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It’s 1983 in Thatcher’s Britain. Alec Johnston has left his comfortable family home in Cardiff and taken a flat with bikers Minto, Stobes and Black. There he meets Sindy, Minto’s strange and vulnerable young girlfriend. When she starts to view Alec as a possible saviour from her abusive relationship, it earns Alec a big target on his back.
Hide takes us on a dark, unsettling journey: one that begins in a small town in Wales and continues through the vast Australian outback. As the threats get closer, Alec fears this is one journey from which he may never return.
Hide takes us on a dark, unsettling journey: one that begins in a small town in Wales and continues through the vast Australian outback. As the threats get closer, Alec fears this is one journey from which he may never return.
314 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2019
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S.J. Morgan
2 books7 followersS.J. Morgan has been writing for many years and, in addition to short stories and articles, has written several novels.
She grew up in England but has spent most of her adult life overseas. Trained as an Occupational Therapist, she lived in New Zealand for ten years before settling in South Australia. She has won prizes for short fiction and was awarded a mentorship from the Australian Society of Authors for her children’s writing.
S.J. Morgan currently lives in the Adelaide Hills with her partner, her daughters and two slovenly greyhounds.
Heaven Sent is her debut YA novel.
She grew up in England but has spent most of her adult life overseas. Trained as an Occupational Therapist, she lived in New Zealand for ten years before settling in South Australia. She has won prizes for short fiction and was awarded a mentorship from the Australian Society of Authors for her children’s writing.
S.J. Morgan currently lives in the Adelaide Hills with her partner, her daughters and two slovenly greyhounds.
Heaven Sent is her debut YA novel.
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November 1, 2019
Hide is Australian author S.J. Morgan's first adult novel and it's a thrilling read. It's 1983 in Swansea, South Wales where we first meet Alec Johnston. A somewhat flawed character who doesn't quite know what to do with his life, Alec is sharing a flat with bikies, Minto, Stobes and Black. (Great names right?)
The overbearing Minto has a girlfriend Sindy and while Alec knows he should mind his own business, he can't help but be drawn in by Sindy's vulnerability and the situations she finds herself in. Try as he might, Alec just can't seem to get out from under the gaze of his bikie housemates; Minto in particular.
Alec seeks help from his parents who live in Cardiff and are easily the most memorable fictional parents I've encountered in a long time. I was definitely rooting for the parents the whole way; perhaps even more so than our protagonist Alec at times!
What develops is a slow burn domestic noir which ramps up the tension as the short punchy chapters progress. The action moves to Australia (not a spoiler, this is in the blurb) and the novel develops into a crime thriller which kept me turning the pages.
Ultimately, I would have liked more information on Sindy and a watertight ending but the conclusion was a satisfactory one, just the same.
With an atmospheric cover design which accurately conveys the trouble ahead for Alec, I believe Hide will appeal to crime fans who enjoy a good domestic thriller.
* Copy courtesy of the author & Midnight Sun Publishing *
The overbearing Minto has a girlfriend Sindy and while Alec knows he should mind his own business, he can't help but be drawn in by Sindy's vulnerability and the situations she finds herself in. Try as he might, Alec just can't seem to get out from under the gaze of his bikie housemates; Minto in particular.
Alec seeks help from his parents who live in Cardiff and are easily the most memorable fictional parents I've encountered in a long time. I was definitely rooting for the parents the whole way; perhaps even more so than our protagonist Alec at times!
What develops is a slow burn domestic noir which ramps up the tension as the short punchy chapters progress. The action moves to Australia (not a spoiler, this is in the blurb) and the novel develops into a crime thriller which kept me turning the pages.
Ultimately, I would have liked more information on Sindy and a watertight ending but the conclusion was a satisfactory one, just the same.
With an atmospheric cover design which accurately conveys the trouble ahead for Alec, I believe Hide will appeal to crime fans who enjoy a good domestic thriller.
