Coming In October
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Night Dive
Alone in the Dark
by Anthony Bedford
Lost in the abyss, your worst enemy is your next breath.
When Sarah’s primary dive light fails 75 feet below the surface, a routine night dive instantly transforms into a waking nightmare. Separated from her group and trapped in a relentless oceanic current, she is plunged into total, suffocating darkness with rapidly depleting oxygen. As the pressure builds and panic takes hold, Sarah must fight the terrifying expanse of the open ocean and her own spiraling mind to find a way back to the surface before her air completely runs out.
Coming October 1, 2026
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Book Overview
The ocean is vast, cold, and entirely indifferent to survival.
The Dark is a gripping, claustrophobic psychological thriller that explores the fragile line between controlled adventure and absolute terror. What was supposed to be a standard nocturnal exploration of a historic shipwreck quickly devolves into a desperate fight for survival when Sarah's equipment fails. In a matter of seconds, the comforting, familiar presence of her diving group vanishes, replaced by a crushing expanse of black water and a predatory current that feels sequence-designed to drag her into the deep.
Left with nothing but a failing backup light and a rapidly falling pressure gauge, Sarah forces herself to rely on math and training to stave off the onset of nitrogen narcosis. But when her final light source abruptly dies, leaving her in absolute pitch blackness 75 feet down, the psychological horror truly begins. With under 700 PSI of air remaining, her lungs constricting in raw panic, and an elusive rescue light sweeping helplessly out of reach above her, Sarah faces the ultimate underwater nightmare. The Dark is a fast-paced, visceral story of isolation, the sheer terror of the unknown, and the brutal instinct to survive when every breath brings you closer to the end.
Read an Excerpt
Chapter 1: The Reservation The email had come in at 3:47 p.m. on a Tuesday. First night dive. Certified open water, 22 dives logged. Nervous. Marcus Chen didn't usually take note of how nervous a client sounded. Nervous …