Thief of Night

· The Charlatan Duology Book 2 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sara Amini, and Vikas Adam
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The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's stunning adult debut, Book of Night. This program features multicast narration.

"[Narrator Sara] Amini's narration captures Charlie's trademark cynicism, as well as her heartbreak and feelings of vulnerability... As more characters are introduced, Amini expertly differentiates them, including several sinister-sounding shadows." — AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)


Night is made of shadows and shadows have teeth.

Charlie Hall, glue trap for disaster, crooked from the day she was born, who’d never met a bad decision she wasn’t willing to double down on, may have finally met her match.

After defeating Salt and stealing her lover—the powerful shadow, Vince—back from under the noses of the powerful Cabal leaders, she thought she’d won. Agreeing to become the Hierophant and risking her life hunting down dangerous rogue shadows seemed a small price to pay if she got to do it while being tethered to Vince.

But Vince is no longer the man she loved. The tethering process wiped away his memories of the last year, leaving only Red—the ruthless shadow who spent years as a killer for a cruel, mercurial billionaire. Red doesn’t remember Charlie and doesn’t like her.

So when Charlie is ordered to track down the Blight responsible for a massacre at a local church, she’s worse than just alone, heartbroken, and outmatched. She’s vulnerable. In a world where shadows have wills of their own, the question isn’t just how to survive. It’s how to protect yourself from the one thing you can never escape—your own shadow.

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The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's stunning adult debut, Book of Night. This program features multicast narration. "[Narrator Sara] Amini's narration captures Charlie's trademark cynicism, as well as her heartbreak and feelings of vulnerabilit...

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5 reviews
Amber Andreson
January 12, 2026
3.5⭐️s rounded up Thanks to Storygraph and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook! Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Sara Amini, Vikas Adam. So thankful I received an audiobook, otherwise this duology would have been difficult to finish 🫠. I usually love Holly Black, but like Book of Night, this sequel was a bit of a slog for me. Both books are written well, yet the pacing caused my attention to wander and my give-a-bother-meter to tank. Overall, the characters felt more fleshed out; still not a big Charlie fan but Red's pov had me pushing through. Also, the narration was great! Not sure this duology will be on a reread list, but I'll still read anything Black throws out into the universe.
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Lorena Dinger
September 23, 2025
This picks up right after the events of the first book, so read the books in order. It’s so well written, I felt completely immersed in the story. The characters are complex & interesting, the magic is unusual, & the plot was unpredictable & exciting. The story is told primarily from Charlie’s point of view, but we also get some chapters from Red. There’s plenty of action, suspense, & a bit of gore, but we also learn Red’s history & more about the gloamists and shadows. A satisfying ending.
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About the author

Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. She invites you to visit her online on her website or on Instagram.
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award a...

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