Review: Hide by Lisa Gardner

Annabelle Granger was forced to pick two items from her room and then leave, never to return again. This set in motion a pattern of moving from place to place at a moment's notice. Her father would come in and she would know that she had to leave everything behind and move to a new city, a new identity. She never knew why they had to move around.

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.