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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:You have good reason to be afraid. . . . It was a case that haunts Bobby Dodge to this dayâ??the case that nearly killed him and changed his life forever. Now, in an underground chamber on the grounds of an abandoned Massachusetts mental hospital, the gruesome discovery of six mummified corpses resurrects his worst nightmare: the return of a killer he thought dead and buried. Thereâ??s no place to run. . . . Bobbyâ??s only lead is wrapped around a dead womanâ??s neck. Annabelle Granger has been in hiding for as long as she can remember. Her childhood was a blur of new cities and assumed identities. But whatâ??or whoâ??her family was running from, she never knew. Now a body is unearthed from a grave, wearing a necklace bearing Annabelleâ??s name, and the danger is too close to escape. This time, sheâ??s not going to run. You know he will find you. . . . The new threat could be the dead psychopathâ??s copycat, his protĂ©gĂ©â??or something far more terrifying. Dodge knows the only way to find him is to solve the mystery of Annabelle Granger, and to do that he must team up with his former lover, partner, and friend D. D. Warren from the Boston P.D. But the trail leads back to a woman from Bobbyâ??s past who may be every bit as dangerous as the new killerâ??a beautiful survivor-turned-avenger with an eerie link to Annabelle. From its tense opening pages to its shocking climax, Hide is a thriller that delves into our deepest, darkest fears. Where there is no one to trust. Where there is no place left to hide. BONUS: This edition includes a new afterword:… (more)
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Years later, Annabelle is an adult when the body of her childhood friend is discovered with Anabelle's locket. Now she must help the police unravel the mystery of her past in order to solve the murder of her childhood friend and save her own life.
My first novel by Lisa Gardner was The Neighbor earlier this year. I enjoyed it so much I decided to go back and see if her earlier novels were of the same caliber. I was very pleased with Hide. I will say that I liked The Neighbor better, but this one is well worth your time.
Lisa Gardner is able to keep your attention throughout the entire book. She not only weaves intricate murder plots, she builds suspense with her character building as well. I applaud the fact that she writes truly good detective novels without having to throw in a lot of graphic sex scenes. I am not saying that I hate this kind of book, just that it is refreshing to have a different type of crime novel from time to time.
I enjoy the fact that her writing can pull at my heart and give that fast paced thrill of a whodunnit all in the same book. There are plot twists and unexpected turn throughout. This is not a cookie cutter, murder by numbers kind of story.
To wrap up, I enjoyed the book and will go out and get the first novel to feature detective Bobby Dodge, Alone.
The pacing is quick but not the incessant rush of some modern thrillers. We have a chance to learn about, and come to like, Annabelle and the two detectives working the case. Overall a pretty good read.
Annabelle Granger and her family has been running away from something or someone all her growing up years. With each
Who has she been running from all her life? Is it her father? Is it one of the patients from the Mental Institute? Or have they been running from a ghost of her fatherâs paranoia mind? Is there really somebody out there trying to get her? Or is it just a twisted coincidence of circumstances?
Overall, itâs a good read.
One of the bodies is tentatively identified as Annabelle Granger, by a chain around her neck. However,
Annabelle also bears a striking resemblance to another woman who was kidnapped and placed in an underground chamber. Luckily, some hunters heard this woman's cries and rescued her. She testified against her abductor and that man was in prison when these girls were murdered.
After hearing her story, authorities feel that Annabelle had been targeted by a preditor and her family moved away to protect her.
The investigation moves to the mental hospital and prior patients. Two men appear as good suspects and the reader learns what these men did, to be placed in the facility. Now, it's been twenty five years and the police have a difficult time finding the men.
Lisa Gardner creates suspense as if she were a chef preparing for a great meal. The ingridents are placed in a manner that the suspense mounts in a breathtaking manner as we reach the novel's conclusion. The author also provides a surprise that was excellently described and perfectly appropriate. Annabelle is a sympathetic character who grows in self confidence as the story progresses. The antagonist was cleverly hidden. The reader will have to read the novel to determine for themselves.
Highly recommended.
Back Cover Blurb:
Annabelle Granger has spent her life on the run, her childhood a blur of new places and fresh aliases. Now thirty years old, she is living quietly in Boston -
At an abandoned mental institution, the bodies of six girls have been discovered. And one of them is wearing Annabelle's locket. Working with detective Bobby Dodge to unravel a decades-old riddle, Annabelle embarks on a desperate collision course with her past - where a killer has been waiting years to find her, and there's no place left to hide.
On the grounds of the abandoned Boston State Mental Hospital six bodies of six young girls are found in six separate clear plastic bags in an underground pit. On one bag is a small silver locket engraved with the name âAnnabelle M. Granger.â This is the only clue State Homicide Detective Bobby Dodge and Boston Police Sergeant D. D. Warren have to start their investigation. Bobby recognizes the underground pit as strikingly similar to the pit where twelve-year-old Catherine Gagnon had been imprisoned for almost a month in 1980 by Richard Umbrio, now two-years deceased, having been shot by Catherine Gagnon when he attacked her after his release from prison. The question is: Who killed Annabelle Granger and the other five girls and how do their deaths relate to Catherine Gagnon--and who is Tanya Nelson?
Lisa Garnerâs Hide is a truly riveting mystery-thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the very end. The plot is fascinating and complex; the characters are worth knowing; and the pieces do all fit together in the end. This is not a book you want to pick up when you have places to go and people to meet because, I guarantee you, you will want to Hide until the very last word.
Characters were real and well-defined.
Ending a little predictable as far as the events that unfolded for the main character but mystery
Very enjoyable book.
Hide is what I think of as a perfect airplane/beach book, confidently written but not so beautiful or
I enjoyed it while I was reading it, but it won't be something I remember and I don't feel compelled to search out any other Lisa Gardiner books, so I rate it B+ - nothing wrong with it but nothing outstanding either.
Detective Bobby Dodge is back! I am still confused as to why this series is not named the "Detective Bobby Dodge" series, since his role is more prominent in both this novel and
When six bodies are discovered in an underground chamber, Bobby Dodge's first thought is that the crime is reminiscent of Catherine Gagnon's case which was solved in Alone. Is this the work of the same man who kidnapped Catherine?
I like this book even more than the first in the series! It is getting better!!
I like Bobby Dodge, but it seems like he can't help himself but get involved with each of women in these books!!
Gardner threw in lots of twists and red herrings that kept me guessing right up until the end. Just when I thought that I had everything figured out, there was another twist! I love it when authors do that - keeps me on my toes!
I also like Maggie-Meg Reed's narration of this book.
MY RATING: 4 stars!
Det. Bobby Dodge is called in to work the scene and is stunned by what has
Lisa Gardner has created a gripping âwhodunitâ in this novel; I couldnât put it down until I knew how it all played out. Most of the time, I figure out who did âdunitâ but not this time- kept me guessing until the end! A must read for any murder mystery fan