* Copy courtesy of the author & Midnight Sun Publishing *
October 8, 2019
I had the pleasure of receiving an early copy of Hide by S.J. Morgan and am I ever glad I did. This was a gripping read. I devoured it in two days. It’s tense, suspenseful, with the sense of danger escalating exponentially to the climax. I loved it.
The novel opens in Australia, December 1983. Alec Johnstone is hitching a ride with a truckie, on his way to Alice Springs. But something’s not right. The truckie has turned off the highway and they’re bumping down a lonely single lane track in the Outback. Alec knows something is wrong and he’s starting to sweat. But he has no idea just how much danger he’s really in.
Backtrack a few months to the previous summer in Wales. Alec is rooming with bikers Minto, Stobes and Black. There he meets Sindy, Minto’s waif-like young girlfriend. She seems drawn to Alec, perhaps seeing him as a saviour from her abusive relationship. But their friendship draws the wrong kind of attention to Alec, and he’s soon entrenched in a twisted dark path from which there seems to be no escape.
S.J. Morgan has expertly woven this tale using short chapters and tense scenes to keep the reader turning pages. The characters are well-drawn, with just the right amount of back-story to give them life without interfering with the quick pace of the mystery. Alec’s voice is authentic, and he’s a very relatable character.
All in all Hide is a thoroughly enjoyable read. A definite must for lovers of thrillers, but also highly recommended for anyone with a taste for a fast-paced mystery.
The novel opens in Australia, December 1983. Alec Johnstone is hitching a ride with a truckie, on his way to Alice Springs. But something’s not right. The truckie has turned off the highway and they’re bumping down a lonely single lane track in the Outback. Alec knows something is wrong and he’s starting to sweat. But he has no idea just how much danger he’s really in.
Backtrack a few months to the previous summer in Wales. Alec is rooming with bikers Minto, Stobes and Black. There he meets Sindy, Minto’s waif-like young girlfriend. She seems drawn to Alec, perhaps seeing him as a saviour from her abusive relationship. But their friendship draws the wrong kind of attention to Alec, and he’s soon entrenched in a twisted dark path from which there seems to be no escape.
S.J. Morgan has expertly woven this tale using short chapters and tense scenes to keep the reader turning pages. The characters are well-drawn, with just the right amount of back-story to give them life without interfering with the quick pace of the mystery. Alec’s voice is authentic, and he’s a very relatable character.
All in all Hide is a thoroughly enjoyable read. A definite must for lovers of thrillers, but also highly recommended for anyone with a taste for a fast-paced mystery.
April 30, 2020
Set in 1983, HIDE is one of those novels that clearly demonstrate how a couple of simple life choices can send somebody spiralling into dark territory very quickly. There's nothing unusual in the setup as Alec Johnston moves into the sort of share house we've all probably lived in at some time. A slightly grotty old house, this time in Swansea, South Wales, which he shares with three other young men - Minto, Stobes and Black.
Minto is an odd character, a menacing bikkie type with a very young girlfriend who is fragile beyond belief. Johnston, with more than a sneaking suspicion that he should just keep his nose well out of it, finds himself drawn to the very vulnerable Sindy, and right into Minto's bad books as a result.
Moving between the interactions of Johnston and his housemates and Johnston's parents, and friends, in Cardiff, things get increasingly weird, tense and threatening in a way that's absolutely mesmerising. In a very bad, slow burn, darker and darker sort of way that had this reader sitting up way too late, with all the lights on. In an elegant twist however, this isn't Sindy being moved from one dangerous and manipulative relationship to another. Johnston is a decent young man, his parents are good people, and there collective willingness to help somebody in trouble is nicely pitched - not cloying or over-played.
