The Hiding Place
Product available on: 01/04/2023
Price: £70.79
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781405960656
- Dimensions: 190 x 185 mm
- Languages: English
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A good read
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for this ARC.
This is my first read by this author and I thought this was a good read. It was well wr... READ MORE
Brilliant
Following the events of the previous novel, The Search Party, DI Robin Fleet has been relegated to a desk job, going through cold cases with the only help ... READ MORE
Boring
For the best part of this book I was simply confused. And not in a good sense, like “who did it” confused. More like: is this a part of a series or stand-a... READ MORE
Ben disappeared 22 years ago, how and why and what happens next?
DI Fleet is working on cold cases when a tip comes in that leads to Ben being rediscovered after 22 years. What happened to him and why? What will happen n... READ MORE
A Cracking Read
This is my second novel by Simon Lelic although I have had another of his books on my reading list for some time.
In The Hiding Place, a body has been foun... READ MORE
The Hiding Place
We start with the discovery of a body. That of a teenage boy, missing a good while. I say body but it has been there some 20 odd years so... It's found in ... READ MORE
Another great thriller from a great author
Simon Lelic can always be relied on to supply a great read. If you haven't read his previous books I would really recommend them.
The body of a boy, who d... READ MORE
A Very Enjoyable Read
The Hiding Place is a very enjoyable read. The story is told in two timelines which I really like as I feel you get more of a story .DI Fleet is working th... READ MORE
Humorous yet twisty thriller
The Hiding Place from Simon Lelic was my second encounter with DI Rob Fleet and his young sergeant Nicky Collins who are called in to investigate the sudde... READ MORE
Well crafted police procedural
There must be something in the air…public schools are coming in for something of a literary hammering just now. I think authors are channelling their thoug... READ MORE
Enjoyable read.
First book I’ve read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good storyline and it kept me interested from start to finish. Kept me guessing until the ... READ MORE
Exciting, Fast, Mudterious
A secret lay undiscovered for almost a quarter of a century before being uncovered and leading to a trail of mystery and destruction. This story is excitin... READ MORE
Cracking Thrillder
It's great see the return of DI Rob Fleet looking for answers to a cold case murder from over 20 years ago. Unpopular with the higher ups on the force and ... READ MORE
I couldn’t read it quick enough!
I loved this book! I felt like I couldn't read it quick enough as the story unfolded I was reading quicker and quicker as I wanted - no NEEDED to find out ... READ MORE
Classic Simon Lelic.
The Hiding Place by Simon Lelic sees the welcome return of DI Rob Fleet from his previous book, The Search Party.
The body of a young boy, Ben, who was ... READ MORE
Great read!
This was a well developed and very sad story. The main characters are four emotionally deprived teenagers, at an upper class boarding school. One of the th... READ MORE
another winner!
Another winner from Mr Lelic. Murderous goings on in a boarding school and politics mixing with policing aren't new themes in detective stories but the ... READ MORE
Great Read
I was lucky to receive an ARC of The Hiding Place by Simon Lelic from NetGalley.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book although i didn’t realise its the second DI... READ MORE
Excellent character driven thriller.
Another terrific character driven thriller from Simon Lelic, with some recurring characters but working perfectly well as a standalone.
A body discovered ... READ MORE
A Dark And Chilling Read
'It was only a game.' Until a boy went missing.
'No one was meant to get hurt.' But a body has been found.
'Just some innocent fun.' Except one of the... READ MORE
Great read
Four friends,one murder,a game they can't escape.
DI Fleet attemps to solve the mystery of what happened on the day of the game,his up against some of the... READ MORE
A great Tense thriller
The body of missing schoolboy Ben Draper is discovered in an old chapel crypt 22 years after he went missing in the grounds of Beaconsfield boarding school... READ MORE
Compelling
A really enjoyable thriller, filled with characters to both love and hate. Set across two time zones, the author moves seamlessly across both, and keeps th... READ MORE
Fantastic Thriller
A well written book with different time lines. It is set in and around a boarding school, the past was 22 years ago and you know the fate of Ben from the b... READ MORE
A good mystery thriller
4+ stars
Two timelines, one in 1997 centres around troubled ‘misfit’ Ben Draper, a square peg in a round hole at Beaconsfield, an expensive and prestigi... READ MORE
Gripping, dark and twisty
I really enjoyed this excellent story that keeps you guessing throughout. Switching between the events that lead up to the death of Ben, a loner at an upma... READ MORE
Well written, well paced, compulsive read
Having thoroughly enjoyed three other books by this author I was delighted to receive an advance copy of The Hiding Place.
Ben Draper is hurt and in hiding... READ MORE
Cold case police procedural about murder of a schoolboy
Twenty-two years after his disappearance during a game of Hide-and-Seek, Ben Draper’s remains are found in the forgotten crypt of a totally razed and overg... READ MORE
Fast paced police procedural
Beaconsfield School is a prestigious boarding school that is very proud of its traditions & its alumni. When a body is found in a previously undiscovered c... READ MORE
Good read
When the body of schoolboy Ben Draper is found more than 20 years later in the crypt of his private boarding school, DI Robin Fleet & DS Nicky Collins are ... READ MORE
Murder told on two
A boy goes missing from a private school. He has been missing for over 20 years then his body is found on the school grounds.
The story is told on two ... READ MORE
Very Good But Something Missing
I think I have said this several times over the years in my book reviews. It is extremely difficult for an author to come up with something new and grippin... READ MORE
Riveting
When the body of schoolboy Ben Draper is found more than 20 years later in the crypt of his private boarding school, DI Robin Fleet & DS Nicky Collins are ... READ MORE