Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Devil’s Hour
SERIES: Zero Hour #2
AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker
NARRATOR: Tristan James
PUBLISHER: Tantor Audio
LENGTH: 9 hours, 31 minutes
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020
BLURB:
Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Royce Locke is no stranger to scrapping and fighting for the things he wants. What he desires most is Sawyer Key – his partner on the force and the man he’s falling in love with. After asking Sawyer to take a chance on him, Royce will need to back up his pretty words with fearless action instead of being his own worst enemy.
Someone is harassing the mayor of Savannah, and Locke and Key are tasked with finding out who. The investigation quickly takes a twisted turn, leading them to an enemy who thinks purification by fire is the only way to save the city. Scarier than The Purists’ elusiveness is their ability to turn public opinion in their favor, creating unrest and threatening anarchy by fanning flames and fear.
When menace becomes murder, the two detectives will race the clock against the devil to save their beloved city from becoming a raging inferno. Royce will need to draw on his grit now more than ever if he hopes to realize the dreams that are finally within reach. The rag is lit, the Molotov cocktail is tossed, and the zero hour is upon them. Challenge received and accepted.
REVIEW:
Things are heating up in Devil’s Hour, figuratively and literally. Someone is harassing the mayor of Savannah and our duo is tasked to figure out who it is and stop them. As they navigate through the facts the case grows bigger and bigger, involving more players that don’t always play well together. Before long, the case that started out as harassment soon takes a deadly turn. Stakes and emotions are high throughout this book and not only where this case is concerned.
Locke especially has a rough go of it this time around. He’s still far from over his former partner’s suicide and as they investigate their current case new evidence are uncovered. Evidence of what only time will tell, but I do have my suspicions. I do know one thing, there are questions that needs to be asked, and the answers might change everything – and they might be devastating.
There is definitely a lot more steam in this book compared to the first one. I do see the need of some of it, showing how they progress in their relationship, but it shouldn’t be the only area their relationship is growing in. I would have loved more down-time with them, where they just hung out for the sake of it, getting to know each other more – because let’s face it, they are still new to each other and have lots of things to learn about the other.
Tristan James performed this book well. He captured the feel of it and the characters and he always makes it easy to follow the story with his many distinct voices. The feelings he adds to the words sweeps the listener away to Savannah, investigating the case along Locke and Key, feeling the heat sizzling between them.
The last book in the series is months off yet, and the wait for the conclusion of this story won’t be easy, though I’m guessing it will be worth it.
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