Book Review - Hide by Lisa Gardner
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Even though I've been swamped with work and other activities lately, I can't stand not having a recreational read going on in my book piles. I picked up Lisa Gardner's Hide before I left on a trip, and it was an enjoyable diversion. It started a bit slow, but the longer I read the less I put it down...
Annabelle Granger is a young woman who has spent all of her life on the run. From what, she doesn't know. Her father was convinced that someone was after them, and as such Granger lived in many different places under a variety of names. Even now, after her family is all gone, she's still secretive and cautious about everything. She finally decides that she has to figure out what happened in her childhood when a murder case mistakenly identifies her as one of the victims. The real victim was her best friend growing up, and the only clue to her identity was a locket with Granger's name on it. Granger turns to the police and Bobby Dodge to start sorting through the meager clues as to who might have killed her friend, and whether that is somehow related to one of her many relocations. As the investigation continues, Granger starts getting anonymous contacts from a stalker. That means that her past (which she still doesn't understand) is catching up with her, and she's not sure who can be trusted. It's a race to see whether the killer(s?) can be found before they carry out their final obsession with Annabelle...
The book started off (for me, at least) a little on the slow side. You're immediately thrown into one of her childhood relocations where she has to leave nearly everything behind. Then when you jump to the present, you're somewhat unsure as to how all that relates. Even once you figure out the basic reasons why they moved so often, it's still unclear as to why the father was so obsessed with the secrecy. But once the police accept her story as one of the few leads they have, things start picking up nicely. There's a lot of interplay between Granger, Dodge, and a couple of other characters from a prior novel (Alone). Hide stands alone fairly well, but knowing the history of the players makes for a deeper level of understanding. And if you like plot twists and red herrings, then you'll love this story. You pretty much have to get to the end to figure out everything...
A nice summertime read when you just want to disengage from anything requiring effort or work...
Even though I've been swamped with work and other activities lately, I can't stand not having a recreational read going on in my book piles. I picked up Lisa Gardner's Hide before I left on a trip, and it was an enjoyable diversion. It started a bit slow, but the longer I read the less I put it down...
Annabelle Granger is a young woman who has spent all of her life on the run. From what, she doesn't know. Her father was convinced that someone was after them, and as such Granger lived in many different places under a variety of names. Even now, after her family is all gone, she's still secretive and cautious about everything. She finally decides that she has to figure out what happened in her childhood when a murder case mistakenly identifies her as one of the victims. The real victim was her best friend growing up, and the only clue to her identity was a locket with Granger's name on it. Granger turns to the police and Bobby Dodge to start sorting through the meager clues as to who might have killed her friend, and whether that is somehow related to one of her many relocations. As the investigation continues, Granger starts getting anonymous contacts from a stalker. That means that her past (which she still doesn't understand) is catching up with her, and she's not sure who can be trusted. It's a race to see whether the killer(s?) can be found before they carry out their final obsession with Annabelle...
The book started off (for me, at least) a little on the slow side. You're immediately thrown into one of her childhood relocations where she has to leave nearly everything behind. Then when you jump to the present, you're somewhat unsure as to how all that relates. Even once you figure out the basic reasons why they moved so often, it's still unclear as to why the father was so obsessed with the secrecy. But once the police accept her story as one of the few leads they have, things start picking up nicely. There's a lot of interplay between Granger, Dodge, and a couple of other characters from a prior novel (Alone). Hide stands alone fairly well, but knowing the history of the players makes for a deeper level of understanding. And if you like plot twists and red herrings, then you'll love this story. You pretty much have to get to the end to figure out everything...
A nice summertime read when you just want to disengage from anything requiring effort or work...
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