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Hide and Seek
by Jo A. Hiestand
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GENRE: British Mystery
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BLURB:
Playing
a mystery game seems the perfect way to celebrate Jamie Kydd’s promotion to
Detective Sergeant rank. But the game
turns real when a body turns up in the pretend crime scene. Perhaps worse than spoiling the party, the
corpse is someone Jamie knows.
Even
though the police take on the case, Jamie asks his friend, former police
detective Michael McLaren, to also investigate—concerned that the victim’s
criminal past may dampen the Constabulary’s usual fervor to nab his killer. It
seems to have been a smart decision, for the police aren’t expending a lot of
energy on the inquiry.
Suspects
float around McLaren…half truthful, hard to find. More like wraiths than flesh and blood. If the victim’s burglary partner, ex-wife, or
childhood friend didn’t kill Dan, who did?
It’s a desperate game between McLaren and a killer who’s playing
Hide and Seek.
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EXCERPT TWO:
The
area in back of the pub was illuminated by one light fixture plopped in what
looked like an approximate center of the wall. It cast a feeble yellowish tint
to the ground immediately beneath it before fading into the night. McLaren
could see no one in the immediate area. Cursing, he jogged toward the
building’s far corner.
He
stopped several feet from the end of the pub. If he angled his torchlight
around the corner, he might alert the assailant of the pursuit. If he switched
off the light, he might be stepping into a trap.
Thinking
it less likely the man would be plastered along the wall, waiting for McLaren
to appear, he shone the light onto the ground, several feet ahead of him, and eased
around the edge of the building. No one.
No
one hid along or near the wall.
Thinking
the man had either run onto the main street or doubled back in the darkness to
finish off the victim, McLaren retraced his steps.
As
he eased around the edge of the building near the car park, an opaque form
lunged at him and knocked the mobile from his hand. Darkness enveloped him, and
a moment later something slammed into his stomach.
He
cringed and grasped his midriff as he doubled over. A kick to his shin brought
him to the ground. A second kick smashed into his side.
The
last thing he heard was a scuffling sound that faded into the silence.
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BOOK TRAILER:
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**Disclaimer: I received a
complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and
unbiased review in accordance with FTC regulations.**
Jo will be awarding a $30 Amazon or B/N GC to a
randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
MY BOOK REVIEW:
Turn off BBC and one-click “Hide and Seek,” for an ace British
Mystery!!!
This book is such an engaging, entertaining, intriguing, mysterious,
suspenseful, thrilling read!!!
I really enjoyed teaming back up again with one of my favorite
English Investigators, McLaren!
This
is the fourth book I’ve read and enjoyed from the accomplished author, Jo A.
Hiestand. So, I was thrilled to get the
chance to read her latest work – “Hide and Seek,” which is Book Twelve
in the McLaren Mysteries Book Series.
Jo’s writing only continues to improve and grow with each
book! I know she will be author I will
continue to read over the years!
It
was really great catching back up with McLaren!
He really has become one of my favorite English investigators! He is charming, kindhearted, intelligent,
compassionate, polite, benevolent, and sincere.
He is exactly who I would want on the case if I ever needed that kind of
help.
This
book is not quite like the usual McLaren cases and with the considerable addition
of Jamie Kydd on the team it only improved the story line. Jamie was a valuable addition to this book
and a very likable, genuine, relatable character. The partnership and mentorship between Jamie
and McLaren showed a strong, enriched connection, with promising development
and growth. I really enjoyed these two
characters working together and I hope to see more of them together in this series.
It is clear the author did a thorough and extensive amount of
research while constructing this book.
That plus her own unique advantage of having previously spent time in England,
created reliable and credible details throughout the story line.
Ms. Hiestand’s skilled
knowledge of the mystery and crime solving discipline continues to shine
through in her elegantly crafted and detailed scenes.
This book has exceptional mystery crime solving structure with
enough clues and excitement to keep you guessing, but still practical and
realistic in police procedures. And of
course, there are some fun red herrings that will keep you on your toes as you
try to solve the case!!
I
loved the added extras the author provided at the beginning of the book. The author included a list of characters with
a short description of who they are they and how they relate to the story. I love when author’s do this because books that
are character driven (enjoyably so), like this book, can sometimes get
confusing or overwhelming with so many character names. So, it helps to have a quick reference section
to easily follow along. I also really
liked that the author included a map of “McLaren’s Patch of Derbyshire.” All these extras really enhanced the story
and provided important details for the reader to follow along.
This book has a creative story line that evenly flows, superb
writing style with meticulously well-described scenes, strongly developed
characters, is steady paced, and completely keeps you fully entertained!!
There are some predictable scenes.
However, there are still a few unexpected twists and turns that you
won’t see coming!
This book is Book Twelve of the McLaren Mysteries Book
Series. Although, this book is part of a
book series, it can absolutely be read on its own as a standalone. As you can see, I started in the middle of
the series, with book seven, nine, ten, now twelve, and haven’t got lost yet
lol! However, there are strong and
significant character and story line overlaps so it may be more enjoyable to
start with book one to get the full benefits of this book series!
All in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would
absolutely recommend it! I think all British
mystery readers and mystery fans will like this book too – and this book
series! So, add it to your TBR List and
get to reading – you won’t be disappointed!
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AUTHOR BIO:
A
month-long trip to England during her college years introduced Jo
to the joys of Things British. Since
then, she has been lured back nearly a dozen times and lived there during her
professional folksinging stint.
Jo’s
insistence for accuracy--from police methods and location layout to the general
“feel” of the area--has driven her innumerable times to Derbyshire for
research. These explorations and
conferences with police friends provide the details filling both her Peak
District mysteries and the McLaren mystery series.
In
1999 Jo returned to Webster University to major in English. She graduated in 2001 with a BA degree and
departmental honors.
Her
McLaren mystery, BLACK MOON, received the 2019 ‘N.N. Light Best Mystery Book’
award.
Jo
lives in the St. Louis area with her cat, Tennyson, and way too many kilts.
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