In the Night

by Taylor Wright

How do you make peace with the dead? Daniel Sawyer has grappled with this question ever since his brother Jake was murdered. At university, Daniel feels displaced and directionless, and is trying to come to terms with Jake’s death. He questions what led his brother to drug dealing and addiction, where did it all go wrong between them? Daniel, however, is coming dangerously close to drug addiction himself, unable to cope with school and social anxiety, resorting to pain killers on nights out or to get through tedious lectures.

His world changes when he runs into a seedy old friend of Jake’s, who offers Daniel a chance to win big at a high-stakes poker game. With one score of cash, Daniel falls off a cliff into drugs, violence, and debt with the same men who killed Jake, and must abandon his sense of right and wrong in order to survive. Incidentally, Daniel has fallen in love with a beautiful young woman, who will bring his tormented past and uncertain future to a head, and will inevitably test his belief in fate.

326 pages, Paperback

Published May 15, 2018

About the author

Taylor Wright is the author of In the Night, a story about a young man coming to terms with the death of his brother after their difficult relationship. Born in Montreal, Taylor moved at a young age to Toronto where he spent his formative years. He returned to Montreal to attend Concordia University and earned his BA in Creative Writing.

Taylor is an avid fan of stories, whether they are told through books, movies or television, and is constantly thinking of his work and new stories to tell. In the Night is Taylor’s first novel.