Book Review: Nowhere to Hide by Nancy Bush

TITLE: Nowhere to Hide

AUTHOR: Nancy Bush 

PUBLISHER: Zebra Books
PUBLICATION DATE: August 28, 2012

FORMAT: Paperback, 384 pages
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9781420125023

"Do unto others..." Carefully, he carves the words into their flesh. The victims are all young, brunette, pretty. But she's the one he really wants. The others are just a way to ease the rage that has festered for years, until the only thing that calms him is his knife slicing through skin. Detective September Rafferty - Nine to her friends - recognizes the artwork that arrives in the mail. She created it back in second grade. Now a killer's words are slashed across it in what looks like blood. He knows her. September's investigation leads to her old classmate, Jake Westerly. She wants to believe Jake is innocent. But trusting anyone could be her last mistake. Every slight, every slur, he remembers them all. They turned him into a monster, and now they will suffer for it. Starting with September, he'll show them that the past can never stay hidden, and the time of vengeance is at hand.

MY REVIEW: 

I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive any compensation for my review, and the views expressed herein are my own. 

This is the companion story to Bush’s Nowhere to Run, which featured Detective August “Auggie” Rafferty. In Nowhere to Hide, the story revolves around Auggie’s twin sister, September “Nine” Rafferty, who is also a Detective with the Laurelton Police Department.

A serial killer is targeting women with the same physical traits as September Rafferty. When she receives a piece of her grade-school artwork with a message scrawled across it, she realizes that she is the killer’s ultimate prize. September needs to look into her past to piece together the clues, and she isn’t sure who she can trust.

I actually liked this one more than its predecessor, Nowhere to Run, whose protagonist was more like a damsel in distress. September is no damsel, and she can take care of herself! I like that about her. I also enjoyed getting to know the Rafferty clan better and getting more back-story on the family issues. There is a cross-over of crimes from Nowhere to Run to Nowhere to Hide, so you will definitely want to read both books to get the whole story.

A third companion story, Nowhere Safe, will be released in the Fall. I am looking forward to it! 

MY RATING:

4 stars!! It was really good, and you should put it on your TBR list. A big thanks to Kensington Books for the opportunity to read this book!

This book qualifies as: 
#29 for my 2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge
#29 for my 2013 Read-a-Latte Challenge
#13 for my 2013 Let Me Count The Ways Reading Challenge: Book Version 
#13 for my 2013 Where Are You Reading? Challenge
#13 for my 50 States Challenge 2013     
#11 for my The In the Middle Reading Challenge
#15 for my 2013 ARC Reading Challenge  
#24 for my 2013 Women Challenge   
#7 for my 2013 2nds Challenge  
#9 for my 2013 Sequel Challenge 

#24 for my 2013 Books-in-a-Series Reading Challenge  
#17 for my 2013 Free Reads Challenge    
#7 for my 2013 Eclectic Reader Challenge 
#16 for my 2013 Genre Variety Reading Challenge   
#2 for Task #1 of my 2013 Sub-Genre Reading Challenge
#2 for my Romance Reading Challenge 2013  
#1 for my 2013 Romantic Suspense Reading Challenge
#7 for my 2013 Mystery/Crime Reading Challenge  

#23 for my Monthly Mix-up Mania: 2013 to 2015 Edition     

Letter N for my 2013 A to Z Reading Challenge

#8 for my Spring Reading Thing 2013
#1 for my Clean Sweep ARC Challenge: May 2013

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