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The novel "The Killing Hour" by Paul Cleave is a crime thriller that has been praised by author Mark Billingham. The story follows a man named Charlie who wakes up covered in blood and with no memory of the previous night. He soon becomes the prime suspect in the brutal murders of two young women. Charlie suspects a man named Cyris, but no one believes that he exists. As he tries to clear his name, Charlie's ex-wife Jo becomes involved and they end up on the run together. The novel was originally published in 2007 and is known for its gruesome thrills, clever twists, and dark humor. Cleave keeps readers guessing until the very end in this gripping psychological thriller.
Anyone who likes their crime fiction on the black and bloody side should move Paul Cleave straight to the top of their must-read list (Mark Billingham, award-winning author of the Tom Thorne crime series). Imagine waking up covered in bloodbut its not your blood. Theres a nasty bump on your head, and you cant remember a thing about last night. The morning paper reports that two young women were brutally murdered. You recognize their names. Pieces of the night before come back to you through the haze. And now youre the suspect in their grisly deaths. Welcome to Charlies world.
In this heart-pounding thriller, only the dead know what happened last night. On the run, Charlie suspects a man named Cyris, but no one believes that Cyris exists. Not the police and not Charlies ex-wife Jo, though she wants to trust that the man she once loved is innocent. Soon, Charlie has Jo bound and gagged in the trunk of his car, fleeing across the countryside while the killing hour approaches yet again.
Originally published in 2007 in Cleaves native New Zealand,
The Killing Hour represents the early, pulse-pounding (Publishers Weekly) work of a writer known the world over for a style that combines gruesome thrills with clever twists and a heavy dose of devilish humor. Cleave keeps us guessing until the last page of this fantastic psychological thriller.
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