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Afternoon Hours of a Hermit sees a man unexpectedly thrust back into the question surrounding his late brother's death

Seeking answers, the man returns to his childhood home, where he reckons with the weight of the past alongside the reality of the present

Patrick Cottrell's novel — which follows the success of his 2017 book Sorry to Disturb the Peace — will be available in April 2026

Patrick Cottrell is back with another moving story about grief, loss and identity — cut with a little twisty mystery.

Seven years after his popular debut, Sorry to Disrupt the Peace , Cottrell announced his new novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit . Set to debut in April 2026, the new novel follows a trans writer and educator as he's unexpectedly thrust back into the question surr

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