Written in a series of short, pointed chapters, HIDE keeps twisting up the tension, creating a creepy, all-consuming, "who is going to be for it now" sort of vibe that keeps the pages turning no matter how uncomfortable it gets. Even the move from darker, small town, up close Wales to the wide-open outback of Australia doesn't help, as it turns out that bright light cast in dark places just makes them easier to see into. The concluding chapters of HIDE were an absolute standout, with the twists and turns revealing an intricately knitted together tale of bravery and determination and the tension never lets up as the most unlikely heroes emerge into that light, right up to a tantalising finishing paragraph.
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Minto is an odd character, a menacing bikkie type with a very young girlfriend who is fragile beyond belief. Johnston, with more than a sneaking suspicion that he should just keep his nose well out of it, finds himself drawn to the very vulnerable Sindy, and right into Minto's bad books as a result.
Moving between the interactions of Johnston and his housemates and Johnston's parents, and friends, in Cardiff, things get increasingly weird, tense and threatening in a way that's absolutely mesmerising. In a very bad, slow burn, darker and darker sort of way that had this reader sitting up way too late, with all the lights on. In an elegant twist however, this isn't Sindy being moved from one dangerous and manipulative relationship to another. Johnston is a decent young man, his parents are good people, and there collective willingness to help somebody in trouble is nicely pitched - not cloying or over-played.
Written in a series of short, pointed chapters, HIDE keeps twisting up the tension, creating a creepy, all-consuming, "who is going to be for it now" sort of vibe that keeps the pages turning no matter how uncomfortable it gets. Even the move from darker, small town, up close Wales to the wide-open outback of Australia doesn't help, as it turns out that bright light cast in dark places just makes them easier to see into. The concluding chapters of HIDE were an absolute standout, with the twists and turns revealing an intricately knitted together tale of bravery and determination and the tension never lets up as the most unlikely heroes emerge into that light, right up to a tantalising finishing paragraph.
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December 29, 2019
Wow, I loved this! Such a twisty and surprising story, spanning from Wales to Australia. It's dark and menacing and I was so desperate to figure out how it all would end (I couldn't guess, so I was very surprised!) I think my other favourite thing was the characters themselves. There is so much depth and consideration put into these characters, particularly I loved getting to know the fragile and helpless Sindy, a girl way too young to be in such a dangerous situation. I loved her and feared for her, she just felt so real in all her flaws and strangeness. I also loved Alec and his family, and loved seeing their relationship change and shift.
I definitely recommend this book, it's a twisty thriller laced with unease and menace, peppered with indepth characters who make you care!
I definitely recommend this book, it's a twisty thriller laced with unease and menace, peppered with indepth characters who make you care!
January 12, 2020
Terrifying. Disturbing. Unforgettable.
S.J.Morgan has weaved a clever and unsettling story set on two vastly different continents; the dusty Australian outback, and chilly suburban Wales.
HIDE is an incredibly suspenseful read, you'll want to keep reading way past your bedtime just to know the outcome, and even then you might not be able to sleep.
I couldn't put this down, and was on edge the entire way through the novel. I'm in awe of the way S.J.Morgan wrote such a flawed and realistic cast of characters. Alec, his parents, Minto, and especially Sindy. It made me uncomfortable, suspicious of nearly everyone, and questioning motives right to the final page.
Loved it!
S.J.Morgan has weaved a clever and unsettling story set on two vastly different continents; the dusty Australian outback, and chilly suburban Wales.
HIDE is an incredibly suspenseful read, you'll want to keep reading way past your bedtime just to know the outcome, and even then you might not be able to sleep.
I couldn't put this down, and was on edge the entire way through the novel. I'm in awe of the way S.J.Morgan wrote such a flawed and realistic cast of characters. Alec, his parents, Minto, and especially Sindy. It made me uncomfortable, suspicious of nearly everyone, and questioning motives right to the final page.
Loved it!
March 6, 2020
This atmospheric page-turner shines a stark light on international bikie culture and will likely leave most readers gripped by the complex menace confronting an ordinary Welsh family in the early 1980s.
