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Reviewed by Angela (Cedar Hill, Tx), April 19, 2007
By far the best book out of the series. Mike Connelly is a total believable character that you can relate to. In this book we understand why Mike's mother left him and how he goes from hating her to understanding and forgiveness. He also deals with thoughts of the flesh. Sometimes Mr. Hilley goes into too much detail but other than that, that is the only criticism I have for the book.

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NEW NOVEL TARGETS NATIONAL CRISIS

Fairhope, AL— Each year, thousands of men and women take their first hit of methamphetamine - and enter a living hell. Synthesized from cold medicine and a variety of lethal chemicals, meth promises an intoxicating blend of energy and euphoria. What it delivers is a life of misery and devastation. Fueled by a multi-million dollar market, meth use and production has swept across the country, destroying lives and families in the process.

Think it isn't a problem where you live? Read Night Rain and think again.

Set along the Gulf Coast and torn from the latest headlines, Night Rain, the new legal thriller from attorney-turned-author Joe Hilley, rips the veneer off everyday life to reveal an underworld you never thought existed. And it's happening in places you'd never expect.

Night Rain is available now. You can read a sample chapter at www.joehilley.com

Author Takes Novel Approach

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April 19, 2007

AUTHOR TAKES NOVEL APPROACH

Fairhope, AL— Nothing makes an impact like a good story. So, when Alabama writer Joe Hilley wanted to focus attention on issues like political corruption, trafficking in women, and the methamphetamine trade, he turned to fiction.

"Fiction does more than entertain. It places information within a context. Not just any context, but one developed by the reader's own imagination. The reader actually becomes part of the story." Having the reader participate in the story was important for Hilley. So important, he developed an entire series of mysteries around the notion that fiction is a great way to address serious societal issues.

"This really isn’t a new concept. Novels have always been a mirror to society. We say, ‘take a look. This is how you think. This is how you’re acting. This is what you look like.’ Hopefully, we move our awareness forward a little.”

“Nothing happens in a vacuum. It happens in someone's neighborhood. But as long as it’s just an ‘issue,’ then it’s just a statistic. Just words and numbers on a page. To make a difference you have to own it. You have to know, ‘this could happen right here where I live.’ That’s what a story does. It helps you experience an issue in a personal context."

Think you don’t have a meth problem where you live? Read Night Rain and think again.

Set along the Gulf Coast and ripped from the latest headlines, Night Rain, the new legal thriller from attorney-turned-author Joe Hilley, takes you beneath the congenial veneer of everyday life to a world you’ve never imagined – one that’s closer than you think.

Night Rain will arrive in bookstores April (2007). You can read a sample chapter at www.joehilley.com

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For more information about mystery and suspense writer Joe Hilley, see his web site at www.joehilley.com

Night Rain

Dibber Lutz lives in his uncle’s house on Dauphin Island, a barrier island near the mouth of Mobile Bay. As a hurricane approaches most of the island’s permanent residents evacuate. But not Dibber Lutz. He stays behind. When the eye of the storm passes over Dibber sets out in his boat to plunder damaged beach houses before the owners have an opportunity to return. When he rummages through Inez Marchand’s house he finds more than he expected. A dead body is lying in the bedroom and Dibber has stumbled across secrets Inez has kept buried for years. When Dibber pawns some of the things he took from the house the police trace the items back to Dibber and charge him with murder. That’s when he turns to Mike Connolly. The only problem is, no one seems to know the dead man’s identity. Defending Dibber takes Connolly on a strange trail through Inez Marchand’s past, the unsolved murder of the dead man’s grandfather, and a tangled web of secrets from the past no one wants to explore.