Monday 21 October 2013

BOOK OF THE DAY: Hide and Seek (Jackson mystery) by Jenny Hilborne


by Jenny Hilborne





BOOK DESCRIPTION
Halloween. A group of friends gather at a mansion and decide to play a game. When one of them disappears and a large pool of blood is found on the grounds, San Francisco homicide inspector, Mac Jackson, is called out to investigate. Two days later, the body is discovered. 

As Jackson questions the guests, he uncovers old hostilities, secretive pasts, and the victim’s ties to another unusual death. At the center of it all is the lingerie bar, where the victim once worked. Are the girls in some sort of danger? Who is the thug with the scar? His best chance at solving the case hinges on an uncooperative source and Jackson must work fast, before it’s too late and his source disappears.


AUTHOR BIO



Jenny Hilborne has worked in a variety of fields, including the retail music industry, residential real estate, commercial real estate and finance. She was born in Wiltshire, South West England, and relocated to Southern California in 1997. Madness and Murder is her first novel, a thriller set mostly in San Francisco and the first in the Inspector Mac Jackson series. Her second suspense novel, No Alibi, is also set in San Francisco featuring betrayed spouse, Isabelle Kingsley. Mac Jackson returns in Jenny’s third novel, Hide and Seek, another San Francisco thriller, which takes place over Halloween. Jenny is working on her fourth suspense novel; this one a break from the previous settings and set in Oxfordshire, England. On the rare occasions Jenny is not writing or working, she catches up with family and friends and enjoys reading, travel, and a good movie – usually a mystery.


REVIEWS

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! May 31, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
This is the second book in the series revolving around Detective Mac Jackson, but can easily be read as a stand-alone. One of the things I love about this series is that Jackson is more of a minor character. We don't get caught up in his ego or personal life, so each story is fresh, with new characters to get to know. Hilborne could write 60 books like this, and a reader could pick up any one of them and immediately connect.

Hide and Seeks' plot is complex, but never confusing. As the story unfolds, little clues are left like breadcrumbs leading us down a path. The characters are well-developed and feel like real people. I was immediately sucked into their world and enjoyed every second of the journey.


5.0 out of 5 stars A good read June 10, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I enjoyed the first 2 books by this author, so decided to check out the third. This one starts with a simple game that evolves into a complex plot and kept me guessing. A good twist on an adult version of Hide and Seek. Nice to see Jackson back and up against a new challenge. As with the author's other works, this one has great character development and smooth dialogue. The final twist at the end I didn't see coming.

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