Casual control and subtle manipulation are the major themes of 'Hide' as it charts the choices protagonist Alec is forced to make when he finds himself under pressure to 'get ahead' in Thatcher's Britain. This wild ride takes him as far as outback Australia, but it's his emotional journey that's ultimately far more profound than mere geography.
The characters are well drawn, the trio of female leads incredibly so for a work that trades on masculine brutality and loyalty so keenly. Unlike other thrillers in this genre that I am aware of, 'Hide' doesn't conceal the coercion and peer pressure that goes on between men, it explores every false friend and excuse for violence at Alec's cautious, naive pace.
Morgan's portrait of the book's Welsh setting has all the hallmarks of someone who was there, with the popular culture of the times calling at the edges of Alec's life while he's mired in the sludge of economic rationalism when it was really on the rise in the UK.
An insightful recreation of Gen-X angst in the pre-dawn of the Millennium.
Casual control and subtle manipulation are the major themes of 'Hide' as it charts the choices protagonist Alec is forced to make when he finds himself under pressure to 'get ahead' in Thatcher's Britain. This wild ride takes him as far as outback Australia, but it's his emotional journey that's ultimately far more profound than mere geography.
The characters are well drawn, the trio of female leads incredibly so for a work that trades on masculine brutality and loyalty so keenly. Unlike other thrillers in this genre that I am aware of, 'Hide' doesn't conceal the coercion and peer pressure that goes on between men, it explores every false friend and excuse for violence at Alec's cautious, naive pace.
Morgan's portrait of the book's Welsh setting has all the hallmarks of someone who was there, with the popular culture of the times calling at the edges of Alec's life while he's mired in the sludge of economic rationalism when it was really on the rise in the UK.
An insightful recreation of Gen-X angst in the pre-dawn of the Millennium.
October 14, 2019
A cracker of a crime thriller! More on my Insta page at CarolynsWriting, but thank you to Midnight Sun Publishing for this ARC :)
January 9, 2020
Hide builds suspense with each new chapter. The threat of violence ever present S J Morgan juxtaposes everyday characters living normal lives against the seedy underworld of a bikie gang. As Alexander and his family emerge from the grief of his sister's death they are pulled into a world they are poorly equipped to understand let alone survive.
A great novel that might keep you reading well into the night!
A great novel that might keep you reading well into the night!
February 27, 2021
This was a really good story & kept me interested all the way through but, then it just ended suddenly....
The ending was like a brick wall went up, it's a shame because I really liked the characters...
I've seen this with a few books & it's a disappointing end to a good read
Rutherford Library
The ending was like a brick wall went up, it's a shame because I really liked the characters...
I've seen this with a few books & it's a disappointing end to a good read
Rutherford Library
November 18, 2019
There’s always room for a thrilling read, especially one that grips you by the throat and doesn’t let go. Hide by S.J. Morgan does just that.
From the first chapter, we know that our protagonist, Alec, is in trouble. Picked up as a hitchhiker on the road to Alice Springs, Australia, the story has hardly begun when his driver takes a detour off the road onto a dirt track. We guess then that we’re in for a bumpy road, and we’re not wrong!
With the narrative switching back in time and location from Australia to Wales, we meet Alec as an innocuous university dropout living in a share house with Minto, Stobes and Black. Minto’s girlfriend, the waif-like Sindy, comes and goes. ‘Everything about Sindy screamed vulnerability’ or, as Black puts it, she’s ‘half a bubble off plumb’.
Tension builds around Minto with an increasing sense of menace. As the abusive nature of Minto and Sindy’s relationship begins to surface, the softer side of Alec becomes apparent and he is drawn in to help, fast becoming a focus of Minto’s attention, entwined in a ‘play to the death’ that is just beyond his grasp. Alec’s lovable parents, who suffer their own emotional frailties, soon become involved and later even his girlfriend.
I can be a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to horror and suspense so, even though I know that Alec is in trouble from the beginning, I feel that Morgan leads us step by step into the darkest mire.
