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“Hidden is the first book in Kendra Elliot's Bone Secrets series and I found it to be an enjoyable debut.
Mich Mc wrote this review Saturday, March 23, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Lacey Campbell is a forensic odontologist and when she gets called in to consult at a possible crime scene her past and present collide in a way she never thought possible. Lacey is the only known survivor of a serial rapist and murderer who, during their encounter 11yrs previous, successfully kidnapped her best friend Suzanne. Lacey was seriously injured during the scuffle but has never fully forgiven herself for not being able to save Suzanne. Clues found at the crime scene soon uncover a startling discovery - people connected to the case are turning up dead and the race to discover whether it's a copycat or the work of a previously unknown partner begins.
Jack Harper is linked to the case in many ways, both in the past and the present. When he arives at the scene he is instantly attracted to Lacey even though he only see's her from a distance. He soon figures out how she is involved in the case and they are both determined to find out what is going on and who is behin it. Being prepared to use each other for information along the way if they need to. Jack realises he needs to get to the bottom of it as either someone is trying to set him up or he may be on the killers list of targets. Can he be objective in his journey to discover the truth or will his attraction to Lacey get in the way? Can they work together to help the police get to the bottom of what is going on? Should they even trust each other?
It's an intense journey and Kendra kept me guessing throughout. There was a lot of misdirection and cleverly placed clues to keep you on your toes. I did get confused a little in the beginnning until I got used to Kendra's story telling style it was definitely worth sticiking with it and I can't wait for the next one! Having the lead character be a forensic odontologist was a nice twist in the beginning, I loved the depth added to the characters via the flashbacks to their pasts. Jacks story in particular was a good one.”
“If you want a book that keeps on the edge of your seat you definitely need to read the first book to Kendra Elliot's Bone Secrets Series, "Hidden".
FranJessca Papillion wrote this review Thursday, January 3, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Lacey Campbell has been living her life as a forensic odontologist trying to get over what almost happened to her when she was in college. When she is due to examine bones at a scene, she finds out the past is about to come back and haunt her and in fact, the past is still happening. Her best friend, Suzanne disappeared the night Lacey almost got kidnapped by the killer who was stalking female college students at OSU, eleven years ago. They never recovered Suzanne's body, but now after 11 years, the bones that Lacey examined are her best friend's. To top it all off, the killer is on the loose again, or there is a copycat on the loose at least due to the fact the expected killer was just killed in prison. Now the witnesses of the Co-ed Slayer case are being killed off and Lacey is one of those top witnesses since she helped identified the man, but could the killer have had a helper as well.
Lacey ends up getting help from ex-cop Jack Harper who happened to have the bones of Suzanne at his apartment complex he owns. He was apart of the case as well back 11 years ago and someone is trying to pin the murders on him or at least that is what Jack thinks is happening. Jack decides help Lacey out and protect her.
Of course Lacey has other dilemmas as well with what is going on and even her ex-husband may be a lead suspect of the murders.
The biggest mystery of all is if they actually captured the real killer from the murders 11 years ago, or is the actual killer still on the loose.
This book was full of mystery and suspense from the beginning. Kendra kept me wondering who the killer was and I had a hard time pinpointing who it was. One thing would make me think it was one certain person and then Kendra would throw me off again. I was getting frustrated, but in a good way.
I was determined to solve the case just like the characters were. I really enjoyed the different points of views from each character, even the killer's point of view due the fact it unraveled the past and what actually happened 11 years ago.
Lacey Campbell had it hard from the beginning because she found out certain things that she could not even believe happened. She was a strong character though, even when the past was happening again. Especially, when the bones of her best friend were recovered the truth was slowing coming out on what actually happened that night when she was almost kidnapped.
Jack Harper was definitely a character who helped Lacey out. He is the one person she turns to when things start getting out of hand and the truth does finally come out. The ending is what makes the readers really realize how much he will do for the woman he loves. He'll even defy the police to save her.
This is definitely a book for romantic suspense readers out there. I would listen to it when I could not read it due to running errands or trying to clean up after a one year old because I needed to know what happened next. When I did find time to read it, I would have to shut myself off from the outside of the world, otherwise I found myself snapping at my hubby since he thought it was a good idea to bug me when the book was really getting interesting. He knows now not to interfere now. LOL
Kendra Elliot keeps the reader engaged in the story from the very beginning and it feels just like you are there with the characters. All you want to do is help solve the case and bring justice to what is happening to the characters.
I also loved the fact, she wrote detailed descriptions of what Lacey's job uncovered when on a case to determine the bones. I have never read a book where a lead character knows so much about dental work and such.
I look forward to diving into the second book because I need some more of Kendra's Bone Secrets Novels already. =)”
“Lacey Campbell works as a forensic odontologist. That means that she investigates bone. The bones of the dead. They have the best secrets. Lacey is called out on the scene of an apartment complex. Someone found a pile of bones. Once Lacey sees the necklace, she knows instantly who the bones belong to. It is Suzanne. The last time Lacey saw Suzanne she was taken by the Co-ed Slayer.
Cheryl wrote this review Sunday, October 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Jack Harper is an ex-cop and also owner of the apartment complex. When Jack sees Lacey he feels the need to protect her. He and Lacey team up to try and stop the new Co-ed Slayer.
This is the first book in the Bone Secrets series. Not a bad beginning but I was hoping for more. I wanted to really see what the job of a forensic odontologist really does. Instead, I got a pretty good mystery that was dark and grusome and a so-so romance. It was no surprise about have way into the book who the serial killer was. No matter how much the idea that the original serial killer had come back from the dead
The reason that I call the romance so-so is that I was not feeling Lacey and Jack. He went from being considered a stalker, to a suspect, and then finally he and Lacey have a hot romp in the sack. Where was the build up? Lacey seemed like two different people. The semi boring former victim to the wild, sex machine with Jack. However on the positive side, I flew through this book in only a matter of a short couple hours. I was intrigued to figure out what the motive was about the killings and how Lacey tied to it all. I hope that the next book is better.”“Romantic suspense, was OK but could have felt more passion between the 2 heros”
Book Worm wrote this review Tuesday, September 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Okay book. Took a while to get into but I really liked it once I was a fourth of the way in. The one thing I didn't like is it jumped from one character to another without warning. Sometimes I had to go back and reread it to make sure it was different. I would read the next in series. ”
McKoy wrote this review Saturday, September 8, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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