Hide by Nell Pattison (Avon Books)

Nature group meets in a closed park on a Boxing Day. They seem to be friendly with each other but soon becomes obvious that someone is really dangerous. Deadly dangerous. Someone in a group hides a dark secret that affects everyone.

When they regroup in different hides to watch birds, a sound of a gun resonates through the nature reserve and all thoughts of nature are pushed away by the primal instinct to survive.

Game of observation, suspicions and manipulation begins. Game of life and death.

The novel is fast paced, atmospheric and with very well developed characters and with amazing ending. Sometimes the people we think are completely harmless are the ones who end up ruining lives.

Superb reading.

4/5