The Midnight Hour
By Eve Chase

The Richard and Judy Book Club PickThe #1 eBook Bestseller**The Secret Thread, the new novel by Eve Chase, is available for pre-order now!**Uncover the secrets that lie beneath Notting Hill; the captivating new mystery fromand Sunday Timesand bestseller Eve Chase - now in paperback!'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word'and Claire Douglas'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour'and Daily Mail'A book you want to race back to'and Lisa Jewell'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets'and Kate Morton'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master'and Gillian McAllister'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book'and Sarah Vaughan'Impossible to forget'and Publishers Weekly, starred review*****Present day Paris:and Maggie Parker receives a call. The new owners of her family's old Notting Hill home are digging up the basement. They've no idea what might lie beneath . . .London, twenty-one years earlier:and teenaged Maggie, babysitting her little brother, waits in vain for her mother to come home after a night out. Seeking clues to her mother's mysterious disappearance, she's drawn away from the neighbourhood's grand terraces and into its hustling backstreets - and the arms of someone else living on their wits.Over two decades later, the clock is ticking on a secret set to shatter Maggie's grown-up life. But the draw of the past is irresistible . . .*****Praise forand The Midnight Hour:'Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping,and The Midnight Hourand is sensational'and Rosie Walsh'A gripping tale of family secrets'and Woman's Own'I was up all night reading'and Elizabeth Fremantle'Engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written'and Anna Mazzola'A plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch'and Veronica Henry'Absorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story'and Hazel Gaynor'An exquisitely-written, immersive mystery'and Tammy Cohen'I adored every word'and Gill Paul'So vivid, it's like a time machine'and Tasmina Perry