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Book Review of The Secret Hour

The Secret Hour
The Secret Hour
Author: Luanne Rice
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Beneath his controlled demeanor, attorney Joh O"Rourke is a man in turmoil. SInce the death of his wife, he has been juggling the rigors of a controversial capital murder case and the demands of raising two children. As eleven year old Maggies and fourteen year old Tedy long for the past, they must also contend with the hostility that swirls around them since their father took on the defense of a despised killer-including a brick through their window one autumn morning.
But a quieter event also took place that day. A woman arrives on the O'Rourke doorstep to find a household in chaos but brimming with love and she hopes answers. Six months ago when Kate Harris' sister fled from home following devastating confrontation. After mailing a single postcard from the New England shore, Willa Harris vanished. With only a postmark to go on, Kate comes to the seaside and descovers the one man who may be able to help her......