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BooksfictionWith a Vengeance: A Novel
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With a Vengeance: A Novel,

by Riley Sager

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Rating2.0/ 5
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Pages401
Reading Hours8h
Published2025
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

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One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of thirteen hours. Her goal? Confront the people who’ve wronged her, get them to confess their crimes, and deliver them into the hands of authorities waiting at the end of the line. Justice will at last be served. But Anna’s plan is quickly derailed by the murder of one of the passengers. As the train barrels through the night, it becomes clear that someone else on board is enacting their own form of revenge—and that they won’t stop until everyone else is dead. With time running out before the train reaches its destination, Anna is forced to hunt the killer in their midst while protecting the people she hates the most. In order to destroy her enemies, she must first save them—even though it means putting her own life at risk.

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§About the Author

Riley Sager

5 books in catalog

Suspenseful mystery and thriller fiction often relies on unsettling environments and psychological tension to keep audiences engaged. The breakout novel Final Girls established a prominent new voice in contemporary suspense, combining classic horror tropes with intricate plot twists.

Career & Background

Born Todd Ritter, the Pennsylvania native worked as a journalist, editor, and graphic designer before transitioning into full-time fiction. Early in his career, he published mysteries under his real name as well as the pen name Alan Finn. He achieved widespread commercial success after adopting the pseudonym Riley Sager, launching a series of bestselling thrillers that have sold over four million copies worldwide and appeared in 40 countries. His debut under the name, Final Girls, optioned for film development by Universal Pictures and Anonymous Content, marked his transition to writing novels full-time. He currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey.

Writing Style & Themes

His writing style is recognized for blending atmospheric settings, claustrophobic houses, and unsettling occurrences with subverted thriller conventions. Rather than relying on rigid pre-planned outlines, his process focuses on creating suspenseful scenarios where isolated protagonists confront lingering past trauma and hidden domestic secrets. Recurring themes include memory, dark local histories, and high-stakes psychological confrontation.

Major Works

  • Home Before Dark — A haunted-house thriller centering on a woman who returns to the estate made famous by her father's paranormal memoir to uncover the truth behind her family's past.
  • The Only One Left — A gothic suspense novel following a home health aide assigned to care for an aging woman who was famously accused of a brutal family murder decades earlier.
  • Middle of the Night — A neighborhood mystery in which a man returns to his childhood home to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his best friend years prior.
  • With a Vengeance: A Novel — A fast-paced psychological thriller featuring high stakes, shifting motives, and unexpected narrative turns.
  • The Unknown: A Novel — The author's latest book, set to be released on August 4.
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Metadata

ISBN-139798217046379

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