Dead of Night

A SciFi Thriller Novelette

By: Mike Jack Stoumbos

Narrated by: Mike Jack Stoumbos

If someone dies in space, and no one's awake to hear it... Crewman Doyle, Night Custodian on the Interstellar Settlement Ship Lincoln has a routine job: -Wake up at shift change, -Check the ship’s systems, -Don’t slip into night-drift psychosis—which they say can happen to anyone, especially the only person awake in deep-space for several hours every night. But even a litany of coping strategies and a soothing song on loop can’t help when Doyle discovers the body of a murdered crewman. That’s not part of the Night Custodian’s handbook, but safely rousing more senior crew takes far too long for comfort, and letting a murderer roam free could be deadly for everyone. On a race to follow signs of foul play and prevent mission sabotage, Doyle quickly learns that some things are far more frightening than being alone in the corridors of a giant starship.

©2024 Mike Jack Stoumbos (P)2024 Mike Jack Stoumbos

Gripping Deep Space Thriller

Wake up alone on a deep space vessel, convinced the computers are a little bit off—then stumble into the corpse of your fellow crewman. What do you do?

Dead of Night is an exciting, twisty thriller, and short enough to be a single day listen.