With short chapters and a slow burn sense of tension and menace building towards the crescendo, Morgan weaves this dark tale through conversation and innuendo, clues leading to the final twist evident throughout the narrative. The cover says it all: ‘HIDE!’ The dark colours of the cover tell us that there’s a storm brewing.
Some of these characters will stay with me for some time (my criteria for a 5 star book), particularly Alec and his well-meaning parents who find strength when it’s needed most. Minto is a caricature of malice. Sindy, a 'street child' of 14 years of age, is duplicitous, the ultimate survivor after weathering many storms.
I’ve been seeking out great Australian thrillers, so was super excited to receive this advance copy from the publisher. Add it to your list beside Jane Harper’s The Dry, Chris Hammer’s Scrublands, and The Nowhere Child by Christian White. It’s a ripping great read.
From the first chapter, we know that our protagonist, Alec, is in trouble. Picked up as a hitchhiker on the road to Alice Springs, Australia, the story has hardly begun when his driver takes a detour off the road onto a dirt track. We guess then that we’re in for a bumpy road, and we’re not wrong!
With the narrative switching back in time and location from Australia to Wales, we meet Alec as an innocuous university dropout living in a share house with Minto, Stobes and Black. Minto’s girlfriend, the waif-like Sindy, comes and goes. ‘Everything about Sindy screamed vulnerability’ or, as Black puts it, she’s ‘half a bubble off plumb’.
Tension builds around Minto with an increasing sense of menace. As the abusive nature of Minto and Sindy’s relationship begins to surface, the softer side of Alec becomes apparent and he is drawn in to help, fast becoming a focus of Minto’s attention, entwined in a ‘play to the death’ that is just beyond his grasp. Alec’s lovable parents, who suffer their own emotional frailties, soon become involved and later even his girlfriend.
I can be a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to horror and suspense so, even though I know that Alec is in trouble from the beginning, I feel that Morgan leads us step by step into the darkest mire.
With short chapters and a slow burn sense of tension and menace building towards the crescendo, Morgan weaves this dark tale through conversation and innuendo, clues leading to the final twist evident throughout the narrative. The cover says it all: ‘HIDE!’ The dark colours of the cover tell us that there’s a storm brewing.
Some of these characters will stay with me for some time (my criteria for a 5 star book), particularly Alec and his well-meaning parents who find strength when it’s needed most. Minto is a caricature of malice. Sindy, a 'street child' of 14 years of age, is duplicitous, the ultimate survivor after weathering many storms.
I’ve been seeking out great Australian thrillers, so was super excited to receive this advance copy from the publisher. Add it to your list beside Jane Harper’s The Dry, Chris Hammer’s Scrublands, and The Nowhere Child by Christian White. It’s a ripping great read.
April 7, 2021
4 stars
It’s 1983. Alec lives in a share house with three bikers. It’s not ideal, but the rent is cheap and he keeps to himself. Head biker Minto is a force to be reckoned with and the way he sees it, you’re either with him and his motorcycle gang or against them.
As Alec sees Minto continue to abuse his ditzy, vulnerable and very young girlfriend, Sindy; he wants to protect her. With Sindy reaching out for help, Alec and his parents cannot refuse her; but Minto is not a man to be messed with. Can Sindy be saved from this cruel monster and if so, does she even want to be? To find out you’ll just have to read Hide by S.J. Morgan.
A crime novel unlike anything I’ve read before; Hide was a dark, unsettling and outré read. It would not have worked anywhere near as well if it was set in the twenty first century and Morgan was clever to set it in 1983. Whilst the plot was interesting as a whole, there were parts of the book where it did drag a little for me; although not enough to put me off. I’d say that rather than building up the layers of suspense, these few small sections well and truly cemented them in. This was interesting given that the ending was quite abrupt; however, once you discover what Sindy’s ultimate outcome is, this all makes sense.
