured depiction of both the devastating and glorious ways that true friendship can tear us down ... and build us back up again. Ferencik's writing pulses with a dangerous energy akin to the river she depicts. (New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Vicki Pettersson)<br /><br /><i>The River at Night</i>is a white water thrill ride to be sure.But its more than than that.Erica Ferencik digs deep into friendship, midlife angst, and how we can surprise ourselves when the worst things happen.Wini is a character I can imagine myself knowing, sharing secrets over coffee.I pulled for her the whole way, through all the rapids, all the bends and twists of this terrific debut. (New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger)<br /><br />"Erica Ferencik's <i>The River at Night</i>is a high-octane debut, a thriller that combines the watery adventure of <i>Deliverance</i>with the twisting psychological suspense of Lisa Unger. This is a taut, tense novel that rushes like the fastest rapids. Grab a hold now and enjoy the ride!" (Bestselling author David Bell)
zlib_text: ADVANCE PRAISE FOR
  
  
  The River at Night
  
  
  “Raw, relentless, and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet
  like a river in spate.”
  
  
  > —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and
  > In a Dark, Dark Wood
  
  
  “A dark, twisting, unrelenting thriller that kept me frantically turning the
  pages well into the night. Ferencik skillfully combines jolting plot twists,
  lyrical prose, and a beautifully brutal setting.”
  
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf
  
  
  “A white-water thrill ride, to be sure. But it’s more than that. Ferencik digs
  deep into friendship, midlife angst, and how we can surprise ourselves when
  the worst things happen.”
  
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger
  
  
  “Ferencik pushes her characters to the edge in a starkly beautiful and
  unforgiving wilderness, where their worst nightmares be-come all too real. A
  harrowing, devastating, and superbly written thriller.”
  
  
  > —A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Ne