- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (29 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140269223
- ISBN-13: 978-0140269222
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 687,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Richard Montanari combines some unusual ingredients (the ethnic sociology of Cleveland, Ohio; the poetry of T.S. Eliot; the eccentricities of e-mail and chat rooms) with some of the more familiar elements of genre fiction (the hungry journalist who lucks into a good story; a series of current crimes linked to an old atrocity) to excellent effect in The Violet Hour. Writer Nicky Stella--besieged by debts and responsibilities of his own--tries to save his career by finding out why poetry students who went to a party at Case Western Reserve University 20 years ago are suddenly dying in very nasty ways. With its eclectic mixture of new technologies and classical murder mystery plot, The Violet Hour is a sleek and dark story of delayed revenge. Montanari's well-received and equally chilling first thriller, Deviant Way, is available in paperback. --Dick Adler
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He's waited twenty years. He'll wait no longer. A gripping stand-alone thriller by the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Byrne and Balzano series.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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On Halloween night twenty years ago, a group of college students threw a party in which the alcohol and drugs led to tragedy. Now those people who attended that party are being killed and their bodies disfigured in monstrous ways. Nicholas Stella, a freelance writer, stumbles onto the connection to the killings. With a suburban housewife who is trying to write the great American novel, Nick tries to stop the killings and get a front page, by-line story out of the madness. Any book which can make me turn on all the lights and sit anxiously waiting for my companion to come home is definitely a realistic thriller. The surprise ending is guaranteed to send tears coursing down your cheeks. Montanari has crafted a story in the realm of The Red Dragon, which to me is far more terrifying than The Silence of the Lambs; read it in the daylight.
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When I read Richard Montanari's DEVIANT WAY, I thought it the best thriller I'd read in years. I literally could not put the book down until I'd read the very last page. With THE VIOLET HOUR he's once again written a thriller full of tension and chills.
We start off in the mind of a killer who has subtly plotted revenge for an event that occurred on Halloween night, 1978. From there we're taken through the methodical killings of all those involved in the event. Nicholas Stella, a freelance writer, thinks he's stumbled onto a story of the week, when one of those killed is a priest he knew personally. Little does he know how deeply he will become involved.
This book is a must read for anyone who enjoys thrillers. With the wonderful pacing and believable characters, the reader will be hooked from the moment they read the first page.
The only problem is...now I can hardly wait for the next Montanari thriller!
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I have read nearly all of Richard Montanari's books and I would have great difficulty saying which one has been the best for me. I have to say though that The Violet Hour is an outstanding piece of work.
I dont know how he does it; how he manages to come up with amazing twists and turns that literally leave you with your mouth open. "Dark Curls" for example, a mysterious character in the book. I dont want to spoil it for readers so I wont elaborate on it, but his identity came as quite a shock.
The end of the book is quite horrific, even for a seasoned reader of psychological thrillers. And having a child of my own the same age as the child in the story, there were one or two paragraphs that I had to skip over, for obvious reasons.
It was all brilliantly written, not a tedious moment throughout. How on earth he is going to top this one, I dont know.
Only one question - I dont understand the title in relation to the book.
I dont know how he does it; how he manages to come up with amazing twists and turns that literally leave you with your mouth open. "Dark Curls" for example, a mysterious character in the book. I dont want to spoil it for readers so I wont elaborate on it, but his identity came as quite a shock.
The end of the book is quite horrific, even for a seasoned reader of psychological thrillers. And having a child of my own the same age as the child in the story, there were one or two paragraphs that I had to skip over, for obvious reasons.
It was all brilliantly written, not a tedious moment throughout. How on earth he is going to top this one, I dont know.
Only one question - I dont understand the title in relation to the book.
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Excellent read
If you want a book that you can not put down then read one by Richard Montanan .Once you have read one you are gripped and can not wait for the next . Read more
Published 10 months ago by Kitjules
The Violet Hour - Richard Montanari
Read on holiday last year and once I picked it up I couldn't put it down .... a fantastic edge of the seat thriller!! Highly recommended.
Published 13 months ago by Liverbird5
Excellent
A cracking thriller from Montanari which I had to finish in one day. The plot follows a budding journalist chasing the story of his life as an acquaintance Priest turns up dead. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Clive
The Violet Hour
This book was a present for my girlfriend. She says it is another cracking book from this author.The Violet Hour By Richard Montinari.
Published 17 months ago by dav1d
Top Form for Montanari Fans
As an avid Montanari fan, I must say this early book does not disappoint. its edgier than his newer works but just as good a read and still full of the normal twists and turns that... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by Gift guru
A THRILLER WITH HEART
THE VIOLET HOUR by Richard Montanari is a sparkling gem amidst this summer's beach-bound thriller/mystery releases. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1999
A SCARY, SEXY, COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN, PAGE TURNER!!
After only a couple of paragraphs Mr. Montanari has set his hook in you, and after that it's a read every word thriller that's impossible to put down. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1999
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