The Violet Hour: A Novel of Suspense

by Richard Montanari

Book Overview

Johnny Angel is found brutally murdered with a dead prostitute in his bed and a needle full of heroin in his arm. It's all the more shocking because he's a priest. But when Dr Bennett Marc Crane, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380975920
• ISBN13: 9780380975921
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

This book was a heart-stopper. It grabbed me right from the beginning. Then for a few chapters it did jump from character to character and you had to read carefully to keep them straight. But it was well worth it. My mind was working through this whole book trying to figure who was doing the murders and also who was responsible for what happened 20 years ago. Just when I thought I knew who it was I would read something that would make me go "Whoa" and I had to rethink my ideas.I have read several books where someone is getting revenge on a group of people for something they did years ago. But none of them were written quite this way. New characters kept popping up to challenge my thinking. At times I suspected everyone. And even when you think the story is over there is still a surprise. I will be going out to buy Richard Montanari's other books. He is a great writer.

Violets are Red

Wow! This is one fantastic novel! Richard Montanari has created a complex, suspenseful and frightening look at a serial killer. "The Violet Hour" opens with a shocking beginning, and then just moves on, page to page, with one twist after another. It's almost Jeffery Deaver-like, but Montanari's twists are a little subtler and not as "unbelievable" (but don't get me wrong, Deaver is one of my favorite writers!).The story centers around this killer getting revenge on five people who twenty years earlier did something awful to the girl he loved. There are many good clues in this book, but he has camouflaged them so well, you only remember then once the book is read. One of the most amazing is this: you won't get one of the clues unless you say a particular word out loud to yourself. Great plot device there!The identity of the killer is surprising, yet if you read back, you can see all the evidence pointing to them. There are also some great subplots, and an ending that floored me! I wasn't expecting it.The characters are well-developed, and interesting. Nick Stella is a compassionate hero, who sheds his "scoop of the century" mode to assist in a bizarre series of deaths. Amelia Saintsbury is a good heroine, and her private dilemmas are intermingled well with her potential doom.All in all, can't say too much, would not want to give anything away! But, this is a GREAT book and I eagerly await Mr. Montanari's next. Am also going to go back and read "Deviant Way." If it's half as good, it's worth the bucks!

Montanari does it again

If you don't mind clasping a book with your white knuckled hand a few hours, I highly recommend this book. It opens with a real shocker, and has one shock after another until the exciting end. I didn't figure out the mystery until near the end, and even then I kept second guessing myself. The characters were intriguing, and the story moved along at break-neck pace. I highly recommend this book.

WOW!!

Since I loved Deviant Way so much, I was hesitant about reading The Violet Hour. I thought it couldn't possibly be as good. I was wrong! If you are in the mood for spine-tingling, page-turning excitement, read this wonderful thriller. As a matter of fact, they should put a picture of The Violet Hour beside the definition of thriller. It had it all - wonderful characters, twisty plot and an unbelievable pace. It was a fantastic thrill ride, and I highly recommend it.

A SCARY, SEXY, COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN, PAGE TURNER!!

After only a couple of paragraphs Mr. Montanari has set his hook in you, and after that it's a read every word thriller that's impossible to put down. I came to this book by accident, not having heard of the author before. I'm now on my way to reading his first book entitled "Deviant Way," and look forward as well to his next and all that come after. I don't know where he's been, but I guarantee he's going to be around for a long time. A MUST READ!!