Until the Last Light Goes Out
08 October 2026Synopsis
You may not escape, but the truth will.
Twenty-five years ago, the Ripley Memorial High School senior class entered the luxurious Kaleidoscope Key resort deep in the remote Florida Keys. Despite international intrigue and years of investigation, no one truly knows how the 183 students died. And they never will, since the five survivors of the massacre have never spoken a word about what happened to them that night.
Paige Keller, daughter of one of the Kaleidoscope Key Massacre’s infamous survivors, has grown up determined to steer her life away from the unsolved mystery her ex-best friend, KJ, can’t leave alone. But when she’s called home on the 25th anniversary of the massacre, she finds that KJ has gone missing.
Paige knows there’s only one place KJ could be: the now-abandoned resort. When Paige and the remaining survivors’ kids go in after her, they’re forced to confront the past once and for all.
Kaleidoscope Key is waiting. Once they find their way inside, there may not be a way out . . .
Netgalley reviewers are loving Until the Last Light Goes Out!
'I absolutely DEVOURED this book on just one day. All the thrills, chills, twists, turns, and deviousness I’d want out of a horror novel'
'an absolute banger of a book! . . . one of those books that are just so good that I was covering the bottom of the page so my eyes didn’t jump ahead'
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08 October 2026
9781037420573Reviews
'Nobody writes atmosphere like Courtney Gould. Beguiling and emotional, Until the Last Light Goes Out is a love story, a multigenerational horror, and a fever dream cast in a sinister neon glow. Don’t miss this one'
'Courtney Gould's visceral and emotional explorations of adolescence show an intrinsic understanding of where its true horror lies — but never lack the hope, compassion and resilience that make her books essential reading. This is one wicked talent who wields a powerful pen. Don't miss her latest'
'Brutal and bloody from the first page to the last, Until the Last Light Goes Out questions how deep the monsters are buried in all of us. Part romance, part nightmare, this gothic horror will have you terrified of the color pink'
