Book Info
Name of Book : In The Vanishing Hour
Author : Sarah Beth Martin
Publisher : Encircle Publications
Publication Date : 19 October, 2022
No. of Pages : 288
Format : E- ARC
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Author Introduction
Sarah Beth Martin is the author of In the Vanishing Hour (Encircle, 2022), as well as The One True Ocean (Sourcebooks), which was published in the U.S. and Germany. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in several magazines and literary journals, including Cicada, Pearl, West Wind Review, Women Writers, Women's Books, and most recently, Flash Fiction Magazine. Sarah also established the literary journal Foliage, for which she worked as editor and publisher. She lives in coastal Maine with her husband and three cats, with their three sons not far from the nest. She is currently wrapping up her third novel.
Blurb
Massachusetts, Summer, 1951: When a thirteen-year-old boy drowns in the Charles River, a family is devastated, and the town of Norumbega is changed forever.
Eight years later, Frances Adams lives in the shadow of her dead brother, Mac. At her window dresser job she befriends model Gwen, whose resemblance to Frances inspires her to reinvent herself. When Gwen vanishes into the river and is presumed drowned, Frances becomes obsessed with her memory. She transforms herself into Gwen's likeness and feels an identity she has not felt before.
An investigation begins, and the police question three young men. Frances and her friend Iris follow them to the local riverside park, where one of the men—the suspicious Harris—mistakes Frances for Gwen. Intrigued by the idea of haunting him, she continues her secret pursuit, immersing herself in the case. As the mystery unravels, shocking revelations about its connection to a long-past family tragedy surface.
Set in the haunting atmosphere of 1950s and 1970s New England, In the Vanishing Hour weaves suspense and mystery into a story about identity, loss, and the secrets best left untold.
My Opinion
In The Vanishing Hour by Sarah Beth Martin is a psychological thriller with a few noticeable characters. But the plot is so slow that eventually I start losing interest. Although, the plot started with a considerable thrill. but, the most difficult thing was establishing a relation with the characters. I felt that there was something amiss in the plot. The scenes were erupting so suddenly, that I had to turn a few pages back to check what really happened. The book is only for those who love slow moving plots.
I can only give 3 stars to the book. Thanks to Book Sirens for providing me an opportunity to read and review the book.
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