The Blue Hour by Douglas Kennedy
is strange novel (keep reading). Robin
(they never mentioned her last name) has been married for three years to Paul
Leuen. Paul is an artist and a professor
at a local university in Buffalo, New York.
He has surprised Robin with a trip to Morocco (Casablanca). Paul is eighteen years her senior (Robin is
an accountant). Robin was drawn to Paul
because of his charm and how it reminded her of her father (whom she loved
though he was very flawed). They arrive
in Casablanca and Paul immediately decides to change plans. He puts them on a bus and they head for
Essaouira. After Robin straightens out a
reservation error, they start their vacation.
But then Robin finds out that Paul has not been honest with her (about
many important things). After a fight,
she goes for a walk on the beach (to cool off and decide what to do) and
returns to find blood in their room.
Paul is nowhere to be found. The
police are called and Robin becomes the number one suspect. Robin sets out to find her Paul (and it will
not be an easy journey) and clear her name.
I think it had a mixed
identity. It did not know whether to be
a romance novel or a mystery novel (and the two did not combine well in this
novel). The one thing I learned from
this novel was never travel to Morocco.
The Blue Hour contains graphic violence, sex, and foul language. Robin and Paul are very unlikeable
characters. Paul was extremely selfish,
neurotic, and self-indulgent. The more I
got to know Paul, the less I liked him.
The pace in this novel was so slow (I think snails move faster). The basic idea was good, but not the final
product. I would explain the strange
part, but that would be a spoiler. I give The Blue Hour 2 out of 5 stars. I was not the right reader for this book. I had trouble finishing this book (I really
did not want to).
I received a complimentary copy
of The Blue Hour from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Have you noticed that I am giving you one good book and one bad book a day? I am trying to give you balance (such a shame there are so many bad books). I am off to put clean sheets on my bed. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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