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Call After Midnight follows ex‑wife Jenny Vleedam as she battles doubt and danger after a midnight phone call threatens to implicate her husband Peter in a murder. With Fiora’s fate uncertain, Jenny must choose between protecting Peter and seeking justice, embracing suspense and mystery in every page.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Mignon Good Eberhart
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