The Midnight Hour

**THE THRILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'If only all history mysteries could be as good as The Midnight Hour ' The Times An old man lies dead and it looks like poison, but his wife isn't the only one who had reason to kill him. Brighton, 1965 When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the postmortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, eccentric ex-Music Hall star Verity Malone. Frustrated by the police response to Bert's death and determined to prove her innocence, Verity calls in private detective duo Emma Holmes and Sam Collins. This is their first real case, but as luck would have it they have a friend on the inside: Max Mephisto is filming a remake of Dracula, starring Seth Billington, Bert's son. But when they question Max, they feel he isn't telling them the whole story. Emma and Sam must vie with the police to untangle the case and bring the killer to justice. They're sure the answers must lie in Bert's dark past and in the glamorous, occasionally deadly, days of Music Hall. But the closer they get to the truth, the more danger they find themselves in... *********** PRAISE FOR THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 'An intricately plotted whodunnit' Daily Mail 'Griffiths writes with verve and wit' Irish Times 'An entertaining period murder mystery' Irish Independent 'Layered with a gripping plot' Belfast Telegraph A Sunday Times bestseller w/c 24/04/2022

Uncover the secrets that lie beneath Notting Hill – the captivating mystery from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase The Richard and Judy Book Club Pick and The #1 eBook Bestseller **The Secret Thread, the new novel by Eve Chase, is available to buy now!** 'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas 'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour' Daily Mail 'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell 'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton 'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister 'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan 'Impossible to forget' Publishers Weekly, starred review ***** Present day Paris: 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: 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 for The Midnight Hour : 'Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Hour is sensational’ Rosie Walsh 'A gripping tale of family secrets' Woman's Own 'I was up all night reading' Elizabeth Fremantle 'Engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written' Anna Mazzola 'A plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch' Veronica Henry 'Absorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story' Hazel Gaynor 'An exquisitely-written, immersive mystery' Tammy Cohen 'I adored every word' Gill Paul 'So vivid, it's like a time machine' Tasmina Perry

Uncover the secrets that lie beneath Notting Hill – the captivating mystery from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase The Richard and Judy Book Club Pick and The #1 eBook Bestseller **The Secret Thread, the new novel by Eve Chase, is available to buy now!** 'A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word' Claire Douglas 'Passionately emotional, dreamily written and dripping with boho glamour' Daily Mail 'A book you want to race back to' Lisa Jewell 'A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets' Kate Morton 'Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master' Gillian McAllister 'Lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping. A true treat of a book' Sarah Vaughan 'Impossible to forget' Publishers Weekly, starred review ***** Present day Paris: 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: 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 for The Midnight Hour : 'Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Hour is sensational’ Rosie Walsh 'A gripping tale of family secrets' Woman's Own 'I was up all night reading' Elizabeth Fremantle 'Engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written' Anna Mazzola 'A plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch' Veronica Henry 'Absorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story' Hazel Gaynor 'An exquisitely-written, immersive mystery' Tammy Cohen 'I adored every word' Gill Paul 'So vivid, it's like a time machine' Tasmina Perry

**THE THRILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'If only all history mysteries could be as good as The Midnight Hour ' The Times An old man lies dead and it looks like poison, but his wife isn't the only one who had reason to kill him. Brighton, 1965 When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the postmortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, eccentric ex-Music Hall star Verity Malone. Frustrated by the police response to Bert's death and determined to prove her innocence, Verity calls in private detective duo Emma Holmes and Sam Collins. This is their first real case, but as luck would have it they have a friend on the inside: Max Mephisto is filming a remake of Dracula, starring Seth Billington, Bert's son. But when they question Max, they feel he isn't telling them the whole story. Emma and Sam must vie with the police to untangle the case and bring the killer to justice. They're sure the answers must lie in Bert's dark past and in the glamorous, occasionally deadly, days of Music Hall. But the closer they get to the truth, the more danger they find themselves in... *********** PRAISE FOR THE MIDNIGHT HOUR 'An intricately plotted whodunnit' Daily Mail 'Griffiths writes with verve and wit' Irish Times 'An entertaining period murder mystery' Irish Independent 'Layered with a gripping plot' Belfast Telegraph A Sunday Times bestseller w/c 24/04/2022