The Hours Before Dawn

'A master of suspense' (Janice Hallett)

by Celia Fremlin

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Pub Date Jul 06 2017 | Archive Date Jun 02 2017

Faber and Faber Ltd | Faber & Faber

Mystery & Thrillers

Description

Discover the original psychological thriller as a sleep-deprived young mother struggles to stay sane, from author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Uncle Paul.

'A lost masterpiece.' Peter Swanson
'A slow-burning chill of a read by a master of suspense.' Janice Hallett
'Sinister, witty and utterly compelling. A genius.' Nicola Upson
'The grandmother of psycho-domestic noir; Britain's Patricia Highsmith.' Sunday Times

Louise would give anything - anything - for a good night's sleep. Forget the girls running errant in the garden and bothering the neighbours. Forget her husband who seems oblivious to it all. If the baby would just stop crying, everything would be fine.

Or would it? What if Louise's growing fears about the family's new lodger, who seems to share all of her husband's interests, are real? What could she do, and would anyone even believe her? Maybe, if she could get just get some rest, she'd be able to think straight . . .

WINNER OF THE 1960 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY NOVEL

Advance Praise

This classic mystery won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1960 and was adapted in 1963 for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, starring the legendary Gena Rowlands.

'Tightly plotted and admirably concise... Fremlin expertly ratchets up the tension, notch by notch.' Laura Wilson

'Highly intelligent entertainment, beautifully written with wit and humour.' Frances Fyfield

'It grips like grim death.' Spectator

This classic mystery won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1960 and was adapted in 1963 for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, starring the legendary Gena Rowlands.

'Tightly plotted and...