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The Liar's Hour

Thriller | Crime mystery | commercial novel

Crime reporter Cass Elway gets one hour with a source who claims a prosecutor buried a confession that would free her sister. The hour is the fuse. Seven days remain. Someone is lying. Cass must decide which lie protects the living.

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Tropes

  • One hour clock
  • Seven day appeal fuse
  • Journalist heroine
  • Moral cost
  • Lean thriller

Content warnings

  • Crime and legal corruption themes
  • Brief violence
  • Family stress

Excerpt

Gray gave her sixty minutes and a story that almost fit. Cass counted the seams while rain tapped the diner glass like a second clock.