Before You Wake

di Dominik Mikulaschek (Autore)

tredition GmbH, 2026

Before You Wake is a gripping psychological thriller about fear, control, and the terrifying thought that someone may be entering your life while you sleep. Mara Stein is desperate for a fresh start. After emotional strain, sleepless nights, and a growing need to feel safe again, she finds what seems to be the perfect apartment: small, quiet, clean, and easy to control. For Mara, it is more than just a new place to live. It is a chance to rebuild her life, close the door on the past, and finally rest. But from the moment she steps inside, something feels slightly wrong. At first, the changes are small enough to dismiss. A detail in the room seems different. A strange silence fills the building. An object appears where there was none before. Then Mara discovers something impossible: a sleep mask left for her in the apartment, as if someone knew she would return before she had even moved in. From that moment on, the apartment no longer feels like a refuge. It feels like the beginning of a trap. As Mara settles into her new home, the sense of unease grows stronger. She begins to suspect that things are changing during the night. Doors seem untouched, yet something is off. Objects shift. Sounds travel through the hallway. The apartment remains neat, almost sterile, but that only makes it more disturbing. Someone may have access. Someone may be watching. And the most frightening possibility of all is this: whatever is happening might be happening while she is asleep. Before You Wake is a tense domestic thriller and suspense novel that builds fear through atmosphere, paranoia, and psychological pressure rather than cheap shock. It explores the horror of losing trust in your own perception. Is Mara being watched? Is someone entering her apartment? Is she being manipulated, or is her exhausted mind betraying her? The deeper she searches for answers, the more unstable her world becomes. Every clue pulls her further into a web of secrets, surveillance, deception, and carefully planned psychological manipulation. This thriller is perfect for readers who love psychological suspense, slow-burning tension, and unsettling mysteries with a strong female protagonist. Fans of dark suspense novels, domestic thrillers, gaslighting stories, and books about surveillance, sleep deprivation, obsession, and control will find themselves pulled into Mara’s nightmare from the very first pages. The novel combines a haunting premise with claustrophobic atmosphere and an intimate sense of danger. The threat is not distant. It is personal. It is inside the home. It is hidden in routine, silence, and sleep. What makes Before You Wake especially compelling is its powerful central question: what if the most dangerous things happen when you are unconscious? What if your sleep is not your escape, but your vulnerability? With a chilling setting, a deeply emotional lead character, and a story full of tension, secrets, and psychological twists, this book delivers the kind of suspense that lingers long after the final page. If you are looking for a psychological thriller with paranoia, hidden intrusion, emotional depth, and an atmosphere of constant dread, Before You Wake is a suspenseful page-turner you will not be able to put down.

• Autore: Dominik Mikulaschek
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: tredition GmbH
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9783384867926