Hide: A Detective D. D. Warren Novel by Lisa Gardner Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hide: A Detective D. D. Warren Novel
Book Review: Definitely better than ALONE, Gardner delivers a great mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
All Anabelle Granger can remember from her childhood is moving from city to city and constantly changing her name. But she has no idea why her father forced his family to move every two years. Tired of hiding, she returned to the town where she grew up, Boston. One morning, she hears on the news that the body of a dead little girl has been found, and that her name was Anabelle Granger.
Seargent DD Warren is the lead detective on a case where six bodies are buried in an underground pit. The pit bears a striking resemblence to the pit that Catherine Gagnon was buried in (her story was featured in Gardner's ALONE, a prequel of sorts), so Warren asks state detective Bobby Dodge to help on the case. The question is, why and who was Anabelle and her family running from, and how does it relate to the six dead girls buried in a pit.
You don't really have to read ALONE to enjoy this book, but I found HIDE to be much better than its predecessor. Gardner excels at creating a mystery that occurred in the early 1980s then exploring several possible explanations and suspects. She follows the formula for this kind of novel and does it very well. The theme of abused and endangered children is once again present. Gardner must really have a passion for this subject, and it shows. Gardner is an author worth checking out. I've added her to my must read list. Males and females both should enjoy her suspense thrillers.
Book Review: Deus Ex Machina novel
Summary: 1 Stars
Good novels give you clues that you usually miss anyway, but they were there all along. This novel gives no clues of any kind and at the end the murderer not only turns out to be somebody out of the blue, but could have been anybody else as well.Book Review: Ending and forced romance bring this down from 4 to 2 stars
Summary: 2 Stars
I was initially hooked by Hide as it has the premise for an interesting story. However, about half way through the book the author felt the need to force a romance into the situation, described in formulaic bodice-ripper, romance-novel style, which was superfluous and began the descent of my star rating. Then the ending, which seemingly came from nowhere and felt extremely contrived was the final star-dropper. This was a free download supposedly given away to entice more Gardner sales but it had just the opposite effect in my case.Book Review: Excellent Story
Summary: 5 Stars
This plot I couldn't figure out until the very end! Great read! Lisa Gardner's books are fantastic!Book Review: Excellent Thriller!
Summary: 5 Stars
"This is the type of thriller that has you guessing to virtually the end and has a heart-pounding conclusion! This book sucked me in from the beginning with the story of Anabelle, whose father makes her constantly move and change identities like they are in the witness protection program. This finally finishes when Anabelle becomes an adult and both her parents are dead.
In the meantime a grave is unearthed that contains the remains of murdered children. Somehow, Anabelle going into hiding has some connection to this grave.
The author uses interesting story telling, having Anabelle's story appear in first person and using third person when describing the two detectives investigating the case. What really gets confusing is that the case is similar to another case inolving a woman who was a girlfriend of one of the detectives investigating the case and also bears a strong resemblence to Anabelle.
Gardner's confusing plotline clues only adds to the reader's difficulty in putting the book down. Don't miss this one!"