What We Were Hiding by Jonas Saul

We're back into the world of crime today with my stop on the blog tour for What We Were Hiding by Jonas Saul. As you can see below, Jonas has written many books but this is the first of his I have read. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me and to the publisher for my paperback review copy. 

The Blurb

Ben Redfield built a life he refuses to lose—his business, his marriage, his name. 

So when a rival begins quietly dismantling everything he’s built, Ben doesn’t call the police. He doesn’t call a lawyer. 

He calls his estranged brother—with one instruction: make the problem go away. Clean. Quiet. Untraceable.

Instead, the wrong people start dying.  

Now Ben is exposed. The police are closing in. And someone is always watching.

He wanted one man gone. Now he’s the one being hunted.

Because once you step into a world built on silence, you don’t get to choose who pays the price.

My Review

Ben and his wife Eliza own The Stillwater House, a successful hotel in Savannah. Marcus Vale owns the Nocturne Savannah Hotel. The problem is that Marcus wants The Stillwater House for himself and Ben and Eliza are unwilling to sell it. And that's where the trouble starts. Ben is attacked, there is a fire in part of the hotel. Ben just wants it all to stop, so takes drastic action, which begins a whole new chain of events, far more serious...

The book is told from several points of view. Mainly Ben's and Eliza's but there are also some chapters from Marcus's point of view, and some from Ben's brother, Jason. Everyone has secrets. From each other, and some from the reader, to be discovered along the way. I found I didn't fully engage with the characters but the fast moving story kept me invested. There's a feeling of threat throughout all the  action, and I couldn't figure out how things would end, which was great. 

What We Were Hiding is a quick read, with a story full of action and peril that will keep you hooked. It's a great holiday read to pop in your suitcase. 

The Author

Jonas Saul is the bestselling author of the Sarah Roberts Series - more than two million sold - and has written and published over sixty thrillers. After acquiring an agent, he signed several deals in Los Angeles, with MadRiver Pictures optioning (currently in development) his Sarah Roberts Series -over forty books!

Jonas is regularly invited to be a guest speaker, teacher, or workshop presenter at international writing conferences and film festivals worldwide. He hosts an annual writer’s retreat in Greece, where he currently lives. He focuses his teaching on how to build tension and emotion in every scene and on every page, how he made it as a creator/writer, the path to success in this business, and the pitfalls to avoid. He also hosts a reading retreat in Greece, as well as yoga and hiking retreats with guest authors.

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