The 37th Hour by Jodi Compton

The excerpts focus on Detective Sarah Pribek's personal and professional life, particularly after the mysterious disappearance of her husband, Shiloh. Sarah's investigation into Shiloh's whereabouts uncovers details about his secretive past, including his strained family relationships with his devout family in Utah and his deaf sister, Sinclair, leading Sarah to travel to New Mexico to follow up on clues. Interwoven with this search is Sarah's lingering guilt over the botched prosecution of Royce Stewart ("Shorty"), the man who raped and murdered her friend Genevieve's daughter, Kamareia, an issue that comes to a dramatic head when Genevieve helps Sarah track down and confront Stewart, resulting in his death. Ultimately, Shiloh reappears and confesses to hitting Stewart with a stolen truck, an act which Sarah and Genevieve may have been trying to cover up with the destruction of Stewart's residence. The narrative concludes with Shiloh in jail for auto theft and Sarah confronting the fact that Shiloh had a ...