This audio book contains one very intriguing mystery. It was great all the way to the end. Well done--I really liked it!

HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW is an engrossing mystery set in Baltimore, Maryland.
Someone is killing a seemingly unrelated set of African-American professionals
in their late thirties. Each victim is found in the bathtub of his/her home
with a decal of the confederate flag attached to the center of his/her
forehead. The police are stumped and seem at a loss when it comes to solving
a case which reveals no clear cause of death. Homicide detective Phillip
Gardner seeks assistance from former reporter turned editor, Darryl Billups,
who worked with him in the past on a case that won them national attention.
Darryl attacks the scene with a reporter's curiosity and intuition which has
him quickly stumbling into the killer's path. It is not long before he
earns himself a place on the killer's hit list.

Blair Walker has written a fast-paced thriller that draws you in from word
one. He gets into the minds of his characters in a way that displays the
strengths and vulnerabilities of each. His style has you empathizing not only
with Darryl and the victims, but the killer as well. Walker switches deftly
between street vernacular and proper English seamlessly throughout scenes and
dialogue. The characters are amusing, endearing and downright frustrating at
times. HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW is a satisfying and encompassing read that is
sure to please mystery lovers.

Reviewed by Diane Marbury
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

Blair Walker sweeps you along on another incredible case of his nemesis, Daryl Billups, and what a case it is. He allows you to walk in the footsteps of the murderer and see through their eyes without ever once looking in the mirror to tell you exactly who it was. From this vantage point the reader experiences the insanity even though they can't quite grasp the process that makes it tick. Hidden In Plain View provides the reader with enough suspense to keep them in the pages and enough thrills to insure completion. Congratulations Blair on another intelligent, insightful and well written offering to the literary arena.

Darryl Billups is back in Baltimore and this time his focus is intra-racial i.e. black-on-black crime with a twist. When black professionals start turning up dead in Baltimore at upscale addresses the usual easy answers--drugs and gangs, for such crimes aren't applicable. The mysterious unseen causes of these deaths aren't made any clearer by the autopsies and suggest that the killer has a very diabolic mind and method. The novel is written in both first and third person. Darryl speaks to us in first person so that we follow him along as he gains new information and works to put the puzzle together. In alternating chapters the killer and the killer's actions are described in third person, allowing the identity to remain a mystery until close to the end, when the reader discovers who it is first. As the novel picks up pace in its concluding chapters, you have a strong desire to warn Daryl of the danger ahead, but you're force to race through the pages, hoping and praying that he'll figure it out in time to save those closest to him. A true spell-binder, equal to and surpassing his previous novel and every bit as good in its own right and for its genre as his autobiography on Reggie Lewis was for its.

This is the first time reading Mr. Walker's novels, but one thing for sure, I'm definetly hooked. I found myself laughing out loud and sometimes saying "oh uh uh". And once starting "HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW" I didn't and couldn't put it down. A easy read but, also very tantalizing.

Mr. Walker's writing is refreshing after reading about "she did me wrong, or he aint' about nothing books". Can't hardly wait for the next book!