I’ve lengthy been a fan of Eve Chase’s writing, so it’s no shock to anybody that I totally loved her newest providing “The Midnight Hour“. A twin time line thriller novel rife with household secrets and techniques… what’s to not love?

When simply a youngster, Maggie’s glamorous, actress mom went out one spring night and by no means returned. This occasion left Maggie with the only care of her little brother, Package, as their father had died just a few years beforehand.

As Maggie strives to take care of the Notting Hill home and take care of younger Package, she meets and falls in love with a neighborhood boy named Wolf. He ‘will get her‘, and introduces her to the world of second-hand and vintage retailers – in addition to introducing her to like, each emotional and bodily. Sooner or later, whereas Wolf is staying at Maggie’s a pivotal occasion happens, inflicting Maggie to flee along with her little brother to Paris, the place her estranged, maternal aunt lives. She severs her ties to Wolf, however by no means stops caring for him.

Flash ahead 20 years. Maggie resides in Paris and going by the title of Margaret Foale. She is a novelist with a number of books printed.  Sooner or later she receives a cellphone name that precipitates her flying again to London. Maggie’s brother Package is now residing in London, after travelling all over the world. He works within the vintage commerce, and he has by no means forgotten Wolf both.

Because the writer drip-feeds the reader clues, the strain will increase. What occurred at that home all these years in the past?  Why did Maggie’s mom abandon her household?

Be assured that in true Eve Chase vogue, all might be revealed – and in a passable means.

Along with being a nicely constructed thriller, “The Midnight Hour” can be a coming-of-age novel, a narrative of dysfunctional households, sibling relationships, past love, forgiveness, and second probabilities.

As all the time, I discovered this to be an immersive learn with well-drawn characters and an intriguing story.  Extremely really helpful!

This evaluation was written voluntarily and my score was by no means influenced by the truth that I acquired a complimentary digital copy of this novel from Ballantine Books (The Random Home Publishing Group) through NetGalley.

Publication date: August 5, 2025
Writer:Ballantine Books/Random Home Publishing

ISBN: 9780593976234  ASIN: B0DM58YKW4 – 320 pages

Eve Chase is the writer of Black Rabbit Corridor, The Wildling Sisters, The Daughters of Foxcote Manor, and The Birdcage. Eve Chase is a pseudonym of a journalist who has labored extensively throughout the British press. She lives in Oxford, England along with her husband and three kids.

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