Hidden by Laura Griffin
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Series: The Texas Murder Files #1
Released August 25, 2020
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When a woman is found brutally murdered on Austin’s lakeside hike-and-bike trail, investigative reporter Bailey Rhoads turns up on the scene demanding access and answers. She tries to pry information out of the lead detective, Jacob Merritt. But this case is unlike any he’s ever seen, and nothing adds up.
Bailey has a hunch the victim wasn’t who she claimed to be and believes this mugging-turned-murder could have been a targeted hit. When she digs deeper, the trail leads her to a high-tech fortress on the outskirts of Austin where researchers are pushing the boundaries of a cutting-edge technology that could be deadly in the wrong hands.
As a ruthless hit man’s mission becomes clear, Bailey and Jacob must embark on a desperate search to locate the next target before the clock ticks down on this lethal game of hide and seek.
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Hidden by Laura Griffin is like a grittier version of the books that I cut my teeth on, it’s more than a cozy mystery but not quite gory romantic suspense either. The fact that the book takes place in Texas, where I live, was just the icing on the cake.
I loved the tenacity of Bailey, she put in a lot of footwork on a case that the police were determined not to let her interfere with but she didn’t let that stop her. Instead she kept pushing and pushing until she broke through the walls of one Austin Detective, Jacob Merritt.
Of course, no matter how sexy and how much Jacob liked Bailey he was cautious because she was a reporter and didn’t know if he could trust her not to run what he tells her in private. But the more she investigate and the more he’s compelled to keep her safe. I love the internal struggle that he has where he wants her out of the investigation for her safety, but at the same time knows he can’t keep a determined woman down.
The suspense aspect of Hidden, was the best part, the mystery of this who-dun-it of a story was completely unexpected and I never would have guessed who was behind it all, well except later in the story as the author begins to lay it all out.
If you’re ready to start a fun new, thrilling romantic suspense series, Hidden is one you want to jump out in front of and start now.
