{"product_id":"the-stolen-hours-paperback","title":"The Stolen Hours - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Eskens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman finds herself in a race not only for justice but for her life in this \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eriveting, hold-your-breath\" new mystery from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life We Bury\u003c\/i\u003e (Karin Slaughter, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLila 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A near-perfect thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Hours\u003c\/i\u003e is a true nail-biter that will have you reading long into the night.\" --\u003ci\u003eBook Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even readers who predict the tale's biggest twist before it arrives will still have the breath knocked out of them by the surprises that follow.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Eskens\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life We Bury\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been published in twenty-six languages, and five other novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Shadows We Hide \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Nothing More Dangerous\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have won the Barry Award, the Rosebud Award, the Silver Falchion Award, and the Minnesota Book Award. Eskens is a former criminal defense attorney and lives with his wife, Joely, in greater Minnesota. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.25 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766274883872,"sku":"9780316703512","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c8b97cbb86a6bfeb08fd18349bb9dbb1.webp?v=1780288993","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-stolen-hours-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}