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The Silent Hour

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90 of 90 copies available
90 of 90 copies available

Whisper Ridge, a multimillion-dollar architectural project that was to host a unique program for paroled murderers, was the passion of Alexandra Sanabria, the daughter of a deceased Mafia don. But the program never got off the ground. The abandoned home now remains as a strange monument to dangerous secrets, kept off the market with taxes paid by a legal trust that Sanabria established just before she and her husband left town. While the couple's abrupt exit was unique, it was also not regarded as criminal—until the bones of Alexandra's husband were found more than a decade later.

Private Investigator Lincoln Perry isn't thrilled about the situation—or his client. Parker Harrison served fifteen years for murder, but he claims Alexandra's intervention saved his life, and now he wants to find her. It is a task that will challenge both Perry's abilities as a detective and his commitment to that calling.

Once again Michael Koryta has crafted an intricate, fast-paced thriller, ratcheting up the tension as he explores just how dangerous the offer of a second chance can be.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from June 22, 2009
      Edgar-finalist Koryta spins a dark tale of broken dreams and second chances in his stunning fourth mystery to feature Cleveland, Ohio, PI Lincoln Perry (after 2008’s A Welcome Grave
      ). When Perry starts receiving letters from convicted murder Parker Harrison, he ignores them until the man shows up in his office. Twelve years earlier, the then recently paroled Harrison worked for Alexandra and Joshua Cantrell, a couple who ran a rehabilitation program for violent offenders. Then they disappeared, and Harrison wants Perry’s help in tracking down Alexandra. Suspicious why Harrison waited so long, Perry discovers that Joshua’s bones were recently unearthed in Pennsylvania. Ken Merriman, a Pittsburgh PI, soon arrives in Cleveland, asking Perry for help finding out who killed Joshua. That Alexandria’s brother heads one of Cleveland’s most notorious mob families complicates matters. Perry has to reconsider everything he thought he knew about right, wrong and everything in between.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Scott Brick can make even the most mundane story exciting, which is why it's such a pleasure when he starts with a strong novel. Brick performs THE SILENT HOUR, which features P.I. Lincoln Perry, who is shanghaied into solving an old murder. The sense of urgency and depth of passion that Brick adds to the story create an atmosphere of palpable tension. The book dramatizes the theme of redemption as the daughter of a criminal tries to prove that convicted killers can be rehabilitated by a return to nature and hard work. But when the woman's husband is murdered, everything falls apart. It's left to Perry to put the pieces back together and solve the mystery. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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