A generally creepy thriller with plenty of horror thrown in. Lots of twists and shocks, a must read for all horror fans.

Well, C.J. Tudor you had me at Hello! I loved The Chalk Man so I was delighted to get approved for this title! And once again she proves she knows her characters and her audience! When Joe returns to his hometown, it's not for a friendly visit but because of some sinister happenings and past secrets that continue to haunt him. And haunt him they do! This novel will have you flapping in the wind like a flag with its twists and turns as it had me saying, "Huh? What just happened?" continually. I also appreciate when a woman can write from a male's perspective (and vice versa) and I found myself wanting to meet Joe with his self-deprecating humor and flawed character. Yes, I did have to remind myself he was a FICTIONAL character! That's how good Tudor is! And while I'm not always a fan of supernatural elements, in this case it all works. Bravo!

They say you can’t go home again. Or can you? Tudor’s second novel, like her first, is a journey through the dark foggy English countryside and coming face to face with childhood terrors decades later. An absolutely terrific thriller, this book explores returning to the scene of childhood nightmares, a small fading mining town where the mines have been closed as they became too dangerous to work, although every schoolkid searches for a way into the mysteries of the earth.

It is the story of broken people too haunted by their pasts to deal with their present. Joe returns to Arnhill 25 years later, taking a teaching job at his old prep school based on a false recommendation, determined to exact revenge on the town bully who still lords it over his old town. He’s determined to bring justice to his sister who disappeared in a mine, only to return broken, twisted, insane. To bring justice to a boy whose death in a small cabin rocked the town like an earthquake. He’s not sure what he’s doing back there, but he’s got debts he can’t pay and a bone breaking collector is on his heels and he knows the dirty secrets that might be worth $30,000 to be kept as secrets.

Most of all, this thriller is about returning to a haunted past and trying to make things right that never were and never will be. The atmosphere is dark, gloomy, oppressive, but this book like The Chslk Man is absorbing from the first page all the way through. Great stuff!

Many thanks to the publisher for providing a copy for review.

The unattainable.........

Those things beyond reach in life, never designated as ours.

Joe Thorne knows this wrong-end-of-the-stick phenomenon since the early days of his youth. The pieces of life's puzzle just don't seem to fit together. But something is drawing him back to his hometown. Arnhill in Nottinghamshire is just about the last place he'd like to hang his hat. Too many bad vibes and too many heavy memories that wind their way into your dreams at night like odorous trickles of swamp water.

But Joe is leaving behind a questionable past from the last school that he taught at. A bit of creativity in his resume will most assuredly secure him a position at Arnhill Academy........that and the fact that the Academy is desperate to fill an opening left by the previous teacher who was found dead along with her son in the very cottage that Joe will be renting. Joe will be telling y'all about those spiffy accommodations soon.

The town of Arnhill has been plagued with many misfortunes that linger from the past. Back in 1949 a mining disaster took the lives of 18 men in "The Pit". The regional stories in the local pubs conjure up many a ghost story that take on a life of their own.

And Joe has his own personal bag of phantoms from the past. He'll be tossing back quite a few at the pub after school hours. But it's never enough to drown out the loss of his little sister, Annie. And you'll be wanting to know the mind-boggling details that won't be surfacing until much later.

C.J. Tudor has a remarkable writing style that snaps you up and brings you right in the midst of shifting sands. Just when you think you know......you most certainly don't. For those of you who have read The Chalk Man, you realize this full out.

But The Hiding Place absorbs the darkness surrounding it. It is on a far different plane than The Chalk Man. There was a true camaraderie of friends uplifting one another in her previous novel. This one dabbles in the dark underbelly of treacherous individuals engaging in treacherous acts. There's almost a Stephen King flavor added to this electrified punch. Quirky dialogue, topped with humor, always finds its way into Tudor's writing. She's a master. "Nuff said.

I received a copy of The Hiding Place through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to the talented C.J. Tudor and to Crown Publishing for the opportunity.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for an ARC of this novel.

I finished this in less then 24 hours ! Let’s just say I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night .

This is a multidimensional story with a few subplots that all tie in together at the end. Although I do feel like there were some questions left unanswered, and perhaps a little too much of the supernatural for my liking. Overall though I really enjoyed the novel and would highly recommend it.

I enjoyed Tudor’s Chalk Man, and I immediately picked up this ARC. The suspense kept building from the first few pages with the mystery of why Joe would return to teach at a place with such unhappy memories for him.

I can’t say I’m completely satisfied with the ending since good and bad aren’t as clearly defined as some stories. I’d still recommend this to patrons who enjoy a good thriller.

The Hiding Place is a terrible title for this. In the U.K. it is known as The Taking of Annie Thorne, which makes more sense.

Either way this was a fantastic engrossing thriller. I started reading it and then couldn't put it down, staying up until the wee hours of the morning to see how it ended. Highly recommend this if you like thrillers with a little bit of supernatural thrown in.

Very creepy book, enjoyed the ending with the twists. Several quirky characters to really get into and generally good thriller. Read the chalk man and was excited to see the second book was equally good.

Thanks NetGalley for the preview.

Another great book by C.J. Tudor! A mystery, a thriller, a tale of the supernatural? It's all of this and more and I loved it. This author is becoming a favorite.

There are no two ways around it - C.J. Tudor is a storyteller extraordinaire. She can write a terrifying tale, one that will burrow into the deepest recesses of your mind and have you frightened without being entirely sure why. It’s the creation of an overall atmosphere of fright and terror, and she excels at this.

Tudor once again skirts the line between horror and thriller in this sophomore book, similar genre-wise to her breakout debut, The Chalk Man (a MUST read!).

A personal favorite trait is that Tudor is the queen of showing vs. telling - everything is implied rather than “told” - a true gift for a writer. And please pay attention, dear reader, because nothing here is a throw away comment or an oversight, every single detail is wrapped into the story one way or another.

The characters are spot on, the setting takes on a life of its own, and you will be fully immersed into the storyline, dying to find out how it will come together.

Unfortunately, I feel as if I was left with more questions than answers in the end (perhaps that was the point? Or perhaps it’s user error and I missed a few points) and I would love to sit down with this author and chat over coffee. One day, maybe!

Thank you to Crown Publishing for my advance copy. This book will be available February 2019.

The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor is a suspenseful mystery with dark twists as we follow one mans mission for revenge. Great plot lines, well thought out characters and easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a solid general adult fiction.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of The Hiding Place in exchange for an honest review.

Imagine having to return to the place where your life fell apart, the place where your worst nightmare came true. Joe has returned to his hometown, not because he wants to, but because another child has disappeared, just like his sister did all those years ago. Determined to stop innocent children from being savaged, Joe gets a teaching job at the local school. Facing his old friends and neighbors and the places where he used to hang out are awful, but returning to the old mine where the nightmare began is almost unbearable. When a child goes missing, what’s worse, never knowing what happened to them, or knowing the gut wrenching truth? Don’t plan on doing anything at all after you start this book, because you aren’t going anywhere. Tudor is a master at suspense and pushing her readers to their limits