Characters are so important to me and often will either make or break a book for me. In this instance, Morgan kept them them small in number but excellent in a mixture of both those you love and those you love to hate. Whilst they were all cleverly crafted and each added to the story in a unique and purposeful way; it was Alec’s mum Annie who stood out for me.
Hide was a refreshingly different book in the heaving mass of novels that make up the crime genre. I’d put it in either the suspense or domestic noir categories and recommended that you read it, especially given the ultimate plot twist.
To play along with my book bingo and to see what else I’m reading, go to #ktbookbingo and @kt_elder on Instagram.
It’s 1983. Alec lives in a share house with three bikers. It’s not ideal, but the rent is cheap and he keeps to himself. Head biker Minto is a force to be reckoned with and the way he sees it, you’re either with him and his motorcycle gang or against them.
As Alec sees Minto continue to abuse his ditzy, vulnerable and very young girlfriend, Sindy; he wants to protect her. With Sindy reaching out for help, Alec and his parents cannot refuse her; but Minto is not a man to be messed with. Can Sindy be saved from this cruel monster and if so, does she even want to be? To find out you’ll just have to read Hide by S.J. Morgan.
A crime novel unlike anything I’ve read before; Hide was a dark, unsettling and outré read. It would not have worked anywhere near as well if it was set in the twenty first century and Morgan was clever to set it in 1983. Whilst the plot was interesting as a whole, there were parts of the book where it did drag a little for me; although not enough to put me off. I’d say that rather than building up the layers of suspense, these few small sections well and truly cemented them in. This was interesting given that the ending was quite abrupt; however, once you discover what Sindy’s ultimate outcome is, this all makes sense.
Characters are so important to me and often will either make or break a book for me. In this instance, Morgan kept them them small in number but excellent in a mixture of both those you love and those you love to hate. Whilst they were all cleverly crafted and each added to the story in a unique and purposeful way; it was Alec’s mum Annie who stood out for me.
Hide was a refreshingly different book in the heaving mass of novels that make up the crime genre. I’d put it in either the suspense or domestic noir categories and recommended that you read it, especially given the ultimate plot twist.
To play along with my book bingo and to see what else I’m reading, go to #ktbookbingo and @kt_elder on Instagram.
December 31, 2019
Alec Johnstone, the protagonist of Hide isn’t exactly a noble character. His default philosophy of ‘anything for an easy life’ has landed him in a house-share in Swansea with some fairly shady individuals. The worst of these is the violent and unpredictable Minto, leader of a local biker gang. When Minto brings a young and vulnerable girl called Sindy into the house, Alec’s noble instincts kick in. But in his attempt to save underage Sindy from a life of abuse, Alec ends up in an awful lot of trouble.
Hide opens thousands of miles from Swansea, In the heat and dust of the remotest Australian outback. He has hitched a lift from a trucker and for some reason, they have come off the highway. The trucker clearly has something in mind for Alec other than a ride to Alice Springs. The tension mounts from the first paragraph of the first page. When Alec asks nervously and quite reasonably, ‘Shouldn’t we get back on the highway?’ The trucker’s reply, ‘No, Alec. Not yet’ is chilling. The opening chapter sets the tension dial at its highest setting and the rest of the novel doesn’t let up.
Alec’s life is transformed from shambolic unemployment in a seedy room in a dodgy house-share to a web of intrigue in which he finds himself on the run from a relentlessly vengeful gang. Alec’s parents and his girlfriend Daniella all become tangled in the web and find themselves on the run along with Alec.
A dark, twisty and relentlessly gripping read!
Hide opens thousands of miles from Swansea, In the heat and dust of the remotest Australian outback. He has hitched a lift from a trucker and for some reason, they have come off the highway. The trucker clearly has something in mind for Alec other than a ride to Alice Springs. The tension mounts from the first paragraph of the first page. When Alec asks nervously and quite reasonably, ‘Shouldn’t we get back on the highway?’ The trucker’s reply, ‘No, Alec. Not yet’ is chilling. The opening chapter sets the tension dial at its highest setting and the rest of the novel doesn’t let up.
