Hide and Seek

As always you know what you are getting with a James Patterson novel, big print, short chapters, rapid changes of scene and a page-turning thriller. This one is the story of Maggie Bradford a shy girl turned international superstar singer who meets a series of unsuitable men all of who have untimely deaths. THis novel was originally published in 1995. I can't give the bok five stars as some of the 'tie-ups' at the end are a littl bit muddled, why was Will posing as Palmer (what was he trying to gain), what went on in the secret 'club within a club' and Will's shady relationship with Maggie's second husband's son. Conclusion, good read, page turning but weak ending.

Not impressed! Lots of intrigue, but it became exhausting. The writing seemed ‘simple’ compared to his other books. Didn’t like the sex crazed character or graphic details…

Its a good James Patterson book. One written by the author without anybody else. Woohoo! Its the usual pattern, with twists and turns. Maggie tells the story. Maggie is in an abusive relationship and has a daughter. She ends up killing her first husband in self defence. She's meek and mild and wants the best for her daughter.

She writes songs and sings and makes it as an international star. Things go well for a while but then she meets Will Shepherd who is a dangerous man but wins her heart. But Maggie doesn't know the man she married. Now she's on trial for the murder of him. But did she do it?

The trial is big news and Maggie is branded a murderer. She just wants to get home to her children. It has a twist at the end which all show more thrillers generally have and this one was good. I had an indicator of what was going to happen but enjoyed it greatly. A Patterson that I really enjoyed. show less

The story of “Hide & Seek” was not bad but it was not great either. The book will definitely keep you reading. It is a page turner, quick and entertaining (thank God, for that!)

I did not like Maggie Bradford as I did not connect with her. As I kept reading I kept telling myself “Oh, she is the bad one. I know that” and then enters Will. He did not have an iota of goodness in him, so any chance of liking him was already washed away. Although there were a few characters who were interesting none of them stayed long enough or made an impression.

“Hide & Seek” was yet another James Patterson book I picked up in haste. He continues to remain my favorite author but he has churned out some “not-so-good” books and unfortunately show more this is one of them. A 3 on 5 and the story would have been a hit if only it had better characters. show less

Story is very good but there isn't much suspense until the end. Everything comes together in the last couple of chapters. High reccommend as a beach read. Very good plot and character development. Wasn't always a page turner. At times, I wanted to skip over paragraphs.

Really liked this book. It is different than most of the others I ahve read of his but still enjoyable. Interesting twist at the end.

A pretty good story about a woman who continually finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Not Patterson's best work, but better than a lot of the crap he's written as well.