The Violet Hour
THE VIOLET HOUR
By Richard Montanari
Copyright 1998 by Richard Montanari
Published by Avon Books, Inc.
Genre: Thriller
Violence, adult language
I’ve now found another author who I will have to schedule, like I do with Stephen King. When I get a new King book, I have to leave it alone until I have time to sit down and read the whole thing in one sitting. Obviously, I will have to do the same thing with books by Montanari.
A cryptic email arrives on five different computers. A popular priest dies from a heroin overdose, apparently during a tryst with a high-priced call girl. Nick Stella knows a big news story when he sees one, and he is determined that this one will hit with his byline. But will he survive to write it?
Amelia finds the email in her husband’s inbox. Is it a love letter from a girlfriend, or something more sinister? Are sins from her husband’s past going to threaten her life, and the life of her little girl? And who is the dark-haired man in her writing class…friend or foe?
This book is spell-binding. I knew who the killer was… three different times. But I didn’t get it right until Montanari was ready for me to know. There are many different stories going on in this book, but they all tie together neatly at the end. The killer keeps asking his victims “What happened that night”, but the reader doesn’t know the big answer until the very end. And it’s startling.
The final wrap-up answers question I didn’t realize I had, and gave the whole story a very poignant twist. I had to ask myself how much better the world would be if people focused on love and healing instead of revenge. That simple decision by the killer would have made this story not even happen.
A terrific novel! Held me until I finished it at 2 am, though I had to get up at 6 am. Richard, you’re stealing my sleep.
This is an older book, Montanari’s second. I also have his latest book, The Rosary Girls, right here on my desk. But I know I don’t dare touch it until I can block out six hours. Richard, you’re really good-looking and a very interesting man, but you’ve got to quit keeping me awake at night…at least, long distance.
Richard Montanari was a guest at The Writer’s Chatroom not long ago. He is a very interesting man. I may have to be more careful who I try to share ravioli with.
By Richard Montanari
Copyright 1998 by Richard Montanari
Published by Avon Books, Inc.
Genre: Thriller
Violence, adult language
I’ve now found another author who I will have to schedule, like I do with Stephen King. When I get a new King book, I have to leave it alone until I have time to sit down and read the whole thing in one sitting. Obviously, I will have to do the same thing with books by Montanari.
A cryptic email arrives on five different computers. A popular priest dies from a heroin overdose, apparently during a tryst with a high-priced call girl. Nick Stella knows a big news story when he sees one, and he is determined that this one will hit with his byline. But will he survive to write it?
Amelia finds the email in her husband’s inbox. Is it a love letter from a girlfriend, or something more sinister? Are sins from her husband’s past going to threaten her life, and the life of her little girl? And who is the dark-haired man in her writing class…friend or foe?
This book is spell-binding. I knew who the killer was… three different times. But I didn’t get it right until Montanari was ready for me to know. There are many different stories going on in this book, but they all tie together neatly at the end. The killer keeps asking his victims “What happened that night”, but the reader doesn’t know the big answer until the very end. And it’s startling.
The final wrap-up answers question I didn’t realize I had, and gave the whole story a very poignant twist. I had to ask myself how much better the world would be if people focused on love and healing instead of revenge. That simple decision by the killer would have made this story not even happen.
A terrific novel! Held me until I finished it at 2 am, though I had to get up at 6 am. Richard, you’re stealing my sleep.
This is an older book, Montanari’s second. I also have his latest book, The Rosary Girls, right here on my desk. But I know I don’t dare touch it until I can block out six hours. Richard, you’re really good-looking and a very interesting man, but you’ve got to quit keeping me awake at night…at least, long distance.
Richard Montanari was a guest at The Writer’s Chatroom not long ago. He is a very interesting man. I may have to be more careful who I try to share ravioli with.
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