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More copies of this ISBN:The 37th Hourby Jodi Compton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In a suspense novel of astounding power and depth, Jodi Compton unleashes a haunting tale of secrets and betrayal...and of one woman's search for her missing husband that spirals into a dark journey strewn with bitter truths and damged lives. Here debut novelist Compton introduces an extraordinary character: Detective Sarah Pribek, a woman of strength, complexity, and instinct, a woman caught in an unimaginable nightmare...
On a chilly Minnesota morning, Sarah comes home to the house she shares with her husband and fellow cop, Michael Shiloh. Shiloh was supposed to be in Virginia, starting his training with the FBI. A seasoned missing-persons investigator, Sarah is used to anxious calls from wives and parents. She's used to the innocent explanations that resolve so many of her cases. But from the moment she learns that he never arrived at Quantico, she feels a terrible foreboding. Now, beneath the bed in which they make love, Sarah finds Shiloh's neatly packed bag. And in that instant the cop in her knows: Her husband has disappeared. Suddenly Sarah finds herself at the beginning of the kind of investigation she has made so often. The kind that she and her ex-partner, Genevieve, solved routinely — until a brutal crime stole Genevieve's daughter and ended her career. The kind that pries open family secrets and hidden lives. For Sarah this investigation will mean going back to the beginning, to Shiloh's religion-steeped childhood in Utah, the rift that separated him from his family — and the one horrifying case that struck them both too close to home. As Sarah turns over more and more unknown ground in her husband's past, she sees her lover and friend change into a stranger before her eyes. And as she moves further down a trail of shocking surprises and bitter revelations, Sarah is about to discover that her worst fear — that Shiloh is dead — may be less painful than what she will learn next... In a novel of runaway tension, Jodi Compton masterfully weaves together the quiet details of everyday life with the moments that can shatter them forever. At once a beguiling mystery and a powerful rumination on family, friendship, and loss, The 37th Hour is a thriller that will catch you off guard at every turn — instantly compelling and utterly impossible to put down. Review:"A dazzling debut....Watch this writer. She does it all: plots intelligently, writes elegantly, and creates characters who compel attention the old-fashioned way — by making you believe them." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Review:"[B]leakly authentic....Compton's world is complicated, shadowy and violent, with little cheer and only the barest traces of hope and resolution....This is first-class, serious crime fiction." Publishers Weekly Review:"Compton dignifies her characters by treating them like complex adults whose problematical relationships can't be resolved by straightening out a few loose facts.... Review:"[A] nail-biter of a debut novel....Compton skillfully weaves together strands of Pribek's life...into a complex, shocking whole. From the first scene...to the harrowing resolution, Compton uses suspense as a powerful propellant." Connie Fletcher, Booklist Review:"Jodi Compton's debut novel...is just promising enough to make you hope she works out the kinks by the next installment. Compton is working with a good, nervous-making premise....Having dispensed with much of the background information of the characters here, she may, in the next Pribek novel, be in a good position to tighten the narrative and let Pribek develop as a character. The 37th Hour ends with a cloud hanging over Pribek's future, one that could turn the cop into someone with a motive to disappear. It's good, ambiguous ground to build on." Charles Taylor, Salon.com Review:"A very impressive debut....Jodi Compton focuses as much on human frailty as on police procedure." The Charlotte Observer Review:"The 37th Hour expands beyond the standard mystery to be a complex, multilayered exploration of morality and personal responsibility....Satisfying."
San Jose Mercury News Review:"The plot twists grow more and more incredible with each page in this impressive debut....If in the future Compton sharpens the suspense and adds more depth to her plots, she could compete with writers like John Grisham and John Lescroart. Highly recommended." Library Journal Review:"The 37th Hour is not just a masterful debut novel. It is a flat-out masterful work of wrenching suspense. Jodi Compton is a fine, fine writer who will be around for a long time to come." John Lescroart, New York Times-bestselling author of The Second Chair Synopsis:With a bold assurance that is especially striking in a debut novel, Jodi Compton introduces Detective Sarah Pribek, a successful missing persons-specialist facing the most disturbing case of her career when her husband, another officer, simply vanishes into thin air. The 37th Hour is at once a tensely-plotted procedural, a stirring novel of human relationships, and a compelling read. As a detective specializing in missing-persons cases, Sarah Pribek knows all the right questions: What is the victim's financial situation? Could the spouse be a suspect? And, if the missing person is male, is he actually a victim? After all, Sarah was taught that grown men almost always go missing intentionally. But then her own husband vanishes without a trace. Sarah has only been Michael Shiloh's wife for two months, but she thought she knew the most intimate aspects of his life. When her discoveries extend to her job, her friends, and even her own past, she exposes herself to a chilling web of revelations. Meticulously piecing together each intricate layer of this deeply personal case, Sarah Pribek is a savvy, captivating heroine, and Jodi Compton is clearly a new master of the genre. About the AuthorJodi Compton lives in California, where she is at work on a new novel featuring Detective Sarah Pribek. The 37th Hour is her first novel. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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