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The new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase, author of The Glass House and The Birdcage, available to pre-order in paperback!

‘A clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word’ Claire Douglas
‘A book you want to race back to’ Lisa Jewell
‘A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets’ Kate Morton
‘Gripping, beautifully written. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Sarah Pearse
‘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

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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 . . .

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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

Publisher Review

Mesmerising - a book you want to race back to -- Lisa Jewell I'm always so excited for a new Eve Chase book and The Midnight Hour is her best yet! Beautifully written with characters that jumped off the page and a clever mystery that kept me gripped. I loved every word -- Claire Douglas, <i?Sunday TImes bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared Moody, evocative, with a dream-like quality no other author can master -- Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Just Another Missing Person An Eve Chase novel is always a sumptuous treat, and The Midnight Hour is perhaps her best yet. Exquisitely written, it's immersive, propulsive and as intricately constructed as the antique clocks which herald each lonely midnight hour. As ever, it's her characterisation that stands out, and her depiction of the joy and precariousness of first love, enjoyed by Maggie and Wolf. With whispers of One Day, and a story reaching back into nineties Notting Hill and Paris, this is a novel to immerse yourself in this summer: lush, evocative, nostalgic; gripping, with a dark undercurrent, but ultimately redemptive and hopeful. A true treat of a book -- Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal A wonderful twisty novel of family and secrets - the perfect summer read -- Kate Morton A gripping tale of family secrets * Woman's Own * I loved The Midnight Hour, a gripping, beautifully written novel that plunges you into the lives of siblings, Maggie and Kit, and the mysterious past that looks like it's about to catch up with them. Eve Chase skilfully weaves together two time periods, evoking London and Paris and the world of antiques with such a depth of detail that I felt I was walking the streets alongside the characters. As the tension builds and the secrets they've been hiding start to come to light, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough and felt every bit of Maggie and Kit's peril. A summer must-read. -- Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of The Sanatorium Evocative, beautifully written and absolutely gripping, The Midnight Hour is sensational - her best yet -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't Call Eve Chase is at the top of her game in this twisty mystery about broken families, first love, the burdens of fame and secrets never to be told. Zipping between nineties Notting Hill and Paris, a dark truth is teased out of a tangle of friendships and relationships, woven together in Chase's exquisite prose. I was up all night reading -- Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Disobedient Absorbing and compulsive . . . a brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story, populated with a wonderfully original cast of characters. Eve Chase captures the sights and sounds of Paris and London so well I was absolutely swept away, especially as I walked the streets of Notting Hill with Maggie, Kit and Wolf. A writer at the top of her game and a novel to stir your nostalgic nineties heart. I loved every page! -- Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat An engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully written story of a woman trying to turn back the hands of time. I always love an Eve Chase, but this is my favourite so far -- Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl The Midnight Hour is an intricate family drama with Eve's trademark lyricism, dishevelled, dysfunctional glamour and beguiling characters. I was completely drawn in and held my breath through twist after twist, clinging on to the emotional rollercoaster right to the very last page when I collapsed with a satisfied sigh. Emotionally astute and beautifully descriptive with a plot as tightly sprung as a Swiss watch, this will put Notting Hill back on the map. Absolutely wonderful -- Veronica Henry We predict you'll want to read it in one go * Belfast Telegraph * An exquisitely-written, immersive mystery full of loss and longing and boho glamour with a sharp undercurrent of darkness. Brings back to life a Notting Hill that has long since disappeared -- Tammy Cohen I adored every word of this beautifully written, immersive family mystery -- Gill Paul So vivid, it's like a time machine -- Tasmina Perry Praise for Eve Chase * : * Eve Chase does it again! The Birdcage is glorious; a bittersweet, beautifully written, slow burn family drama with a killer kick in the closing chapters. I loved every word of it -- Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Night She Disappeared Atmospheric and twisty: think Daphne Du Maurier for the modern day * Sunday Telegraph * Eve Chase is one of my favourite authors and I fell in love with The Birdcage. A gorgeously written, atmospheric and twisty story of sisters and secrets set on the Cornish coast. Eve Chase's books never fail to make me cry. I devoured it! -- Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple at No. 9