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The Hiding Place
by C.J. Tudor
The past isn’t real. It is simply a story we tell ourselves. And sometimes, we lie.
The Hiding Place by [a:C.J. Tudor|15754327|C.J. Tudor|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1512059556p2/15754327.jpg] tells the story of Joe Thorne and his return to his childhood home of Arnhill. Mysterious things have happened in this town starting with his sister’s disappearance years ago. She returned 48 hours later with no explanation as to where she was or what happened. The same thing has happened 25 years later to another child, Ben, who is missing for 24 hours then returns. He is found murdered by his mother who then kills herself. When the cops discover the body the words “not my son” are written in blood over his bed. Joe receives a mysterious email stating that they “know what happened to his sister” which makes him return even if he knows it’s against his better judgment.
Joe is able to lie his way into a teaching job at his previous high school and it is clear from the beginning that no one is happy to have him return to this town. There are secrets that are better left untold and his old “gang” from growing up will do anything to make sure they are. While Joe deals with various threats throughout the book it is digging into his past that is the real threat. The lies he’s told himself to “forget” the things that happened 25 years ago are resurfacing and that’s not always a good thing.
I love a good thriller, but there was a supernatural aspect to this one that I wasn’t expecting. I’m not big into reading supernatural novels, but Tudor’s writing was very good that I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. I liked the protagonist, Joe, although there were many reasons not to like him. I wanted to make sure that things turned out okay for him. I was actually shocked by the surprise twist in the last chapter. I did not see that coming so Tudor did a really good job throwing that one at us at the end. I definitely look forward to reading more of her books and would recommend this especially if you like thrillers with a supernatural twist.
Thank you NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The Hiding Place by [a:C.J. Tudor|15754327|C.J. Tudor|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1512059556p2/15754327.jpg] tells the story of Joe Thorne and his return to his childhood home of Arnhill. Mysterious things have happened in this town starting with his sister’s disappearance years ago. She returned 48 hours later with no explanation as to where she was or what happened. The same thing has happened 25 years later to another child, Ben, who is missing for 24 hours then returns. He is found murdered by his mother who then kills herself. When the cops discover the body the words “not my son” are written in blood over his bed. Joe receives a mysterious email stating that they “know what happened to his sister” which makes him return even if he knows it’s against his better judgment.
Joe is able to lie his way into a teaching job at his previous high school and it is clear from the beginning that no one is happy to have him return to this town. There are secrets that are better left untold and his old “gang” from growing up will do anything to make sure they are. While Joe deals with various threats throughout the book it is digging into his past that is the real threat. The lies he’s told himself to “forget” the things that happened 25 years ago are resurfacing and that’s not always a good thing.
I love a good thriller, but there was a supernatural aspect to this one that I wasn’t expecting. I’m not big into reading supernatural novels, but Tudor’s writing was very good that I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. I liked the protagonist, Joe, although there were many reasons not to like him. I wanted to make sure that things turned out okay for him. I was actually shocked by the surprise twist in the last chapter. I did not see that coming so Tudor did a really good job throwing that one at us at the end. I definitely look forward to reading more of her books and would recommend this especially if you like thrillers with a supernatural twist.
Thank you NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.