Cover of While You Sleep

While You Sleep

  • 2018 first published
  • 389 pages

Published in 2018, While You Sleep is a ghost story novel by Stephanie Merritt. Much of the action takes place in Scotland. It deals with americans, missing persons, haunted houses and islands.

It runs to roughly 389 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Americans
  • Missing persons
  • Haunted houses
  • Islands
  • Solitude
  • Suspense thrillers

Quick answers

Who wrote While You Sleep?

While You Sleep was written by Stephanie Merritt and first published in 2018.

What genre is While You Sleep?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is While You Sleep?

The median edition has 389 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to While You Sleep?

Readers who like it often enjoy Close to Home, Slade House and Haunted.

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