Night Work: A Novel

Night Work: A Novel by Hamilton, Steve. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780312355005.

With Night Work, award-winning author of the acclaimed Alex McKnight series Steve Hamilton delivers an atmospheric standalone thriller. Joe Trumbull is not a man who scares easily. But tonight he is scared to death. Its been two years since Joes fiancée, Laurel, was murdered. Two years of grief and loneliness. On this hot summer night, hes finally going on a blind date, his first since Laurels death. Hes not looking for love, just testing the waters to see if its possible to live a normal life again. And after the first awkward minutes, Joe starts to think this date wasnt such a bad idea after all. In fact, maybe it will turn out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. He couldnt be more wrong. Because somehow, for reasons Joe doesnt yet understand, this one evening will mark the beginning of a new nightmare. A nightmare that will lead him to realize that the past is never past. And the worst is yet to come.