A Drop of Night

A genre-bending thriller from internationally bestselling author Stefan Bachmann perfect for fans of The Maze Runner and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods. “A fast-paced thrill ride . . . Chilling . . . The suspense begins from the first page. I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Frankenstein.”—YA Books Central

Seventeen-year-old Anouk has finally caught the break she’s been looking for—she’s been chosen to participate in an exclusive program that includes an all-expenses-paid trip to France and a chance to explore the hidden underground Palais du Papillon, or Palace of the Butterfly. Along with four other gifted teenagers, Anouk will be one of the first people to set foot in the palace in more than two hundred years. But the expedition is not all it seems. The students’ supposed benefactors are trying to kill them. And so is the palace itself, which is filled with deadly traps and invisible monsters. Can Anouk and the others figure out how to work together and escape? Bachmann’s masterful scene-building alternates between Anouk’s flight through the palace and the struggles of Aurélie, who escaped the French Revolution by fleeing into the Palais du Papillon in 1789. “Certain to please those who demand constant action blended with their historical fiction.”—Booklist

The palace has been waiting for two hundred years. It does not want them to escape.

• Deadly Traps: Anouk and four other teenagers think they've won the opportunity of a lifetime. But the Palais du Papillon is a maze of invisible monsters and lethal puzzles, and the only prize is survival.
• Historical Fiction Nightmare: Two centuries ago, a young woman named Aurélie fled the French Revolution into the same palace. Her story holds the key to the terrors that wait inside.
• Escape Room Thriller: Trapped far beneath France, the group must work together to get out. But their benefactors—and the palace itself—are hunting them.
• YA Horror: Perfect for fans of The Maze Runner and The Cabin in the Woods, this genre-bending novel blends heart-pounding action with chilling suspense.