The Silent Hour
Michael Koryta
St Martin
2009.
isbn 9780312361570

 


A rising star in crime fiction, Michael Koryta returns with The Silent Hour, the 4th in his series featuring Cleveland PI Lincoln Perry. Perry is hired by a convicted killer to find a woman who has been missing for 12 years. The case will make Perry doubt his PI vocation as he worries about the collateral damage his cases bring upon his loved ones. It leads to a thrilling ending that sets up the series long term.

Koryta is often compared to Dennis Lehane and he deserves this comparison. The Lincoln Perry series is the finest(along with Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series) new PI series in recent memory. If you have not read Mr. Koryta start now.
Richard