A Stroke of Midnight
First edition (US)
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| Author | Laurell K. Hamilton |
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| Cover artist | Judy York |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Merry Gentry |
| Genre | Horror, Erotica, Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
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April 12, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 366 |
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| OCLC | 58731868 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3558.A443357 S77 2005 |
| Preceded by | Seduced by Moonlight |
| Followed by | Mistral's Kiss |
A Stroke of Midnight is the fourth novel in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton.
A faerie princess turned private investigator in a world where faeries are not only known to the general public, but are also fashionable, the title heroine is Princess Meredith NicEssus, also known as Merry Gentry. As niece to Andais, The Queen of Air and Darkness, she is a royal of the Unseelie Court. While her aunt tried to kill her as a child, she has since offered her the title as crown princess as the Court needs more heirs.
Following on almost immediately from the events of Seduced by Moonlight, A Stroke of Midnight begins with Merry and the Ravens attending a press conference in the sithen. This is highly unusual as the home of the sidhe is usually off-limits to the human press. However, it is felt that it is more secure than holding the conference elsewhere.
This opinion is challenged almost immediately by the deaths of Beatrice, one of the lesser fae, and a human reporter. Merry, assigned to solve the murders by her aunt, Queen Andais, opts to bring in human forensics in the hope that science might be able to succeed where magic has so far failed - and bring a murderer to justice.
The entire novel takes place within approximately one day.
A Stroke of Midnight features the following major characters.
Recurring characters include:
Non-recurring characters include:
The death toll in A Stroke of Midnight includes:
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