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| Author | Joseph Hayes |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | March 1, 1954 |
The Desperate Hours is a 1954 thriller novel written by American writer Joseph Hayes. [1] It concerns three escaped convicts and their invasion of a suburban home and its family.
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