The Hiding Place by Paula Munier

The Hiding Place
by Paula Munier

ISBN-13: 9781250153074
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Released: March 30th 2021


Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
When her late grandfather’s dying deputy calls Mercy to his side, she and Elvis inherit the cold case that haunted him—and may have killed him. But finding Beth Kilgore 20 years after she disappeared is more than a lost cause. It’s a Pandora’s box releasing a rain of evil on the very people Mercy and Elvis hold most dear.

The timing couldn’t be worse when the man who murdered her grandfather escapes from prison and a fellow Army vet turns up claiming that Elvis is his dog, not hers. With her grandmother Patience gone missing, and Elvis’s future uncertain, Mercy faces the prospect of losing her most treasured allies, the only ones she believes truly love and understand her.

She needs help, and that means forgiving Vermont Game Warden Troy Warner long enough to enlist his aid. With time running out for Patience, Mercy and Elvis must team up with Troy and his search-and-rescue dog Susie Bear to unravel the secrets of the past and save her grandmother—before it’s too late..


My Review:
The Hiding Place is a mystery/suspense novel. It's the third book in a series. You don't need to read the previous novels to understand this one, and this novel didn't spoil the whodunit of the previous novels.

The characters were engaging, complex, and acted in realistic ways. I cared about what happened to them. The mystery was complex since the cold case, the recent murder, and the attack on Mercy's grandmother may or may not be connected. Mercy and her talented ex-military dog, Elvis, tracked down clues, asked good questions, and pieced together a complex cold case. And chased bad guys. She worked with U.S. Game Warden Troy Warner and his search and rescue dog. The suspense remained high since an escaped criminal was after Mercy's grandmother and a fellow soldier was threatening to take Elvis from her.

There were a few uses of bad language. There was no sex. Overall, I'd recommend this novel to people who enjoy canine mysteries and suspense.


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