Richard Doetsch

A Mesmerizing Thriller Told in Reverse
(Yep, you start at the last chapter and go backwards)

Richard Doetsch returns with a stand-alone sequel to his international bestseller, The 13th Hour, published in twenty-two countries.

“At long last, Richard Doetsch returns to the clock-spinning world of THE 13TH HOUR. Its ingenious sequel, THE 13TH HOUR: CHAOS, is a jigsaw puzzle in book form—but that’s not all. It’s a love story, a political potboiler, and a thriller that upends expectations with every turn of the page. It carried me from heartbreaking opening to the razor edge of its ending in one sitting. My foot is already tapping as I wait impatiently for a third installment!”

James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestseller of The Last Odyssey


“I haven’t read a race against time this intense… The 13th Hour: Chaos is a time-bending adventure of epic proportions and scary consequences." Best Thriller Books

“Times flies—only backward—in this riveting new thriller! And the pages fly by, too! The story starts with a bang and hurtles in reverse toward a climax as clever as it is shocking.”

Robert Masello, author of The Haunting of H.G. Wells

“A clever story, cleverly told, by a master storyteller.”

Steve Berrry, New York Times Bestselling Author

A surprising and utterly original thriller, The 13th Hour: Chaos delivers pure, page-turning suspense—full of double-crosses, shocking turnabouts, and the inexorable power of love.





"The Thieves of Legend stole my breath with the sheer audacity of its storytelling, proving yet again that this series gets better with every installment. Bold, richly told, and rollicking with adventure, here is a thriller that demands to be read in one tension-wrought sitting. Count me a fan for life!"
James Rollins, New York Times Bestselling author of Bloodline

"The tension leaps off the pages in this classic, ticking-clock thriller. Watch out. You'll grip the pages so tight your knuckles will turn white."
Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Columbus Affair

"Doetsch continues to demonstrate why he's one of the best thriller writers in the business." Booklist - Starred Review




Half-Past Dawn,

"One of the best thrillers of the year," -- ABC News

"A shocking thriller," -- San Francisco Chronicle

"Gut wrenching" -- The Huffington Post

"Half-Past Dawn is a superb character driven suspense tale." SDSR

"As hard as it is to believe, Half-Past Dawn is even better than The 13th Hour." The Journal Review

Jack Keeler has 24 hour to stop fate before it catches up with him... and the rest of the world.

From the international bestselling author of The 13th Hour and The Thieves of Darkness(both soon to be be major motion pictures) comes a "pulse pounding, mind-bending thriller that rewrites the genre"

Awakening to the mistaken headline that he and his wife, Mia, have been killed, District Attorney, Jack Keeler has only until dawn tomorrow to uncover an ancient mystery hidden in the depths of one of the country's most heavily guarded prisons.

A thriller spanning time, an Asian people out of legend, an assassin who will stop at nothing to avenge his death sentence, and a diary who's contents foretells the future, Half-Past Dawn is a race through the boarders of life and death, insanity and reason, and dreams and reality.

Everything else aside, it's a really fun read that will make you think even after the last page.



The Thieves of Darkness,

A bestseller around the world seems a bit strange for someone like me; I barely speak English, yet I’m published in 34 languages.

The 13th Hour (Atria Books;)—described as a cross between “The Bourne Identity” and “The Time Traveler’s Wife”—was acquired by New Line Cinema with Michael De Luca as producer and Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (“Wanted” / “3:10 to Yuma”) as screenwrite

Books by Richard Doetsch