You Can't Hide
by Karen Rose
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Author: Karen RoseEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-01
ISBN: 0446616893
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Book Review: 500 pages not enough for me!
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't want this book to end. I wanted it to move on to the next part - after the murderer is caught, and spend time with Aidan and Tess because their romance really got me. I loved the page-turning speed of this book from the very first chapter and though you can guess who's probably the villain halfway through the book, Rose does it such a thrilling way, she is now an auto-buy for me.
I read Nothing To Fear but Ethan and Dana it didn't make much of an impact on me and I had to check the synopsis before I recalled what the story was about. Even then Rose's touch is strong - the suspenseful storyline and strong heroines. It could be just that books involving battered wives and exes aren't my favorite so I did not take to NTF but You Can't Hide took my breath away. It's now my all-time favourite police procedural. Rose does not overwhelm me with the technical stuff on forensics and crime lab jargon (this *is* a *romantic* suspense so I don't understand readers who complain about the romamce in these books) and Rose does not overdo the romance either.
Though Aidan and Tess both have their relationship baggages, they don't dwell on it over much and I loved, loved, loved the way Rose took me step by step along Aidan's attraction towards the heroine. Better still, she does not have Aidan dragging along his distrust of Tess through three-quarters of the book unlike some romance writers. She made Aidan a hero I could respect, not just find sexy, and a man I wanted for a hero.
Suspense-wise, this 498 ( or is it 497?) story goes at a breakneck speed and is the only book in all my years of romantic suspense reading that I truly did not want to let go of. I did not like the epilogue because I find them so unnecessary. Why not just make it part of the book? Epilogues feel like the author couldn't be bothered to complete the final portion properly so she writes a few paragraphs to just get the ending done. It was the only part of this fine romantic suspense I did not like and more so in this book because there was *so* much in Aidan's character and his relationship with Tess that I wanted to know about! The guy turns out to have a psychology degree which he does not tell Tess about and I can imagine the discussions they could have, she being a shrink and all. I'd also love to see more of Murphy as a family friend, not just Aidan's partner as both of them have great chemistry together, too. I also have a fondness for Italian families and I'd want to see more of Tess' brothers. I bet years from now, Rachel, Aidan's kid sister will be getting her own story.
I read the few chapters to Rose's next book, Count to Ten, but couldn't tell who the main characters are. I'll still buy it, though, as it looks like Rose's trademark is a strong romance between the H & H balanced by edge-of-my-seat suspense.
I just hope she sticks to strong, financially-independent heroines and NO too-stupid-to-live moments. I haven't read any other Karen Rose titles apart from these two but I'd like to try I'm Watching You since I now know who Abe and Kristen are.
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