Midnight

by H.L. Sudler

Jonathan Hammond is handsome, well-off, professionally sound, and desired. But he is unhappy with his life, and as fate would have it, it's about to take a turn for the worse. Today is Jonathan Hammond's birthday, October 31. And despite a large party with lots of food, drink, music, and people, he becomes a target for murder. On his birthday. The deadline for his death is midnight.

42 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 25, 2021

About the author

H.L. SUDLER was born in 1967 and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served as publisher of Café Magazine, editor of the Rehoboth Beach Gayzette, as well as a contributing writer for numerous anthologies and such publications as Page & Author, Nuance Magazine, Au Courant Magazine, A&U Magazine, and the Lambda Book Report.

He has been published in Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity (Redbone Press), Mighty Real: An Anthology of African American Same-Gender Loving Writing (Lulu), Off the Rocks: An Anthology of GLBT Writing, and Darker Than Night: An Anthology of Horror.

His short story The Way of All Flesh was selected for the PATHS Humanitarian Writing Award and he is the author of a collection of essays titled PATRIARCH: My Extraordinary Journey from Man to Gentleman, as well as a thriller novel series titled Summerville, and Return to Summerville. From Man to Gentleman: A Beginner's Guide to Manhood is a coffee table styled book that teaches young men how to become gentlemen, while his fifth book, The Looking Glass: Tales of Light and Dark, is a collection of short stories. His sixth is a recipe book titled CafeLiving's Favorite Cocktails (written with Keith Vient), and his first novella is titled Sandman. He is currently at work on a novel called Mayhem.

Sudler resides in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

[Linda McGuire · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this as a Goodreads giveaway, thanks to the author for allowing me to read and review this book. This is about a man, Jon, who is very successful, has good friends, good looks etc. but very unhappy for whatever reason he is not sure of. A friend throws him a big Birthday party that he doesn't want and doesn't even want to be there, so he leaves and walks around the city. He comes across a woman being attacked and steps in to intervene. BAD idea. He quickly finds himself in some deep trouble with murder all around him and he must try to find away out before midnight. Nice plot, story flows well, very quick read.

[Anastascia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great quick read story. I enjoyed it very much.