Join bestselling author Christian White as he discusses his latest thriller, The Long Night—a gripping and harrowing story that delves into the darkest corners of human nature.

At its heart lies a haunting question: how well do we really know the people closest to us? Christian masterfully explores the unsettling idea that even those we trust the most may be hiding dangerous secrets.

About the author

Christian White is an Australian author and screenwriter. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, was one of Australia's most bestselling debut novels ever. His second book, The Wife and the Widow, and his third book, Wild Place, were instant bestsellers.

His book, The Ledge from 2024, was named the QBD Book of the Year and shortlisted for the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year Award.

About the book

Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world.

Jodie has been trying to forget a troubling time in her life, pouring her trauma into her work and out of her mind. Until one night her daughter is kidnapped and Jodie is dragged back into the violence.

As Em and Jodie race into the darkness, the agony of the past rushes up to meet them. It will take all their devotion and courage to escape this night alive.

Bold, vivid and heart-racingly intense, The Long Night is the darkest and most exhilarating novel yet from bestselling author Christian White.

About the event

6pm - Light refreshments

6:15-7:30pm - Author talk

Better Read Than Dead bookshop will be selling copies of the book on the night.