The novel “The Midnight People” by John Peel was published for the first time in 2019.

Hobo receives a phone call from Greg Morton, an old friend who has long since moved to the village of Monknash, who tells him that something very strange is going on in his area. The boy sounds very scared and the phone call is cut off. Hobo’s mom calls Monknash’s police but the constable who goes to check the situation calls back saying that Greg just pulled a prank on his friend that went a little too far.

Hobo is not at all convinced by the explanation because Greg isn’t the type to pull that kind of prank. He and Lucy Wilson decide to go and see for themselves what’s happening with the excuse of spending a few days with Hobo’s uncle and aunt, who live in that area. When they meet Greg, they find his behavior very strange, and he’s not the only one in the village. Why do so many villagers go to a cave near the village all the time and why there’s always someone who finds a way to stop Hobo and Lucy from going to visit it?