The Stolen Hours

De: Allen Eskens

Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews, Christine Lakin, Tina Huang

From the bestselling author of The Life We Bury comes a "riveting, hold-your-breath" new mystery in which a woman finds herself in a race not only for justice—but for her life (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife).

Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her dream job—working as a prosecutor under the Hennepin County Attorney—and has settled into a happy life with her boyfriend, Joe Talbert. But when a woman is pulled from the Mississippi River, barely alive, things in the office take a personal turn.

The police believe the woman’s assailant is local photographer Gavin Spenser, but the case quickly flounders as the evidence wears thin. It seems Gavin saw this investigation coming—and no one can imagine how carefully he has prepared.

The more determined Lila is to put Gavin behind bars, the more elusive justice becomes. Battling a vindictive new boss and haunted by the ghosts of her own unspeakable attack, which she’s kept a dark secret for eight long years, Lila knows the clock is ticking down. In a race against an evil mastermind, it will take everything Lila’s got to outsmart a killer—and to escape the dark hold of her own past.

“In The Stolen Hours, there’s not a moment misplaced or a second lost. With the precision of a watchmaker, Eskens assembles the fine parts of a mystery and sets them to the tempo of a thriller, leaving the reader breathless.” —Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries

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“A riveting, hold-your-breath, frightening mystery. The Stolen Hours is a thoroughly captivating legal thriller.”
—Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife

"A rousing legal thriller that’s also an acute study of female victimization and male privilege."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“In Allen Eskens’ newest thriller The Stolen Hours, there’s not a moment misplaced or a second lost. With the precision of a watchmaker, Eskens assembles the fine parts of a mystery set to the tempo of a thriller, leaving the reader breathless.”
—Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire Mysteries

"The Stolen Hours is as good as it gets; a heart-pounding and utterly engaging thriller that had me turning the pages at warp speed. At the core of this magnificent and beautifully told story is Lila, a strong yet vulnerable woman in search of the truth. But Eskens cleverly lets her share the spotlight with two other women whose strengths and weaknesses play off of and enhance each other. Alone, each is a character that readers will identify with and root for. Together, they're unstoppable. I loved this book!"

—Karen Dionne, New York Times bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter and The Wicked Sister

“The plot provides satisfying twists and poses thought-provoking questions about gender. Eskens reliably entertains.”—Publishers Weekly

"A stunning small-town mystery."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review, on Nothing More Dangerous

"The next best thing to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird . . . A magnificent book and an uplifting one."—New York Journal of Books, on Nothing More Dangerous

"Riveting . . . Eskens vividly renders how small towns try to keep their secrets, and how sometimes they cannot."—Ron Rash, author of Serena, on The Shadows We Hide

Brilliant . . . Darkly lyrical and brutally intimate."—Publishers Weekly (starred review), on The Shadows We Hide

Must Read!

I absolutely loved this book. It met every expectation I had. I am hoping there is another one coming out next year!

Great Who Done It!

So Much action!! People, places, plus incidents over several years make this a page turner! And being in Minneapolis home of my youth made all more Fun just knowing the details were true!!

Excellent

Allen Eskens is a very talented author. I have enjoyed every one of his audiobooks and this one did not disappoint! Narrators were also excellent. I could not stop listening from the moment I downloaded this book. I highly recommend this audiobook!

Occasional Reader

I enjoyed this book so much so that I listened to it twice just in case I had missed any part of it. I greatly appreciate all of the research done to make this seem so real. I sincerely hope plans are in place for it to become a movie. I can hardly wait for that day to come so I can see a movie of it.

Excellent. I Love the way Allen Eskens writes

It's a beautifully paced, edge of your seat thriller with an abundance of heart and soul.
The characters are complicated and easy to become attached to.
I couldn't stop listening; captivated by what might be around the next corner.
Anything by Allen Eskens I've listened to I've loved.
Buy it, you won't regret it.

I knew the narration would be great when I saw MacLeod Andrews name, and it was.
I'll be looking for more narrations by Christine Lakin and Tina Huang as well now.

NO disappointment here. GREAT STORY

As with all of the Allen Eskens I own, this one did not disappoint. The moment i was he had a new book on Audible I did not hesitate to buy it. I enjoyed all his other books so much I didn't even preview this one, I just immediate got it. His writing never fails to capture my imagination. His charterers are so vivid and he writes solid stories and has yet to disappoint.

Loved this book!

Loved the writing, storyline, characters, and the performance. It was just the best. Would highly recommend!!

Good read

It's been awhile since I have listened to a book but, I enjoyed this book.

Great read!

From the onset, this book draws you in. Great story and book is paced very well. Start to finish it holds your attention and keeps you listening. Highly recommend!

Story line is strong narration outstanding!

This is my second Allen Eskens book that I have enjoyed. I'm not sure if I loved the performance or the story line more. I felt like the book didn't have slow spots and kept a good pace. I found myself taking it easy on the road so I can listen longer. I love a good crime novel that isn't overtly violent or sexual (although implied not overly detailed). I look forward to more of his novels.