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Hidden Secrets: A Garrett Investigation Novel
Will the past destroy the future when it reveals the truth?Anastasia Belaruski, undercover agent for Garrett Investigations in New York, has her cover blown. Someone is out to get her. But who? Can Anastasia find her way through and close the case for good?Meanwhile, Malachy Garrett, the owner of Garrett Investigations, is digging deep for a double agent and finds out more than he ever wanted to know. Secrets hidden by his murdered father, indicating family ties discovered by accident. How will Malachy deal with these secrets? Especially when the bad guys come out to play.Hidden secrets, twisted genetic scientist, hackers and romance create an adventure none of them could've predicted.
231 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 10, 2015
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About the author
Claire Plaisted
45 books24 followersClaire Plaisted grew up in the small historical town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England with two older siblings and loving parents.
At 19 she moved to the town of Colwyn Bay in North Wales and it was from here that her adventures began with her first holiday abroad on her own at age 21. New Zealand was the destination and this is where she met her husband to be and eventually moved to in 1991.
Married with four children, sadly losing their youngest child. Claire engages her time in bringing up her children along with family history research. Starting a small hobby business in 2010 to format and print Family History Books for people. It was during the formatting of one book Claire opened a word document while waiting on receiving information to finish her latest project. Her first novel was born. Though this Regency Mystery Romance novel is yet un-published Claire learnt a lot about the writing world.
Writing novels of many genre, her writing has now taken over her life during the week. With ten books published as e-books and eight as paperbacks, Claire is getting ready to publish her first Regency novel, book six of GIB and another childrens story.
At 19 she moved to the town of Colwyn Bay in North Wales and it was from here that her adventures began with her first holiday abroad on her own at age 21. New Zealand was the destination and this is where she met her husband to be and eventually moved to in 1991.
Married with four children, sadly losing their youngest child. Claire engages her time in bringing up her children along with family history research. Starting a small hobby business in 2010 to format and print Family History Books for people. It was during the formatting of one book Claire opened a word document while waiting on receiving information to finish her latest project. Her first novel was born. Though this Regency Mystery Romance novel is yet un-published Claire learnt a lot about the writing world.
Writing novels of many genre, her writing has now taken over her life during the week. With ten books published as e-books and eight as paperbacks, Claire is getting ready to publish her first Regency novel, book six of GIB and another childrens story.
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October 23, 2015
Decent story after first chapter gets better as the story unfolds.
Detective and spy novels have been among the genres I read since I was in my teens. I found this book free on Amazon so decided to give it a try. The preface and first chapter were a bit confusing and the plot got off to a slow start. However as the plot progressed the story picked up speed and became much more interesting.
At first I thought maybe the story involved drugs but it turns out to be something much more sinister. More like human trafficking and human experimentation.
There were a number of copy edits throughout the book that were missed. I believe if the author rewrote the first chapter to make it more captivating to the reader and had a more thorough edit done to polish the final product, then republished a second edition, this book could be at least a four star book.
There is a lead into a sequel and I do look forward to reading more now that I gave the first book in the series a chance.
Detective and spy novels have been among the genres I read since I was in my teens. I found this book free on Amazon so decided to give it a try. The preface and first chapter were a bit confusing and the plot got off to a slow start. However as the plot progressed the story picked up speed and became much more interesting.
At first I thought maybe the story involved drugs but it turns out to be something much more sinister. More like human trafficking and human experimentation.
There were a number of copy edits throughout the book that were missed. I believe if the author rewrote the first chapter to make it more captivating to the reader and had a more thorough edit done to polish the final product, then republished a second edition, this book could be at least a four star book.
There is a lead into a sequel and I do look forward to reading more now that I gave the first book in the series a chance.
January 5, 2023
Loved this book! As always Claire, I find your stories riveting and full of thrills! Hidden Secrets is enticing and full of secrets. I can't wait to read more of Mal and Ana. If you like good spy stories, I highly recommend!
February 13, 2020
Hidden Secrets works in many ways. As a combination of both romance and espionage books, it has a great combination for the readers who love both. I read this book some years ago and posted my review on Amazon. The author has revised and edited the book with good results. The preface leaves you guessing but the first chapter introduces the reader in a timely manner. The book picks up pace in Chapter One and you are drawn into a world of spies and a dark secondary plot that will give you chills.
The story involves the science of genetics both in the past and the present. The romance is good between the two characters of Anastasia and Malachy. She is the arch spy for him in the field and he is the “boss.” The sex is pretty graphic so just be aware of that. The plot and the ending are both well-formed and deliver a satisfying conclusion to the first book while leading into a sequel. I will read it soon!
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