The Library After Dark audiobook by Ande Pliego

Narrated by Euan Morton & ensemble cast (2026)

Pre-order on Audible — May 5, 2026

A full-cast ensemble of ten narrators brings this twisty locked-room thriller to life. When bookseller Aria Stokes joins an exclusive after-dark tour of the Daedalus Library — a grandiose New York institution famed for its immersive genre-based reading rooms and rumored hauntings — the evening takes a deadly turn. The automatic doors malfunction, trapping Aria and the seven other guests inside. Then a member of the group turns up dead, and it becomes clear that the killer is among them.

A novel that blends gothic atmosphere, dark fairytale, and classic locked-room mystery, The Library After Dark is Ande Pliego’s second thriller, following her debut You Are Fatally Invited.

Cast

The ten narrators and their characters were announced by Ande Pliego on Instagram:

Philip Hernandez — narrator of The Dark Hearth Tales (the twisted fairytale collection within the novel)
Hillary Huber — Ruth Howard, a retired nurse
Saskia Maarleveld — Saskia Voss, a librarian
Euan Morton — Callum Greene, an eccentric Scottish professor and manuscripts expert
André Santana — Wes Martinez, a prep school teacher
Brittany Pressley — Piper Kingston, a journalist
Susannah Jones — Michelle Baudelaire, an award-winning author
Jay Ben Markson — Jasper Knox, the love interest
Allyson Ryan — Aria Stokes, the bookseller (protagonist)
Xe Sands — Evangeline Riordan, the late founder of the Daedalus Library

Critical praise for the book

The following advance reviews are for the print edition of The Library After Dark.

“Intricately plotted and unique, Pliego’s novel seamlessly blends fairy tale, romance, and horror to create a richly textured reading experience. A spine-chilling gothic thriller that explores the twisted ties that bind love and family to murder.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“Stephen King meets Agatha Christie in this brilliant thriller. A gripping genre-bending mix of fairytale, horror story, and murder mystery… One of the most hauntingly cinematic and cleverly plotted novels I’ve read in a long time.”

— Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of All This Could Be Yours

About Ande Pliego

Ande Pliego is the USA Today bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited and The Library After Dark. A lover of stories with teeth, she writes books involving mind games, dark humor, general murder and mayhem, and characters pushed to the edge of themselves. Born in Florida and raised in France, she is settled in the Pacific Northwest with her son.

For more information, visit andepliego.com.

Publication Details

The Library After Dark

Print ISBN

9780593871607

Publisher

Bantam (print) / Random House Audio (audio)

Release Date

May 5, 2026

Audiobook Length

11 hours

Narrators

Xe Sands, Euan Morton, Brittany Pressley, Susannah Jones, Hillary Huber, Saskia Maarleveld, André Santana, Allyson Ryan, Jay Ben Markson, Philip Hernandez

Genre

Thriller, Locked-Room Mystery, Gothic Fiction

Links

The Library After Dark: Audible | Amazon | Penguin Random House

Ande Pliego: andepliego.com | Instagram