Hidden Pieces
(A Misty Pines Mystery)
Mary Keliikoa
Pub Date 25 Oct 2022
Level Best Books, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
SYNOPSIS:
Sheriff Jax Turner is staring down the barrel of his broken past. On the brink of ending it all, he feels like a failure following his daughter’s tragic passing and his subsequent divorce. But when a schoolgirl vanishes and her backpack is found in a sex offender’s backseat, the weary lawman drags himself into action and vows to nail one last sociopath.
Shocked to discover the teen’s aunt had lost her life in an abduction years prior, the devastating outcome that he’s taken personally, Jax believes the killer has returned with a vengeance. But as the desperate cop frantically hunts down a mysterious relative in search of a suspect, the girl’s time keeps ticking away…
Can the jaded sheriff take down the culprit in time to bring the young girl home alive?
UPDATE:
Not all books click with all readers. Unfortunately, this title didn’t click with me. That doesn’t mean, however, that it won’t be one of your favorite thrillers of the year. Since I only completed 20% of this one, I didn’t think it would be fair for me to give a full review of it. In lieu of a personal review, here are a few praise quotes from familiar sources:
“A multilayered psychological thriller…that is both poignant and engrossing.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Hidden Pieces is an intense novel offering hair-raising twists and turns and differing plots making it difficult for the reader to discern the culprit. Surprises arise to give the story more power and excitement. A page-turner up to the conclusion this is an exhilarating and spine-tingling read.”
— New York Journal of Books
Note: I received a free eGalley of Hidden Pieces in consideration of an unbiased review.
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