In Daylight
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"Invites readers to solve a tantalizing riddle." —Publishers Weekly/BookLife Editor's Pick
In Daylight is a sci-fi psychological thriller offering a chilling and intimate take on a phenomenon of global—and cosmic—reach.
It was the reunion she longed for. Then she lost herself.
Mika’s sister Naomi delivered a terrifying and cryptic warning the day she severed ties with Mika and the entire Crane family.
When her father tracks Naomi down in New York City almost two decades later, Mika decides to confront her sister about the damage she left behind and unravel the mystery of her departure.
After a tense reunion, the two women reconnect, until Naomi shares the secret behind her disappearance—an otherworldly revelation that leaves Mika questioning her sister’s state of mind.
Determined to bring Naomi home, Mika follows her into an increasingly bizarre and shadowy world that threatens to shatter her own reality. A world she might never escape.
Praise for this book
In Daylight takes a simple premise—a family haunted by the disappearance of its eldest daughter—and twists it into something quite unexpected. What starts as a tense family reunion quickly veers into eerie territory. Are we dealing with paranoia? Trauma? Something...out there? The tension builds steadily, as Mika questions everything, including herself. Part psychological thriller, part sci-fi mind-bender, In Daylight thrives on ambiguity and strong character work. The Crane family’s messy dynamics feel painfully real, while the plot keeps you second-guessing.
Flarity's latest blend of psychological suspense and speculative science fiction invites readers to solve a tantalizing riddle. After her promising career collapses when she has a panic attack during a major presentation, Mika Crane finds herself working midnight shifts at her family's 24-hour convenience store in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. When her ailing father reveals he has discovered the location of her sister Naomi, who left the family two decades earlier, Mika travels to New York to find her, hoping to restore their formerly close relationship and heal family wounds.
When Mika reunites with Naomi, she discovers that it is not family dysfunction that drove her away, but rather Naomi's desire to protect them from the aliens that abducted and tormented her.
Though Mika initially rejects her sister's wild claims, the addictive twists and turns of the plot force her to consider if there have been otherworldly forces at work in her and her family's lives. When disaster strikes, she must decide if she is willing to open her mind to new possibilities—and new realities. Though Flarity's esoteric approach to the alien genre may challenge some readers, the relatable characters and their visceral relationships keep the story grounded. Far from a generic tale of little green men, this story's intelligent exploration of identity, family bonds, and generational trauma infuses empathy into the extraterrestrial.
As the story progresses, each chapter ratchets up the tension, making the panic and paranoia Mika experiences almost palpable. Flarity masterfully blurs the line between reality and imagination, leaving you constantly questioning whether Mika’s experiences are real or a product of her unraveling mind. By the time you reach the final chapter, you realize that the opening of the book in no way prepared you for the shocking conclusion.