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    Hide and Seek

    Written by Mary Burton

    Narrated by Christina Traister

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    About this audiobook

    She’s hunting. He’s watching.

    Special Agent Macy Crow is a survivor. After a vicious hit-and-run nearly kills her, she gets right back to work, and now she’s gunning for a spot on the FBI’s elite profiling team. As an audition, she offers to investigate the recently discovered bones of Tobi Turner, a high school girl who disappeared fifteen years ago.

    While investigating with local sheriff Mike Nevada, a former colleague and onetime lover, Macy discovers a link between Tobi’s case and several others that occurred around the same time as her disappearance. As Macy interviews victims and examines old cases, she uncovers a sinister picture of a stalker who graduated to sexual assault—and then murder.

    Macy and Nevada race to put this monster behind bars before he can come out of hiding. But the murderer’s had years to hone his skills, and soon Macy herself becomes a target. She’s no stranger to pain and terror, but will Macy’s first profiling case be her last?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 23, 2019
    ISBN9781721362219
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    Author

    Mary Burton

    Mary has been writing historical romance novels for several years. She sold her first book, a Harlequin Historical novel, A Bride for McCain in January, 1999, and saw it published the following year in March. Her second book, The Colorado Bride, was a June, 2001, Harlequin Historical novel. Mary is also the author of The Insider's Guide to Direct Marketing (1995 by Zwieg White Associates), a marketing manual geared toward architectural/engineering firms. She has worked as a freelance writer and written (or ghostwritten) dozens of articles for publications including The RWR, Virginia Review, and Innsbrook Today. A 1983 graduate of Hollins University, Mary was the marketing director for a 100-person civil engineering firm before deciding to write full time. She is based in Richmond, Virginia, where she lives with her husband and two children.

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    • 2/5
      I've read this one before, but my memories of it were so hazy that I wasn't surprised by anything, but I didn't remember much before I read it, either. It isn't really very memorable, and Rebus as a character is less interesting than in the first book, bouncing around from hangover to hangover without even interesting blackouts to dignify himself with. I find it hard to understand how the brains of the Marlowes and Rebuses of crime fiction aren't rotted away to nothing by all the alcohol... Tartan noir, indeed.

