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Katia Lief
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Book Description

13 Oct 2011

Karin Schaeffer's husband is missing presumed dead.

The police are convinced that Mac took his own life after the brutal murder of his parents in what looks like a robbery gone bad...Karin is determined to do all she can to find her husband...alive or dead.

Only she's about to discover how little she knows about the man she married.

But someone else is watching the Schaeffer family. Watching, waiting and biding their time before they reveal the dark secrets of Mac's past - and exact a terrifying revenge.


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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (Fiction) (13 Oct 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091937922
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091937928
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"If you like Karen Rose you'll love Katia Lief" (Love Reading )

"A new force to reckon with in suspense" (Donna Anders )

"Author Katia Lief takes her readers on a whirlwind ride, overflowing with mystery layered upon mystery, ending in an unusual but gratifying finale. Readers will want to read more of this talented writer's work" (New York Journal of Books )

"Lief does it again. An awesome read, but I expect nothing less of Lief." (Suspense Magazine )

"Another fantastic and bone-chilling thriller! ... utterly impossible to put down. Katia Lief is an extremely talented writer and has a real gift for projecting panic and fear within the reader. Don't miss this one" (Fresh Fiction )

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Another gripping Karin Schaeffer thriller

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By E. Heckingbottom TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Enjoyable ... yes!

Gripping ... yes! Certainly!

Hard to put down? It wouldn't be a book by Katia Lief if it were. This book held me right up to the end, and was typical of a book by Katia Lief. It should appeal to readers of both Norah Roberts and Mary Higgins Clark.

My only complaint is that I feel that Katia Lief has a tendency to hurry the endings, with the result that the endings tend to appear underdeveloped and a little disappointing compared with the rest of the book. This is a real shame, as I find 90% of the book to be virtually un-putdownable!

Well worth a try!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Twist Too Far 5 Oct 2011
By A. Chell VINE™ VOICE
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Having enjoyed Katia Lief's previous novel "You Are Next", I was looking forward to the next instalment in ex-cop Karin Schaeffer's life, and - by and large - I wasn't disappointed.

Lief manages to write both emotion and action well, fleshing out both her characters and their surroundings to the point where you almost feel you know these people and places in the real world. And in the first part of the book, Schaeffer's search for her missing-presumed-dead husband is compelling and believable.

Unfortunately, that level of realism is somewhat lost in the latter stages of the book. I can't go into too much detail because of spoiling the plot, but suffice to say that the twists and turns of that plot, and the decisions some characters make in order to follow it, verge on the ridiculous at times.

If you're able to suspend your disbelief to a greater extent than I was, I'm sure you'll find this book very enjoyable.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Special K Serial 6 Dec 2011
By OEJ TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Three years after surviving a harrowing encounter with the serial killer who destroyed her first family, Detective Karin Schaeffer and Mac MacLeary are married and living in Brooklyn with their young son. They have found peace together...but then Mac's beloved parents are murdered in what appears to be a botched home invasion. Mac's despondency grows, he disappears, and soon everyone is convinced he has taken his own life. Everyone except Karin. Plagued by the wishful thinking of a reluctant second-time widow, she doesn't believe Mac is dead. When she thinks she spots him at an airport, she launches an investigation that leads her to journey into the heart of darkness to rescue him. Along the way, she discovers that her husband has a dark past she had never imagined.

With the benefit of hindsight I think I would have enjoyed this more if I had read the previous novel You Are Next first, as many of the events in that influence those in this one. But the plot is pacey and interesting with a fair amount of action and mystery. As for suspense, this tended to disappoint because suspenseful situations cropped up and were resolved too quickly. The disappearing husband's 'dark secrets' weren't as dark as I had hoped. So while it was generally interesting it rarely increased to 'must read one more chapter' excitement. Characterisation was no more than par for the course, I didn't really engage with anyone in particular.

Hide and Seek, which in the US is titled Next Time You See Me is the second in the Karin Schaeffer series. Katia Lief is only one of three names that this author has published under - she has written half a dozen other novels under her current married name Katia Lief as well as publishing others under the pseudonym of Kate Pepper. Her earlier published name was Katia Spiegelman. All a bit confusing, but basically she has been very busy, churning out a lot of books over the past five years or so.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hide and Seek
Very good story. Full of action and unexpected twist and turns. I enjoyed the book as one did not know what or who was next to be hunted.
Published 2 months ago by Mgt
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor
A poor and very average read with a predictable plot that lacks suspense and tension. I struggled to get through this and found myself skipping pages as I really couldn't wait for... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bookworm
3.0 out of 5 stars Passable crime thriller, but lacking depth
This is the first Katia Lief book I've read so therefore missed the first Karin Shaeffer novel, 'You Are Next'. Read more
Published 10 months ago by T. SMEDLEY
2.0 out of 5 stars A book of two halves
Started well with the first half of the book focusing on loss without being boring or preachy. Went rapidly downhill once the 'truth' started to be revealed. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Molly Davidson
4.0 out of 5 stars Scary
This book twisted and turned with fairly unexpected plot developments, most of which were believable while reading. The pace is good and the characters varied. Read more
Published 10 months ago by bookworm8
3.0 out of 5 stars Another good holiday read
Like most of Katia Lief's novels, "Hide and Seek" is an above-averagely penned thriller, which makes for an excellent novel for a long plane flight, or an idle few days on the... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Steve Benner
2.0 out of 5 stars hhhmmmmm - could try harder
This book was written quite well, not too flowery etc and the idea behind it was a little different but it just didnt come together at the end very well for me, almost as thought... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. N. C. Kelly
4.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable Title, Unforgettable Book
This is the first Katia Lief book I have read but if her others are half as good as this it certainly wont be the last. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Graeme Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Not only is this well written, it is an excellent, fast paced, piece of crime fiction, one of Ms Lief's best. This has atmosphere, great characters, strong plot, and menace.
Published 15 months ago by Alison Petrie
4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a read
I had high expectations for the latest Katia Lief novel and I wasn't disappointed.

A gripping, well written story that I read in one sitting because it was hard to put... Read more
Published 16 months ago by RM Brown
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