The Midnight Hour

Author: Chase, Eve

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 5 December 2024 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 400 pages
197 x 130 x 24 | 280g

**The Richard and Judy Book Club Pick** 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 DouglasA book you want to race back to Lisa JewellA wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets Kate MortonMoody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master Gillian McAllisterLush, 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, shes 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 WalshA gripping tale of family secrets Womans OwnI was up all night reading Elizabeth FremantleEngrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written Anna MazzolaA plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch Veronica HenryAbsorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story Hazel GaynorAn exquisitely-written, immersive mystery Tammy CohenI adored every word Gill PaulSo vivid, its like a time machine Tasmina Perry