When Does "The 25th Hour" (2001) Take Place?

"The 25th Hour" is a crime novel written by David Benioff and released January 30th, 2001. 


It takes place roughly in the year: 

~2001 AD 


We know this because ?. The story's narrator even tells us about "the unusual warmth of this January morning" so we know it January of 2001? AD. 

The main action of the plot takes place over one day, entirely within the calendar year of 2001? AD. 

Additionally, the book opens with a prologue that depicts Monty meeting Doyle for the first time. The narrator specifically clocks that Monty has owned him for 4 years at the time of the main action: "'The two have been inseparable since Monty found the dog four years ago", making it 1997? AD. 

2001? - 4 = 1997?. 

It was adapted to film in 2002

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