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Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

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Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

By: Ashley Winstead
Narrated by: Sarah Welborn
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For fans of Verity and A Flicker in the Dark, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love, and the beastly urges that lie dormant within us all . . . even the God-fearing folk of Bottom Springs, Louisiana. In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist. Unfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than the God and the Devil are the myths that haunt the area, like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners' bedrooms and kill them on moonless nights. When a skull is found deep in the swamp next to mysterious carved symbols, Bottom Springs is thrown into uproar—and Ruth realizes only she and Everett, an old friend with a dark past, have the power to comb the town's secret underbelly in search of true evil.

A dark and powerful novel like fans have come to expect from Ashley Winstead, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is an examination of the ways we've come to expect love, religion, and stories to save us, the lengths we have to go to in order to take back power, and the monstrous work of being a girl in this world.

©2023 Ashley Winstead (P)2023 Tantor Psychological Thriller & Suspense United States Women's Fiction World Literature Fiction Suspense
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Very good, never a dull moment, and the Louisiana setting works well, I liked the narrator’s voice but she could have injected more light and shade into her reading, but overall good.

Thrilling story

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Reading a little bit over dramatic for my taste but appreciate the accents and careful tone changes. Storyline is good.

Nice smooth burn of a plot unfolding.

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It was an interesting story; with a good narrator; I’d love to read more from the author

Dark and Twisty

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woooooow. I didn't know what to expect getting into this book but it did not disappoint. I wanted to scream at that ending!!!

best modern gothic I've read in a while

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