      It's entertaining enough, particularly if you like the strongly Scottish flavour or want to follow Rebus further. I'm planning to read (or reread) all of the Rebus books, because I never finished them before, and I'm told they get very, very good. Besides, I like to read all of a series, once I've started.
    • 5/5
      Excellent story. It helps if you read the one that comes before this - to get the backstory for Macy, but can be read as stand alone as well. Plenty of action, suspense, mystery, developing characters, and so on.
    • 3/5
      I cannot finish this book due to the narrator’s voice for the main male character. It’s awful!!!
    • 4/5
      Trigger warning: Rape.
      This such a nice and quick book, the pace was perfect and the clues we're given at the perfect time so naturally i have enjoyed every moment of it.
      The characters were good, not over bearing and you can easily connect with them.
      Guess i will be continuing with this series soon ^^
    • 4/5
      A dead junkie is found in an Edinburgh squat, the victim of an overdose. To most cops, that’s barely worth a mention. To John Rebus, it looks like a crime.I didn’t love the first book in Ian Rankin’s Rebus series, but was encouraged by friends to persist (they say gets better). Well, they were right. This is a better book than the first in the series. It still has its issues (two police officers Rebus works with this time are named — I’m not making this up — Holmes and Watson). But the story is more interesting and I’m tempted to continue with the series based on this book.
    • 3/5
      Decent. Standard mystery. This second Rebus book is actually not quite as good as the first. It is more polished, yes, but aslo more balnd. I liked the rawness of the first book. Unfortunately I just could not get into the third one at all so stopped reading the series.
    • 4/5
      I'm still new to the world of Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus, but I quite enjoyed this. There's times where I'm not sure if it's the author messing up, or that Rebus simply is consciously cruel to others, but overall, an enjoyable story. Will definitely read more.
    • 4/5
      I am definitely becoming an Inspector Rebus fan. His gruff, intelligent, awkward personality is engaging. The plot of this 2nd installment was a good one. An intelligent, nicely paced tale.
    • 4/5
      The second in the Rebus series. The underbelly of the newly moneyed class is at the center of this book, as Rankin begins to put together Rebus's team and environment. Not much backstory - the text focuses on the down and out in Edinburgh as the London money moves north to disrupt the real estate and criminal patterns of the old city. A good read.
    • 3/5
      In the second book in the Rebus series, the author continues to develop the protagonist's character. This is the most enjoyable part of Hide and Seek. The plot slowly unwound to its conclusion and I was occasionally confused about the supporting characters. In many cases the names and descriptions melded together. Yet, other important characters were very well written and developed, such as Holmes and Tracy. I'll give the third book a go, as I understand the writing continues to become better as the series goes on. Ian Rankin has already proved he can write a good character in Rebus. Hopefully the plots will be a bit more interesting than I found this one.
    • 4/5
      This is only the second book about Detective John Rebus but it was written a few years after the first book in the series, Knots & Crosses. Since Ian Rankin made a conscious decision to let Rebus age naturally I presume a few years have also elapsed between the action in the previous book and this one. At least, Rebus has been promoted to Inspector and his romance with Gill Templar is over so I think I am correct. Rebus is called into a suspicious death in a squat that should really have belonged to DI Tony McCall but he was not available. A young man's body was found laid out on the main floor with his one hand clutching a package of what appeared to be heroin and a jar of syringes by the other hand. Two candles by his head had burned down to nothing. Nearby was a drawing of a five-pointed star inside two concentric circles. Perhaps this was some kind of ritual sacrifice. Or perhaps not. Rebus has to sort through all the false leads to come up with why this young man was killed. Meanwhile his supervisor wants Rebus to work on an anti-drug campaign that some of the top businesspeople in Edinburgh are financing. This leads Rebus into milieus that he has never frequented before. From a filthy squat to an expansive apartment in the best part of town, Rebus works his magic and solves the murder as well as making a considerable dent in the illegal underworld. Perhaps he is not quite the character we came to know and love in later books but it is great to fill in a few more gaps in his life.
    • 5/5
      Excellent. Inspector Rebus is on a case where there is no case. Just threads that intersect and trip over themselves. A dead junkie. A new partner. A new boss. High flyers. And low flyers. The story moves right along and is a quick, satisfying read. I bet you can't guess the ending. And be sure to read the intro if you are a Rebus fan.
    • 4/5
      A good Rebus book. I love the Rebus character. A typical dour Scot with a conscience. Contrary to other reviews I liked the ending. It is the kind of ending you could see happening in real life in order to avoid a scandal and protect important people. In fact cover ups have happened in the UK before now as I'm sure they have in the U.S.
    • 4/5
      A fairly easy read. Rebus is an interesting character and the story was well plotted with a less than obvious outcome. It has a realistic feeling to it and lives within the time that it was written, although much of that would still work now.

