Instruments of Night

Name: Instruments of Night
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas H. Cook
ISBN: 9781456125004

Author: Thomas H. Cook

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/06/2011

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Thomas H. Cook's mesmerizing novels have attracted many Edgar Award nominations, and his Chatham School Affair won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Filled with the haunting characters that have become Cook's trademark, Instruments of Night creates a fusion between past and present that is unique and chilling. Author Paul Graves has achieved modest popularity for a crime series that pits a perceptive detective against his nemesis, a mastermind of evil. What readers don't know, however, is that writing provides Paul's only release from the horrors of his memory. Now, as he is hired to pen the ending to an unsolved murder case, Paul begins to find the border between the mystery and his own past growing precipitously narrow. The strands of this finely-crafted novel move seamlessly between scenes from Paul's latest crime novel and his investigation of the murder. In voicing the rich tapestry of character, emotion, and suspense, veteran narrator George Guidall creates a superbly rewarding audio experience. You'll also enjoy an interview with the author at the conclusion of the audiobook.

About Thomas H. Cook

Thomas H. Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1947. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He received the best novel Edgar for The Chatham School Affair, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry for best novel for Red Leaves, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on November 20, 2017

A favorite mystery writer for me. His writing style is most often literary and cerebral. This mystery was dark, sometimes morbid and with some gothic elements. It was still a good story...well-written and suspenseful.......more

Goodreads review by Christie (The Ludic Reader) on March 22, 2011

I picked up Instruments of Night on a Friday night and read about 30 pages. It was late when I started and so eventually my eyes gave out. On Saturday I picked it up again and didn’t put it down until I finished – with a gasp, I must add – the book. I stumbled on Cook totally by accident three or fo......more

Goodreads review by Bettye on July 02, 2019

I read this book many years ago, my first Thomas H. Cook book. It was so disturbing that I couldn't get it out of my mind. By the time I finished the book, I was convinced that Thomas H. Cook was the greatest writer the world has ever known. I've been a fan ever since. I think it's time to read it ag......more

Goodreads review by Chak on February 19, 2022

(No Spoilers.) For once, the reviews and praises boasted by the book are true. This is a great book; disturbing and emotionally evoking. The conclusion floored me and lingered on. I re-read the last two chapters and savored the impact. Thomas H. Cook - what an author! In the last two months, among o......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on November 25, 2018

Superb Another amazing novel by Thomas Cook. Layers of mystery colored by melancholy. A harrowing story. This one kept me glued to every word until the end.......more