Half-Past Dawn: A Thriller

Richard Doetsch

Sep 2011 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

From the international bestselling author of The 13th Hour comes a thrilling story of one man’s race against time to find his wife and catch a revenge-blinded assassin in this novel “full of nonstop action, mind-bending switchbacks, and psychological puzzles” (Bookreporter).

Jack Keeler wakes up one bright June morning to the shock of his life: a half-healed gash over his right eye, a hastily stitched together bullet wound in his shoulder, an intricate tattoo in a foreign script covering the length of his forearm, and a front-page headline that reads “NEW YORK CITY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JACK KEELER IS DEAD.”

He has until dawn to piece together what happened and to find his missing wife, Mia, an FBI agent.

The ensuing race is a twisting, turning, adrenaline-charged hyper-speed adventure that uncovers an ancient people lost to legend, an assassin who will stop at nothing to avenge his death sentence, a diary whose contents foretell the future, and a curious mystery hidden deep inside the country’s most dangerous prison.

Ratings and reviews

The book was fantastic up until the very end. Extremely disappointing, as if the Author was just too ambitous with his storyline and just gave up at the end since he could not effectively tie all the pieces together. The whole story was thrilling and easy to read but the ending was confusing, frustrating and down right irritating. I felt like I had to question whether or not I was stupid because I didn't understand the ending at all. This is not how I wanted to be left feeling after completing a book that I was initially excited about.

Jack Keeler comes down for his morning paper and is shocked to see the headline, it states that he and his wife are dead. Keeler and wife, Mia, were at a function and on the way home they are stopped. They are ordered from the car and when he resists, he's shot, placed back in the car and pushed off a bridge into the water below. Mia, an FBI agent, is kidnapped. Keeler is a DA and survives but doesn't remember what happened. He sees the stitches that someone placed on his arm and a tattoo in a language he doesn't understand. He wonders who kidnapped his wife and how they arranged it so well. The story is filled with twists and surprises. The pacing is excellent and the characters realistically described. I enjoyed the story and recommend it.

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About the author

Richard Doetsch is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including The Thieves of Faith, The 13th Hour, and Half-Past Dawn. His latest novel is Chaos, a sequel to The 13th Hour. Doetsch is a triathlete, adventure racer, and extreme sport enthusiast and lives in New York with his family. Visit RichardDoetsch.com to find out more.