Judge Joe Crater¹s disappearance in 1930 spawned countless conspiracy theories and captured the imagination of a nation caught in the grip of The Depression.<br><br>Fifteen years later, Fintan Dunne the detective encountered in Quinn¹s novel <i>Hour of the Cat</i>, recently retired and bored, answers a summons to New York where he is asked to solve the old case for a newspaper magnate only interested in making a profit from the story.<br><br>Peter Quinn once again has written a compelling blend of history and fiction that is simply unputdownable.