Press release The past waits for its moment: Before The Killing launches Margie Benedict’s haunting new thriller series, The Killing Hour November 26, 2025

Some secrets stay hidden for years. Others survive just long enough to kill.

London, November 2025 – dp books is excited to announce the upcoming release of Before The Killing, the gripping first novel in The Killing Hour series by award-winning author Margie Benedict – now available for pre-order.

The summer of 1973 should have been a brief homecoming for Cassie, a return to the sleepy coastal Massachusetts town she once knew. But the next morning, everything changed. A brutal killing shocks the community and someone close to Cassie is accused, tearing open rifts of guilt, suspicion and betrayal that she never truly leaves behind.

Seven years later, Cassie’s life is still measured by the aftermath of that night. Then something inexplicable happens – something that offers her a second chance to uncover the truth she was never meant to find. As she retraces the days leading up to the murder, she realises her memories are incomplete… and that someone has been watching her far longer than she imagined.

Margie Benedict writes emotionally charged, genre-spanning fiction anchored in one powerful theme: second chances. Her work blends genre thrills with profound emotional resonance, drawing comparisons to Outlander, The Time Traveler’s Wife, and the novels of best-selling thriller author Lisa Jewell. A taut blend of psychological suspense, emotional depth, and time-shadowed mystery, Before The Killing sets the stage for a series where every second chance comes with a price.

Before The Killing is available now for pre-order on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited with official release set for 11th December 2025.