A Stroke of Midnight is the fourth novel in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

As niece to Andais, The Queen of Air and Darkness, she is a royal of the Unseelie Court.

While her aunt tried to kill her as a child, she has since offered her the title as crown princess as the Court needs more heirs.

Following on almost immediately from the events of Seduced by Moonlight, A Stroke of Midnight begins with Merry and the Ravens attending a press conference in the sithen.

This opinion is challenged almost immediately by the deaths of Beatrice, one of the lesser fae, and a human reporter.