**A woman finds herself in a race not only for justice but for her life
in this "riveting, hold-your-breath" new mystery from the bestselling
author of The Life We Bury (Karin Slaughter, New York Times
bestselling author).
Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her dream job--working as a
prosecutor under the Hennepin County Attorney--and has settled into a
happy life with her boyfriend, Joe Talbert. But when a woman is pulled
from the Mississippi River, barely alive, things in the office take a
personal turn.
The police believe the woman's assailant is local photographer Gavin
Spenser, but the case quickly flounders as the evidence wears thin. It
seems Gavin saw this investigation coming--and no one can imagine how
carefully he has prepared.
The more determined Lila is to put Gavin behind bars, the more elusive
justice becomes. Battling a vindictive new boss and haunted by the
ghosts of her own unspeakable attack, which she's kept a dark secret for
eight long years, Lila knows the clock is ticking down. In a race
against an evil mastermind, it will take everything Lila's got to
outsmart a killer--and to escape the dark hold of her own past.
"A near-perfect thriller, The Stolen Hours is a true nail-biter that
will have you reading long into the night." --Book Reporter
"Even readers who predict the tale's biggest twist before it arrives
will still have the breath knocked out of them by the surprises that
follow." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"There's not a moment misplaced or a second lost. With the precision
of a watchmaker, Eskens assembles the fine parts of a mystery and sets
them to the tempo of a thriller, leaving the reader breathless." --Craig
Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries
