The Broken Hours

In the midst of the Great Depression, Arthor Crandle is desperate for employment. He eagerly accepts a position as a live-in secretary/assistant for H.P. Lovecraft, a reclusive unpublished author and shut-in. When Arthor arrives, he discovers an elegant, two-story colonial with some rooms converted into one-room apartments. The only job instructions he receives are to perform the simple tasks left in writing for him and to not enter his sanctum where he sleeps, dines, and writes during the evening hours. When Arthor begins seeing a young girl dressed in a nightgown playing in the garden, he begins to investigate the house's current and past occupants.

Although the premise of this Gothic novel had promise, it did not live up to my show more expectations. Although simply okay in my opinion, the plot lacked dramatic tension and suspense. show less