The Silent Hour

A Lincoln Perry Mystery

By: Michael Koryta

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Whisper Ridge, a multimillion-dollar architectural project built to house paroled murderers, was the passion of Alexandra Sanabria, the daughter of a deceased Mafia don. But the program never got off the ground. Uninhabited but also kept off the market, with taxes paid by a legal trust that Sanabria established just before she and her husband left town, the home remains as a strange monument to dangerous secrets.

While the couple's abrupt exit was unique, it was also not regarded as criminal until the bones of Alexandra's husband were found more than a decade later. Private investigator Lincoln Perry has mixed feelings when an ex-con hires him to find Alexandra. It is a task that will challenge both Perry's abilities as a detective and his commitment to that calling.

©2009 Michael Koryta (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Edgar-finalist Koryta spins a dark tale of broken dreams and second chances in his stunning fourth mystery to feature Cleveland, Ohio, PI Lincoln Perry." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Feisty plotting and the most memorable prose since Chandler. Koryta belongs on every genre reader's bookshelf." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Koryta writes with maturity and grace, delivering clipped, crisp prose and crackling suspense." ( Booklist)

Loved it

Great book why do I have to give a review on your terms of how many words when one sums it up

Fine Book

Any additional comments?

Michael Koryta is a gifted writer, probably in the top three writing in this genre today. The story was entertaining and usually engrossing, with only a few flat spots. As I often find, certain narrators are well matched for the book and Scott Brick does a masterful job setting the mood and defining the characters through his interpretation and delivery.

This is my second Koryta book and neither has disappointed. This was a credit well spent.

Highly recommended.

okay but didn't live up to expectations

I still love the characters but this particular narrative felt tedious. Almost as if the author channeled his own apathy into the story

Enjoyed this book

I found Lincoln's hesitation to take the case to be completely understandable and didn't think that it was a continuous theme in the story--as did one of the other reviewers. It will be interesting to see where Lincoln goes from here. the story ended with a twist I hasn't expected. I've enjoyed watching Lincoln Perry develop as a character with the strengths and flaws that make him believable. The supporting characters are well developed and add a great deal to the story.

Scott Brick's clear pronunciation makes listening a pleasure.

Not as Strong... but I hope Lincoln is back for #5

I like Koryta's Lincoln Perry series because the protagonist is interesting and complex. I feel that Koryta does a good job of developing Lincoln as well as those who surround him. I was disappointed in the plot line of this novel as it was not as filled with twists and turns as I expected. The resolution did not surprise me.

Predictable

No surprises in this Lincoln Perry story. Scott Brick has officially crossed the from drama to melodrama in his reading of the story. I still like the characters but was disappointed in this one.

Great series

As usual, Michael Koryta does not fail to keep me on the edge of my seat. I have really enjoyed the entire Lincoln Perry Mystery series and HIGLY RECOMMEND them all!
Great writing that kept me trying to figure out the end. No luck. I had to listen to and absorb EVERY word.
I love MK's books! Rapidly becoming one of my all time favorite writer.
Get the book. You won't regret it.

Strange Mystery

This story was a little strange--but it kept my interest. Many writers use too much filler, descriptions, unnecessary stuff--but Koryta was pretty much to the point. This was an involved mystery with a "backstory" that was eventually revealed. While interesting, it was basically unbelievable. However, I am planning to read more of his books.

THIS IS STUPID STUFF

I chose four of the Lincoln Perry novels because of Scott Brick who is perhaps the best of all Audible narrators. However, "The Silent Hour" is pure trite and Lincoln Perry the most incompetent, no stupid, characters that i have ever encountered. His actions do not make any sense and this listener/reader wanted to slap him alongside his head again and again. What is the worst thing about this book? It is the ending. Michael Koryta needs to take a refresher course in Mystery Novel Endings 101. Scott Brick, you did an outstanding job in spite of this drivel

Hmm

The mystery itself is good. There is so much agonized stupidity among the detectives that it's hard to keep interest in it though. The narrator uses different voices for the characters, but they all end their sentences in the same uplighted moral outrage. A couple thousand of those gets so, so old.