The Midnight Knock by John FramMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thanks to Netgalley and Atria for the pre-release copy of John Fram's The Midnight Knock. Below you'll find my honest review.
The Midnight Knock gets all the points for creativity. Definitely an original and weird story, with a much bigger plot than anticipated. The hook of the hotel full of people with one being a murderer is a great hook - it's used often for that reason - but this novel absolutely gave it an original spin on the WHY behind it.
I also really liked the formatting of the book. After a certain point, the title card is revealed again, with a new set of quotes, just like at the beginning, which added some believability to the events, and I loved that.
The characters were pretty interesting as well, but for all that some were developed pretty deeply, others (and I might argue some of the more intriguing ones) weren't developed enough for my taste.
There was some convolution to the story that also pulled me out of it a little.
All in all, I enjoyed the story and would definitely recommend it to closed room mystery lovers and horror fans. And I have to say, I think this one would make a REALLY good movie.
3.5 stars rounded up.
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