Reviews
"Tense, darkly atmospheric . . . Gracefully written, with characters that leap off the page and into your imagination, this takes your breath away with its sudden twists." -- Daily Mail "We Are All the Same in the Dark succeeds because Heaberlin is working on three levels--offering a fast-paced thriller centered around Angel and a slow-burning mystery focused on Trumanell, while never losing sight of her characters' humanity." -- Texas Monthly "Elegant prose, headstrong heroines, and gorgeously wrought Texas atmosphere . . . a splendid ride with a jaw-dropper of a twist in the middle." --NJ online "The author of Black-Eyed Susans returns with an elegantly written tale, set in a world where women are vulnerable and men are dangerous, the finger of suspicion pointing at them all." -- Daily Express (UK) "[Julia Heaberlin] once again brilliantly captures the atmosphere and rough beauty of a strange and divided state." -- CrimeReads "Exceptional . . . After a devastating twist halfway through, the intense plot builds to an emotional finale. Heaberlin sensitively addresses issues of survival and vulnerability in this heart-wrenching gothic tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "One of my favorite reads of the year . . . [Heaberlin's] beautiful prose propelled me through this spine-chilling novel. . . .The book is absolutely mesmerizing." --Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence "I loved this book: gorgeous writing, interesting characters, a unique setting, and an unsettling, surprising mystery. Everyone needs to put this book on their to-be-read list right now!" --Amy Engel, bestselling author of The Familiar Dark "A gripping, richly layered exploration of haunted souls in a haunted place . . . a story that keeps you guessing at every turn." --Lou Berney, author of November Road " One of the best standalone mysteries I've read in a while . . . thrilling and complex, with richly imagined characters who will break your heart even as they confront the monsters, real and imagined, that hide in the dark." -- Kathleen Kent, author of The Burn and the Edgar finalist The Dime "Unsettling and atmospheric . . . tense and edgy . . . Julia Heaberlin holds you spellbound all the way to the emotional and devastating conclusion." --Lesley Kara, internationally bestselling author of The Rumor "An intense, intelligent thrill-ride of a book--undoubtedly the one I will be recommending all year." --Elizabeth Haynes, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner "Raw, stunning, both otherworldly and lapel-grabbing, this is the book to grab when you need something to grab you. Julia Heaberlin has written a tour de force." --Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Butterfly Girl
