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Book Review of The Secret Hour

The Secret Hour
The Secret Hour
Author: Luanne Rice
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Beneath his controlled demeanor, attorney John O'Rourke is a man in turmoil. Since the death of his wife, he has been juggling the rigors of a controversial capital murder case and the demands of raising two children. As eleven-year-old Maggie and fourteen-year-old Teddy long for the past, they must also contend with the hostility that swirls around them since their father took on the defense of a despised killer-including a brick through their window one autumn morning.

But a quieter even also takes place that day. A woman arrives on the O'Rourke doorstep to find a household in chaos but brimming with love-and, she hopes, answers. Six months ago Kate Harris's younger sister fled from home following a devastating confrontation. After mailing a single postcard from the New England shore, Will Harris vanished. With only a postmark to go on, Kate comes to the seaside-and discovers the one man who may be able to help her.