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A review by kate66
Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara
5.0
What's not to love about Andrea Mara? As usual with a twisty, turny thriller I feel lost for the first 50 pages or so but then when who's who and what's gone before clicks I'm glued.
Another confession is that Andrea's books sometimes give me the creeps. I'm easily disturbed and the most annoying part about a great thriller like this that you don't want to stop reading is that I have to when night falls. I admit it. If this was on the telly I'd be behind the sofa with my eyes shut.
However, my irrational fears aside, no one does thrillers quite as well as Andrea Mara. I've loved all her other books (some only slightly more than others) so when I got an advance copy from Netgalley I started reading straight away.
The story revolves around the disappearance of 3 year old Lily Murphy and the connection it has to Joanna Stedman who now lives in her house. Lily was never found and Joanna believes she knows more about this case than most because Joanna has a whole closet full of secrets herself.
As she tries to unravel her own past and that of the Murphy family the twists keep coming. In fact the very last twist is on the final page.
As usual a brilliantly conceived and tautly plotted thriller from an author at the top of her game.
Very highly recommended to anyone who loves thrillers and who has or hasn't read Andrea's previous books.
Plus if anyone is listening can you put my name on the list for the next one please.
Another confession is that Andrea's books sometimes give me the creeps. I'm easily disturbed and the most annoying part about a great thriller like this that you don't want to stop reading is that I have to when night falls. I admit it. If this was on the telly I'd be behind the sofa with my eyes shut.
However, my irrational fears aside, no one does thrillers quite as well as Andrea Mara. I've loved all her other books (some only slightly more than others) so when I got an advance copy from Netgalley I started reading straight away.
The story revolves around the disappearance of 3 year old Lily Murphy and the connection it has to Joanna Stedman who now lives in her house. Lily was never found and Joanna believes she knows more about this case than most because Joanna has a whole closet full of secrets herself.
As she tries to unravel her own past and that of the Murphy family the twists keep coming. In fact the very last twist is on the final page.
As usual a brilliantly conceived and tautly plotted thriller from an author at the top of her game.
Very highly recommended to anyone who loves thrillers and who has or hasn't read Andrea's previous books.
Plus if anyone is listening can you put my name on the list for the next one please.