In Man of the Hour Blauner tackles the issues brought about by multi-racial cultures in inner cities in the States. He is well versed in terrorist activities and the religious issues surrounding them. Blauner spent two years around New York's public school system, travelling to the Middle East and meeting with associates of the terrorists who blew up the World Trade Center.
To research the characters of his previous books, he served as a volunteer at a homeless shelter and the New York Department of Probation, going into crackhouses and subway tunnels where the most alienated New Yorkers live. For Man of the Hour Blauner believes he took his research even further.

"Peter Blauner is not only a gifted suspense novelist, but a writer who combines topicality, realism and atmosphere into a compelling reading experience. I highly recommend Man of the Hour." Richard North Patterson