Welcome to the official website of Greg DeMario, author of 3:17: What Happens When Your Heart Stops? Here, reality fractures, time bends, and the line between life and death becomes dangerously thin.
Greg DeMario writes suspenseful, thought-provoking fiction that explores the mysteries of time, consciousness, memory, and what may exist beyond the physical world. His debut novel, 3:17: What Happens When Your Heart Stops?, invites readers into a haunting story where the impossible feels terrifyingly real.
In 3:17, Matthew Harrow is dying. His heart has stopped, his sister Anna is begging him to return, and his body lies motionless in an ICU room. But Matthew is not gone. Instead, he wakes in Larkhaven, a town that should not exist, where the fog never lifts and every clock is frozen at 3:17.
As Matthew searches for a way home, he is forced to confront a secret from twenty-four years ago—the day his brother drowned and the moment Matthew let go. What begins as a mystery becomes a powerful journey through guilt, memory, forgiveness, and the unknown space between life and death.
For readers who enjoy speculative suspense, psychological mystery, supernatural fiction, near-death experience stories, and novels that challenge the nature of reality, 3:17 delivers a gripping and emotional reading experience.
3:17: What Happens When Your Heart Stops?
A speculative suspense novel by Greg DeMario
Matthew Harrow’s heart has stopped. But his mind is trapped somewhere else.
Larkhaven is waiting.
Every clock reads 3:17.
The fog never lifts.
The dead are whispering.
And the truth Matthew buried may be the only way back.
“3:17 is a haunting and atmospheric debut that blends psychological suspense with a deeply emotional exploration of guilt, grief, and consciousness. Greg DeMario creates a world that feels both impossible and disturbingly familiar, pulling readers into a mystery where every moment matters.”
A Novel by Greg DeMario
Matthew Harrow is dying.
In an ICU room, his sister Anna holds his hand and begs him to come back. His heart has stopped. His body is failing. But Matthew is not gone.
He is trapped in Larkhaven, a town that should not exist.
The fog never lifts. The streets feel familiar and impossible. Every clock is frozen at 3:17. Matthew does not know how he got there, why he cannot leave, or what this strange place wants from him.
But Larkhaven knows the truth.
It knows about the choice Matthew made twenty-four years ago. It knows about the brother who drowned. It knows about the moment Matthew let go.
As the dead begin to whisper and time starts to unravel, Anna feels something shifting from the hospital room where she waits beside Matthew’s body. Reality is fracturing. The boundary between life and death is thinning. And the secret Matthew buried may be the only thing that can bring him home.
3:17: What Happens When Your Heart Stops? is a haunting speculative suspense novel about guilt, memory, consciousness, forgiveness, and the mysteries that may wait beyond the edge of life.
Perfect for readers who enjoy psychological suspense, supernatural mystery, near-death experience fiction, metaphysical thrillers, and reality-bending stories that linger long after the final page.
“Atmospheric, thought-provoking, and emotionally intense, 3:17 invites readers into a world suspended between life and death. DeMario skillfully balances mystery and meaning, creating a novel that is as suspenseful as it is reflective.”
