The Midnight Hour
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:5th Dec '24
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£16.99(9780241633915)
The Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
The #1 eBook Bestseller
Uncover the secrets that lie beneath Notting Hill; the captivating new mystery from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase – now in paperback!
'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas
'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell
'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton
'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister
'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan
*****
Present day Paris: Maggie Parker receives a call. The new owners of her family’s old Notting Hill home are digging up the basement. They’ve no idea what might lie beneath . . .
London, twenty-one years earlier: teenaged Maggie, babysitting her little brother, waits in vain for her mother to come home after a night out. Seeking clues to her mother’s mysterious disappearance, she's drawn away from the neighbourhood’s grand terraces and into its hustling backstreets - and the arms of someone else living on their wits.
Over two decades later, the clock is ticking on a secret set to shatter Maggie’s grown-up life. But the draw of the past is irresistible . . .
*****
Praise for The Midnight Hour:
'Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Hour is sensational’ Rosie Walsh
'A gripping tale of family secrets' Woman's Own
'I was up all night reading' Elizabeth Fremantle
'Engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written' Anna Mazzola
'A plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch' Veronica Henry
'Absorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story' Hazel Gaynor
'An exquisitely-written, immersive mystery' Tammy Cohen
'I adored every word' Gill Paul
'So vivid, it's like a time machine' Tasmina Perry
Mesmerising - a book you want to race back to -- Lisa Jewell
I’m always so excited for a new Eve Chase book and The Midnight Hour is her best yet! Beautifully written with characters that jumped off the page and a clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word -- Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared
Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master -- Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Just Another Missing Person
Beautifully written and totally compelling * Fabulous *
An Eve Chase novel is always a sumptuous treat, and The Midnight Hour is perhaps her best yet. Exquisitely written, it’s immersive, propulsive and as intricately constructed as the antique clocks which herald each lonely midnight hour. As ever, it’s her characterisation that stands out, and her depiction of the joy and precariousness of first love, enjoyed by Maggie and Wolf. With whispers of One Day, and a story reaching back into nineties Notting Hill and Paris, this is a novel to immerse yourself in this summer: lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping, with a dark undercurrent, but ultimately redemptive and hopeful. A true treat of a book -- Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal
A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets — the perfect summer read -- Kate Morton
A gripping tale of family secrets * Woman's Own *
I loved The Midnight Hour, a gripping, beautifully written novel that plunges you into the lives of siblings, Maggie and Kit, and the mysterious past that looks like it's about to catch up with them. Eve Chase skilfully weaves together two time periods, evoking London and Paris and the world of antiques with such a depth of detail that I felt I was walking the streets alongside the characters. As the tension builds and the secrets they’ve been hiding start to come to light, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and felt every bit of Maggie and Kit’s peril. A summer must-read. -- Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of The Sanatorium
Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Houris sensational - her best yet -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn’t Call
Eve Chase is at the top of her game in this twisty mystery about broken families, first love, the burdens of fame and secrets never to be told. Zipping between nineties Notting Hill and Paris, a dark truth is teased out of a tangle of friendships and relationships, woven together in Chase’s exquisite prose. I was up all night reading -- Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Disobedient
ISBN: 9781405956161
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 25mm
Weight: 279g
400 pages