      I read it because it was cheap and I have always wondered if the Rebus novels were any good. I think that they are based on this one (the second of many) and I can see why they sell by the truckload.
    • 4/5
      An enjoyable book. Set in Edinburgh. My first in the series but will not be the last.
    • 3/5
      This solid, if somewhat dated, book is the second in the Inspector Rebus series. Rebus is called in to investigate a young man's death by drug overdose, with a possible connect to Satanic rituals. On the personal front, he is living the bachelor life after an unsuccessful relationship, but his star is rising within the Edinburgh police force, and he is asked to serve on an anti-drug commission with some of the city's most influential leaders.The mystery held my interest, although its resolution seemed rather contrived. I was also left wondering where Rankin is taking his character. In the first book he was a bit of a curmudgeon; in this he is more of a romantic lead with more scenes alluding to his physique and sexual encounters. That didn't work as well for me, since I already had a certain picture of him in my imagination. And again, it may be due to the age of this book (published in 1991), but he seems to embody every detective stereotype.Still, I'll keep going because these work well for me when I'm in the mood for something light.
    • 4/5
      In the second book of the Inspector Rebus series, Rebus checks out the death scene of a junkie in an Edinburgh squat. There are aspects that look ritualistic, from the placement of the body, the candles, the drawing on the wall, though it's also clear the deceased had recently shot heroin. Rebus works to figure out if it was suicide or murder, while also finding that his new commander has volunteered him to head a drug prevention team that brings him into contact with the city's elite.Interesting premise, good mystery, though there are some cheesy parts that are likely from Ranking being a young writer at this point.
    • 4/5
      In a run down area of Edinburgh, a junkie is found dead in a building used by squatters.On a wall near the body of the deceased, officials notice a drawing. It's a five star image with two concentric circles.Detective Inspector John Rebus is at the scene. His first thought is that it might be some sort of astrology or witchcraft symbol. Perhaps the deceased was killed as part of a satanic ritual or sacrifice?Rebus's supervisor, Superintendent Watson invites Rebus to an exclusive restaurant to meet some influential men in Edinburgh. The Superintendent and the other men at the table are interested in the drug trade in the area where the body was found. They have a desire to revitalize the area.When Rebus speaks to the M.E. he finds that the man's death was from impure heroin laced with rat poison. If there is going to be a use of this, a killer might be active and want to kill more people so Rebus makes the case a priority.Later, a young squatter named Tracey contacts Rebus. She is about the same age as Rebus's daughter, Sammie. Tracey tells Rebus that the deceased was a friend, The man had been beaten and was afraid someone was coming after him.The story moves nicely and we get a good picture of Rebus with the usual desires of a man, a good drink and the company of women.The plot develops in an unexpected but nicely described manner. With good pacing and interesting characters who are well described. the story has all of the elements of an engrossing read.
    • 2/5
      Didn't enjoy this one as much as the first Rebus book. I hope they get better!
    • 4/5
      Synopsis: Rebus gets involved in the world of drugs, fight clubs and Satanic worship, predicated by the discovery of the beaten body of a young man. He is also struggling with his relationship with his brother.Review:This is a gritty, police procedural that lays open the not-so-pretty side of Edinburgh. The narrative wanders a bit, providing much more detail of the areas than is really necessary.
    • 3/5
      Marginally better than the first book of the series, the author seems to still be attempting to define Rebus, and currently using most of the usual tropes to do so.The mystery was all over the place, with Rebus chasing shadows rather than bothering to think things through. Character development is minimal.
    • 1/5
      One of those blooming books that I don't have much to say about. This book was like a page torn out of a recipe book about how to make a sizzle with no steak. I could have rated it a 2 or 3, it felt like that to me. Shimmering, ethereal. I'm giving it a 1 because at one point(no pun) I really thought about scrapping this book. Also, the ending is gripping but the characters are too ghostly to flesh out. I can't explain it better.
    • 4/5
      great detective novel set in scotland
    • 4/5
      After reading this second book in the series about Rebus, I am officially a fan. The plot is very suspenseful and the shady characters are extremely shady, although it's a great guessing-game which ones are and which ones aren't the baddies (and which ones are a bit of both). Rankin has a brilliant ear for dialogue and his characters are one-of-a-kind, not only in their personalities, but in their actions, their outlook, and their humor, which is my preference when it comes to stories - I can live with a hazy plot as long as the characters are as solid as they are here. The literary theme is even stronger in this installment too with a plot which parallels Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Edinburgh's dual nature (a real-life one, by the way) is developed even further.
