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The Dying Hour

Jason Wade, Book 1

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The Dying Hour

By: Rick Mofina
Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
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The Dying Hour introduces Jason Wade, a rookie crime reporter with the Seattle Mirror, a loner who grew up in the shadow of a brewery in one of the city's blue-collar neighborhoods. At the Seattle Mirror, he is competing for the single full-time job being offered through the paper's intense intern program. But unlike the program's other young reporters, who attended big name schools and worked at other big metro dailies, Wade put himself through community college, and lacks the same experience.

Wade struggles with his haunting past as he pursues the story of Karen Harding, a college student whose car was found abandoned on a lonely stretch of highway in the Pacific Northwest. How could this beloved young woman with the altruistic nature simply vanish? Wade battles mounting odds and cut-throat competition to unearth the truth behind Karen Harding's disturbing case. Her disappearance is a story he cannot give up, never realizing the toll it could exact from him. The Dying Hour is a bone-chilling, mesmerizing tale that introduces listeners to an all-too-human young hero who journeys into the darkest regions of the human heart to confront a nightmare.

©2015 Rick Mofina (P)2017 Tantor Crime Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Heartfelt Suspense

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Critic reviews

" The Dying Hour starts scary and ends scary. You'll be craving Mofina's next novel." (Sandra Brown, New York Times best-selling author)
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I did not dislike anything. It had me on the edge of my seat, it held me attention till the very end.

The story line is brilliant, l could not stop listening to it.

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Fantastic start to the series can't wait to read the others keep you following the story the whole way though really enjoyed this book great find!

Really good read many twists and turns couldn't put it down

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What a story great, so well read . So atmospheric loved the end so enjoyed it.

Brilliant

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Who gave this 5 stars? It started out with promise but dragged on at a very slow pace. Parts of it I had to skip as they were too graphic where historical torture rituals were detailed, and I’m no shrinking violet. The narrator had a distinctive whistle from his teeth which seemed to grow louder as the book progressed. I really tried to finish it but gave up with over 2 hours to go.

Awful

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