The Stolen Hours

De: Allen Eskens

Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews, Christine Lakin, Tina Huang

From the best-selling 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 best-selling 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)

©2021 Allen Eskens (P)2021 Mulholland Books

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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 best-selling 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 best-selling author of the Longmire Mysteries)

Better then I expected!

I haven’t read/listened to book this good in a while. It kept me in tune the entire time! I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes to read/listen to audio books!

Another Eskens winner

I was hesitant to start this one, maybe because Lila Nash had been a supporting/secondary character in the Max Rupert and Joe Talbert novels, but her character was highly compelling. Eskens’ prose was as great as ever and the different readers for different characters (Lila, Nikki Vang and Gavin) were all top-notch.

An amazing story

This is the first book of listened to by Allen Eskens. Love the story and narrator did an awesome job. Can’t wait to find another exciting story. You will not be disappointed in The Stolen Hours.

Details and surprises

I was captured from the very beginning. He’s such a crafted writer that you know he’s done all the research for a successful mystery. One of my favorite authors.

Excellent! All around!

Excellent writing!
Excellent story!
Excellent narrators!
Never saw it coming! What a great discovery this author has been!
Started with 'The Life We Bury'.

Great read

I really enjoyed this book. Strong characters, excellent narrator. I was hooked early and had a hard time not listening.

I have a new favourite author!!

I just finished this trilogy. They are some of the most fun books I have ever read. They move into my favourite top five of all time. I loved the character development and the true emotions that I felt from all of them. I highly recommend them to anyone who just enjoys a good read

Eskens Pens Another Winner!

This is another great entry in his Minnesota series!
Whilst we get far too little time with some of his recurring characters, this novel provides the reader another thrilling/intriguing adventure.

The character of Lila gets her “time to shine” in this well-written crime novel. My two critiques of this novel are that her boyfriend Joe is woefully underused (Lila was a strong character in his novels and Eskens could return the favour), and that whilst exploring trauma, Lila spares no time or thought to her challenging adventures facing down a killer in a previous Eskens novel.

as a fan

If you are a fan of the author you'll listen to this book. He dials up some good evil and weaves a good tale surrounding it. It's all set in the Twin Cities. Enjoy

Fantastic

I am fairly new to audible books. And I have not found one I really liked. This one I could not stop listening to, I absolutely loved it