Título: The Hiding Place
Autor: Helen Phifer
Sinopse: The little girl peered down the dark alleyway. She knew she wasn't supposed to take this shortcut and her mother would kill her if she found out, but it was raining and all she wanted was to get home quickly. She stepped forward, not seeing the silent figure following her into the dark passageway... When nine-year-old Charlotte Standish goes missing from her street in the small town of Rydale Falls, it sparks a media frenzy. Detective Morgan Brookes leads a frantic hunt for the girl, but little Charlie seems to have vanished into thin air. Chasing up a lead at Charlie's school, Morgan is chilled to learn that this isn't the first time a child has gone missing on this street. Another girl disappeared fifteen years ago, and Morgan is the only one who thinks the cases could be related. But in the moment that she takes her eye off Charlie's case to investigate the link between the two girls, another child, Macy, goes missing. Then Morgan gets the call she was dreading, Charlie's lifeless body has been found in a local park, lying in the shadow of a large tree. Morgan has let one girl down, but she refuses to give up on Macy. Determined to find an overlooked clue, she retraces Macy's last steps. She's getting close to the truth when her partner, Detective Ben Matthews, is attacked outside Morgan's home. Is a twisted killer isolating Morgan from her team? And how long does Macy have left to live? Morgan must solve the case before more innocent lives are taken... A nail-biting, unputdownable crime thriller that will keep you up all night, for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Patricia Gibney. Readers love the Detective Morgan Brookes series: 'One of those rare books that really is unputdownable. A must read.' NetGalley reviewer 'Wow oh wow!!... How can I possibly write a review which shows how much I have enjoyed this book?... I devoured this gem in just one sitting. It completely pulled me in and was utterly impossible to put down... At points I've literally shivered... Strong five star read and one which is deserving of higher.' Goodreads reviewer,
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Hiding Place”, de Helen Phifer, publicado pela editora Bookouture, em 2021 e com 254 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Bookouture
Páginas: 254
Ano: 2021
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1800196016
ISBN13: 9781800196018
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Bookouture costumam envolver tramas intensas e cheias de suspense, onde personagens enfrentam dilemas pessoais profundos e mistérios que se desenrolam em ambientes que vão de pequenas cidades a grandes metrópoles. A experiência de leitura geralmente é marcada por um ritmo ágil, com reviravoltas psicológicas e narrativas que exploram segredos familiares, crimes não resolvidos e relações complexas. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por histórias que misturam elementos de thriller psicológico com dramas humanos, muitas vezes focando em protagonistas femininas que precisam lidar com perdas, perigos iminentes ou escolhas impossíveis. O tom varia do sombrio ao emocional, com uma tensão crescente que mantém o leitor envolvido até o desfecho.
