The Dark Hour, K.J. Young
The Dark Hour, K.J. Young
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The Dark Hour

Author: K.J. Young

Narrator: Craig A. Hart

Unabridged: 8 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Nightsky Press

Published: 02/27/2023

Synopsis

“Deliciously creepy!”—Barbara Taylor Sissel, bestselling author of The Truth We Bury Mark Norman can’t catch a break—until he’s hired as a live-in home health aide for two elderly siblings who live at Alden Manor, a run-down mansion mired in the past. His charges, former stage magicians Roy and Alma Walgrave, give off an eerie vibe, but they are also wealthy and careless with their money. Seizing the opportunity, Mark soon makes himself indispensable to the old folks, losing himself in fantasies of inheriting the Walgrave fortune upon their deaths. When another employee, a young woman named Lisa, shares her dark premonitions and insists that evil lurks in the house, Mark thinks she’s paranoid and unstable. Until he begins to notice odd, unsettling things himself. When nightmares begin to plague him and the house gradually reveals a web of lies and twisted secrets, he can no longer deny the possibility that Alden Manor is pervaded by some sinister force. He’s terrified of losing his mind—or worse, his life. But he’s so close to landing a big financial windfall that walking away is not an option. In the past, Mark has always known when to cut loose and get out. But if he can just stick this out a bit longer . . .

About K.J. Young

K.J. Young, also known as Karen McQuestion, has written more than twenty novels. Her publishing story has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. She's also appeared on ABC's World News Now and America This Morning. She hopes you enjoy The Dark Hour.

About Craig A. Hart

Craig A. Hart is a stay-at-home father of twin boys, an author, and an audiobook narrator. He has served as the editor-in-chief for The Rusty Nail literary magazine, the manager for Sweatshoppe Media, the publisher for Northern Lake Publishing, and the director for Northern Illinois Radio Information Service. The former host of the interview program The Games & Writers Show, he is now the co-host of the Good Sentences podcast. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, he currently lives in Iowa City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Jackson on May 22, 2021

This was a chilling thriller, a little creepy and very thrilling. I love a good thriller. It was very well executed and and I was impressed with the suspense and great descriptions. This is not a book for those who sleep with a night light. I would not read it at bed time If you are not into creepy th......more

Goodreads review by Andreas on March 31, 2021

Mark Norman is hired as an aide for two elderly siblings who live at Alden Manor, a run-down mansion. His employers are wealthy and careless with their money so Mark sees an opportunity to profit from them. When another employee insists that evil lurks in the house, Mark thinks she’s paranoid and un......more

Goodreads review by Bandit on April 15, 2021

I went into this somewhat apprehensively due to some underwhelming reviews. And what do you know…a pleasant surprise. Way to manage expectations, me. It seems the consensus with those underwhelming reviews is the unlikeable protagonist and sure enough he is at the very least a scoundrel. A 25 year o......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 13, 2021

Sincere thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy to review. This novel has a pretty intriguing premise and is written fairly well. It has a third person POV and is written in the present tense, which at first was a little jarring as a reader. Especially as in the first few chapters there was......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on June 26, 2021

This was a short creepy read with highly unlikable characters but occasionally I'd get invested when incidents occurred with them. It was an enjoyable creepy read.......more

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