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'High-wire suspense that keeps you riveted'
Lisa Gardner
Many of the dead deserved their fate. But the doctor wasn't one of them.
I was supposed to find him. They knew I was coming.
Except he didn't know who "they" were. He'd been searching for "them" for more than fifteen years.
I was so damn close.
Or was I?
Rocky's chest ached at the thought of never seeing his son again. Of not finishing what he'd begun. Of not getting justice for the real victim of this nightmare.
In the end he decided to face the inevitable, because running away was not who he was...
The heart-stopping new thriller and first in a brand new series set in New Orleans from
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About the author
Karen Rose was introduced to suspense and horror at the tender age of eight when she accidentally read Poe's The Pit and The Pendulum and was afraid to go to sleep for years. She now enjoys writing books that make other people afraid to go to sleep.
Karen lives in Florida with her family, their cat, Bella, and two dogs, Loki and Freya. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, and her new hobby - knitting.
Summary
The truth of what happened that night lies with a secret witness.
Quarter to Midnight is the first thrilling novel in a brand new series by Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose, set in New Orleans.
Rocky Hebert walks into his death at quarter to midnight one New Orleans night.
His son Gabe cannot accept the official verdict of suicide and enlists the help of the Burke Broussard Private Investigation Agency to discover the real cause of death.
PI Molly Sutton knows what it's like to lose a father in tragic circumstances and will go to any lengths to crack the investigation, as she tries to fight off her growing feelings for Gabe.
They soon realise Rocky was working on an investigation of his own; one that threatened to expose the deep corruption going all the way to the top of the police department. And that the key to the puzzle lies with a young witness to a murder that happened years earlier: Xavier Morrow.
Just what did Rocky know? And who might have shut him up?
As they get closer and closer to the truth, they realise that the killer is not going to stop at Rocky. And that Xavier is in very real danger. Someone will go to any lengths to protect what he witnessed that night coming out...
'High-wire suspense that keeps you riveted' Lisa Gardner
'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson
'Fast and furious' Sun
