In the grip of Hurricane Harvey, single mom Jia Shah struggles to keep her life together amidst the chaos of natural disaster and familial turmoil in 'The Night of the Storm,' a gripping locked-room thriller by debut author Nishita Parekh. When Jia and her troublesome son, Ishaan, take refuge in her sister's home in Sugar Land, they are unwittingly trapped in a tense multigenerational family drama. Tensions mount as the matriarch plays favorites, and an unexpected death raises the stakes to a deadly level. Marooned by the storm, with no help in sight, Jia must protect her son and clear her name while uncovering the true murderer among them or risk becoming the next victim.