A quiet town. A strange book. And a story that refuses to stay on the page.

When Ellen Carter, a high school teacher in Maple Hollow, discovers a mysterious black book with no title or barcode, she thinks it’s just a lost item.

Until she opens it.

The words inside seem alive—watching her, knowing her secrets, and writing themselves as she reads. Soon, more black books begin to appear. Students, neighbors, even the principal can’t stop reading them.

And Ellen realizes the horrifying truth:

Every reader is a doorway.
And something on the other side has been waiting to come through.

The Silent Reader is a chilling, slow-burn horror novel about the power of stories—and what happens when the story starts reading you back.