I recently read Eoghan Egan’s second in The Ganestown Trilogy, ‘The Other Side of Fear’ and was overwhelmed with the writing and the explosive storyline by this talented Irish author. “Hiding in Plain Sight” is the first book in this series and is equally as addictive and fiery. - ‘Small towns conceal big secrets’ - A vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands with his sights set on the next victim. A successful businessman has found the perfect recipe for getting away with murder. No bodies, no evidence. No evidence, no suspect. Although both these books can easily be read as a standalone, I enjoyed the fact that I was able to connect storylines and characters to the events I’d read about previously. In particular, the author has incorporated an emotional theme of Alzheimer’s and the effects it has, not just on the victim but the family too. In this book, Hugh is in denial about his mother’s diagnosis and the author handled the subject sympathetically from both points of view. I do love a twisted serial killer in stories. And this one is up there with some of the best. Eoghan has written a superb thriller that he’s cleverly balanced violence and murder, with relationship issues and illness and an interesting story of art forgery tied in with a serial murderer, touching on gambling addiction and the #MeToo movement as well. Not once do you get left behind on any of the topics and the tension moves along quite speedily, accumulating in a fast paced denouement. Having read the second book, I now can’t wait for the third instalment in The Ganestown Trilogy and I’m more than happy to follow this author well into future. Atmospherically Irish with some great characters I have come to love, Ferdia, Hugh, Sharona and Ronan to mention only a few, I can wholeheartedly recommend these books if you’re looking for a new crime series to follow. Lots of content, addictive characters and engrossing storylines will be keep you happily entertained for hours. #HidingInPlainSight - 4.5 stars

I recently read Eoghan Egan’s second in The Ganestown Trilogy, ‘The Other Side of Fear’ and was overwhelmed with the writing and the explosive storyline by this talented Irish author. “Hiding in Plain Sight” is the first book in this series and is equally as addictive and fiery. - ‘Small towns conceal big secrets’ - A vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands with his sights set on the next victim. A successful businessman has found the perfect recipe for getting away with murder. No bodies, no evidence. No evidence, no suspect. Although both these books can easily be read as a standalone, I enjoyed the fact that I was able to connect storylines and characters to the events I’d read about previously. In particular, the author has incorporated an emotional theme of Alzheimer’s and the effects it has, not just on the victim but the family too. In this book, Hugh is in denial about his mother’s diagnosis and the author handled the subject sympathetically from both points of view. I do love a twisted serial killer in stories. And this one is up there with some of the best. Eoghan has written a superb thriller that he’s cleverly balanced violence and murder, with relationship issues and illness and an interesting story of art forgery tied in with a serial murderer, touching on gambling addiction and the #MeToo movement as well. Not once do you get left behind on any of the topics and the tension moves along quite speedily, accumulating in a fast paced denouement. Having read the second book, I now can’t wait for the third instalment in The Ganestown Trilogy and I’m more than happy to follow this author well into future. Atmospherically Irish with some great characters I have come to love, Ferdia, Hugh, Sharona and Ronan to mention only a few, I can wholeheartedly recommend these books if you’re looking for a new crime series to follow. Lots of content, addictive characters and engrossing storylines will be keep you happily entertained for hours. #HidingInPlainSight - 4.5 stars

If there's one thing that I like doing, it's discovering new authors. Eoghan Egan is certainly a new author for me. I read the synopsis of 'Hiding In Plain Sight' and it certainly sounded like just my kind of read. I couldn't wait to dive straight in and so without further ago, I grabbed a cup of tea, grabbed my Kindle and settled down for what proved to be an interesting afternoon of reading. Overall I did enjoy reading 'Hiding In Plain Sight' but more about that in a bit. I have to admit that it did take me a little while to get into 'Hiding In Plain Sight' but that had more to do with the fact that I was tired and finding it hard to concentrate rather than anything else. Once I did get into the story, that was it and I was away as the saying goes. From then on, I found it rather difficult to put the book down for any length of time. The storyline and the characters intrigued me. I developed my own theories as to what was going to happen so I had to keep reading to see if I was on the right track or if I had wandered off in the opposite direction. The more of the book that I read, the more I wanted to read and the quicker the pages seemed to turn. I would only intend to read a couple of chapters at a time but I would become so wrapped up in the story and in the lives of the different characters that I would still be sat there reading several chapters later. All too quickly I reached the end of 'Hiding In Plain Sight'. I found 'Hiding In Plain Sight' to be a gripping, tense and dramatic read, which certainly kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. 'Hiding In Plain Sight' is well written. The author has a writing style that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. Eoghan certainly knows how to grab the reader's attention and draw them into what proved to be one hell of a story and then some. For me, the story hit the ground running and maintained a brisk pace throughout. Reading 'Hiding In Plain Sight' felt like being on a an at times rather scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with more twists and turns to it than you would find on a 'Snakes & Ladders' board. Just when you thought that you would be able to take a minute to catch your breath and gather your thoughts then off the action would go again. I always think that the sign of a good book is when you become far too involved with the story and 'live' the story as if it was real. That's exactly what happened with 'Hiding In Plain Sight'. In short and overall, I did enjoy reading 'Hiding In Plain Sight' and I would recommend the book to other readers. I will certainly be reading more of Eoghan's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.