At Midnight: The Hope Chest

by Maureen McKade and Maura Mckenzie

Book Overview

Newspaper reporter Trish "Mac" McAllister pursues a murderer and takes shelter in the abandoned Chesterfield Hotel during a winter storm. She picks up an old pair of handcuffs and is sent back in time to 1862 and meets sexy Jared Yates. One of Pinkerton's finest, Jared is chasing the same time-traveling killer. Mac is sure they can capture the killer--and she's willing to risk her life, and her love, for this mission.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821769073
• ISBN13: 9780821769072
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Ballad
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Book , but an important link is missing

I liked this book very much and I loved the series with the exception of book four "Stolen Hearts." At Midnight had so many elements that I could not put it down. It is a murder mystery, time travel, love story and the end of a series. It was sexy, dramatic and spellbinding. The only problem I had was the short epilogue on Esme Sparrow whose destiny makes the other stories happen. I would have loved to have a sixth book about Esme. The loss of this important link is impossible to rectify without telling her complete story. I gave this four stars not for the story itself, but for the way the series ended. What a missed opportunity.

A Page-Turner

A fantatic romantic mystery/murder that will take you back in time.

A Great Read

I am normally not much for time-travel books, but as I know this author I decided to give it a try. The story of Jared and Trish (Mac)is just great. I did not read the other books in the series and I don't feel cheated. Although a few characters from previous stories in the series do appear I feel this story stands on its own. A modern day girl sent back to the late 1800 in a classic fish out of water story. Jared is a Pinkerton detective searching for a serial killer. There is a twist, the killer travels back and forth between Mac's time and Jared's killing young, pure girls in both times. This stories offers lively and humourous dialogue between all the characters and Mac, a great romance, and suspense which makes this a real page turner.

This was a nice ending to the series

I really liked the author's writing style. The book was fun to read and it was a nice ending to the series. The only thing I wish that was different with the series on whole was instead of the reasoning behind the hope chest and Miss Sparrow being explained in a page and a half epilogue, I believe that deserved a whole novel of it's own.