    • 2/5
      Hide is a noun. And in it, the secret of a murder is hidden. Rebus fails to find it, since he sees too many things in Hide, the verb and the name, for instance. So, instead of trying to make connection between different events, Rebus has to separate the stories and simplify apperances. Rebus is older, without a woman, and does not listen any more to alternative rock, but only to some anonymous jazz. His alcoholism is genuine, but despites the age he is still the good guy seeking the truth in the corrupted city. Links between characters are as unrealistic as ridicolous, and the book gives enough clues for the reader to understand everything about page 100. The most erotic moment is the discovery of the picture of one of the characters, naked. If you would get some thoughts after reading that, please consult your shrink. But that's Edinburgh, not Vigata or Barcelona. If Rebus would have met, only once, with Pepe Carvalho, he would have seen what he missed in life.
    • 4/5
      Good book. A street kid is found dead, presumably of an over dose, in an abandoned building used as a squat. A pentagram is painted on the wall and the body is splayed between two candles. Could this be witch craft or satanism? The autopsy finds that the heroine the victim used was laced with rat poison,yet the heroine found at the scene was clean. Something does not sit right with Rebus, and he won't drop this case as an unfortunate accident. Why was the boy given poison, who wanted him dead, what did he know? The Rebus books are not fast reads, the action is slow and builds weaving an intricate plot. The endings can be kind of dark, and Rebus is slightly depressing, yet you really start to feel for him. A good series so far.
    • 4/5
      A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists. Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind . . .Ian Rankin introduced us to John Rebus in KNOTS & CROSSES in 1987. In HIDE & SEEK he's recently been promoted to Detective Inspector. He's still a bit of an unknown to the readers, but we are beginning to appreciate that he is willing to follow his nose, to take the dangerous path, and in HIDE & SEEK he does just that. To Rebus, the social status of the dead doesn't really matter. He just wants to get at the truth.I don't usually read or listen to abridged books, but this was lent by a friend. Bill Paterson does an excellent job of portraying a variety of voices. I always ask myself with the abridged books, what it is that was left out. I suspect that in this case it was a considerable amount of descriptive text.One of the nice features about this recording though was the considerable foreword by the author Ian Rankin in which he explained the struggle he had to begin publishing in his work, as well as some of the changes he had already made in the Rebus character by this, the second novel in the series.
    • 3/5
      i first read knots and crosses and couldn't understand how tis guy got published let alone famous. it was such a downer. knots and crosses was much better. rebus is still depressed and drinks too much but functions better. i liked the book better than the ending, but then i always do in mystries. the ending never seems to justify all the trouble.
    • 4/5
      #2 in the series featuring Inspector John Rebus. In this installment, John Rebus is called in to investigate the death of a drug addict in a dilapidated flat in one of the worst parts of Edinburgh. He notices a lot of strange things right away, and shares his findings his fellow officers who do not seem to care. It's just another OD. The victim's girlfriend, however, says that the last thing he said was "Hide..." and that "they" murdered him. Rebus' investigation takes him into both the seamy side of Edinburgh as well as its social heights. The mystery is solid, and the message the reader is left with is no surprise, but I'm still not sure that Rankin (at this juncture -- I haven't read any others but the first in the series) has a handle on exactly who he wants Rebus to become characterwise. His personal life is a bit of a mystery and he dislikes interacting with other policemen unless he feels an absolute need, And although this book is listed as a police procedural, I'm not sure that's entirely accurate. I also have to note that the ending was a bit rushed and a little unsatisfying. Overall the book was good -- I love the way Rankin writes, and Rebus is so enigmatic that I have to keep reading the series to see what happens with his character. Definitely recommended for readers of UK crime fiction.
    • 4/5
      Hide and Seek expanded one of the themes from Knots and Crosses - Rebus' relationship with his non-policeman brother - for a complex web of pairs of police/non-police brothers whose relationships cross the boundary of legality. It's also the most political of the first three novels, in that Rebus' investigation into the lonely death of a drug addict takes him into the highest echelons of Edinburgh society (there is a scene featuring the Temptation of John Rebus by the devils of social status). The ending is rather unsatisfactory for Rebus but not for the reader.