Summary
The Vanishing Hour: Unearthing Secrets in Notting Hill
One May evening in Notting Hill, seventeen-year-old Maggie Parker’s mother vanishes without a trace. Desperate to find her, Maggie plunges into a shadowy world of antiques and enigmatic figures, far removed from the familiar grand terraces. There, she finds an unexpected ally, but can this new friendship truly help unravel the mystery of her mother’s disappearance?
Twenty-one years later, a shattering phone call from Par…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781405956161 |
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ISBN-10: | 140595616X |
Author: | Eve Chase |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 400 |
Release Date: | 10 February 2025 |
Weight: | 278g |
Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 24mm |
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Mesmerising - a book you want to race back to – Lisa JewellI’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 DisappearedPassionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour * Daily Mail *Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master – Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Just Another Missing PersonBeautifully 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 ScandalA wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets — the perfect summer read – Kate MortonA 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 SanatoriumEvocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Hour is sensational - her best yet – Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn’t Call
About The Author
Eve Chase
Eve Chase writes page-turning mysteries set in beautiful places, thick with secrets. Her novels include The Birdcage, The Glass House, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde and Black Rabbit Hall. The Glass House was a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, and she has previously won the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and been longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award. Her work has been translated into twenty languages. The Midnight Hour is her fifth novel. Married with three children, she lives in Oxford.
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