Alec’s life is transformed from shambolic unemployment in a seedy room in a dodgy house-share to a web of intrigue in which he finds himself on the run from a relentlessly vengeful gang. Alec’s parents and his girlfriend Daniella all become tangled in the web and find themselves on the run along with Alec.
A dark, twisty and relentlessly gripping read!
January 1, 2021
I believe this is the first novel that Australian author SJ Morgan has written for adults - and I hope there are many to come.
Hide is an interesting thriller that engages and moves quickly, but leaves lots of factors to be pondered as the plot develops. It starts in the Australian outback and then "back tracks" to fill in the story that led to that time and then concludes with what happened after. This technique of starting with an ending (or in this case, a near ending) is becoming more common in thrillers and I like being hit with the climax up front and then piecing it all together.
The story of Welshman Alec Johnston starts when he shares a house with a bikie in Cardiff and when he tries to rescue the bikie's "girl" from an abusive situation, the trouble begins for him and his family.
I thought it was a great read from an Australian author who lives in my Adelaide Hills neighbourhood. Highly recommended.
Hide is an interesting thriller that engages and moves quickly, but leaves lots of factors to be pondered as the plot develops. It starts in the Australian outback and then "back tracks" to fill in the story that led to that time and then concludes with what happened after. This technique of starting with an ending (or in this case, a near ending) is becoming more common in thrillers and I like being hit with the climax up front and then piecing it all together.
The story of Welshman Alec Johnston starts when he shares a house with a bikie in Cardiff and when he tries to rescue the bikie's "girl" from an abusive situation, the trouble begins for him and his family.
I thought it was a great read from an Australian author who lives in my Adelaide Hills neighbourhood. Highly recommended.
February 28, 2020
Alec never assumed his life would be a push over, just your average guy nothing ever happens to me!
Who'd know his dad has military training, his girlfriend a dab way with head butting or a landlord who steals your rent whilst using stand over tactics to trace you to Australia.
It ain't just the bike mentality, is this for real !
Nevertheless, a cleverly written story, not just ordinary Alec anymore he's got more to think about than anyone I'm ever going to know.
Who'd know his dad has military training, his girlfriend a dab way with head butting or a landlord who steals your rent whilst using stand over tactics to trace you to Australia.
It ain't just the bike mentality, is this for real !
Nevertheless, a cleverly written story, not just ordinary Alec anymore he's got more to think about than anyone I'm ever going to know.
March 9, 2020
add a 1/2. Well written to keep the read engaged in this gritty tale. Good development of the characters which takes the reader from Wales to Australia notwithstanding being a little far fetched which is indicative of the author's competence to keep the reader's attention till the end.
July 10, 2020
The ending was an absolute let down. Had me the entire book with really cool plots and twists. I found the ending far fetched and not fitting to the entire book. Would definitely recommend but I felt let down, just my opinion. Could have been one of my favourite books
November 28, 2019
An unsettling cast of menacing characters and a naive main character set the scene for a tense and suspenseful read. It's well written, engrossing and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
January 18, 2020
Not a good ending. Enjoyed it until then.
March 25, 2020
Strong 3.5. Worth a read
May 22, 2020
An intriguing story that starts in Britain and moves to Australia. Some clever twists and turns and some tension throughout.
August 29, 2020
This was a great story. I read it in a few days and loved the pace, the energy and the hold it had on me! I’ll definitely be looking out for more from S.J Morgan.
July 3, 2024
Hide had me on edge right from the beginning, and not in a good way. I found this book very creepy and unsettling the entire way through. Definitely not my kind of book but something different.
October 15, 2022
This was a dark and suspenseful read with some disturbing characters - but still realistic. The short chapters make it a fast read. Loved it!
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