Lauren Street’s Still Hidden is a haunting, atmospheric novel that masterfully blends psychological suspense with deeply emotional undercurrents. The story follows a quiet unraveling — of secrets, of relationships, and of identity — set against a backdrop that feels both intimate and unsettling.

Street’s prose is lyrical without being overindulgent, creating a slow-burn tension that creeps under your skin. The characters are vividly drawn, especially the narrator, whose inner world is rendered with raw vulnerability. As the narrative peels back layers of the past, it challenges readers to question what’s real and what’s been carefully buried.

What stands out most is the novel’s ability to evoke a sense of quiet dread — not through gore or shocks, but through suggestion, absence, and emotional dissonance. The themes of memory, trauma, and self-protection are explored with nuance, and by the end, you’re left not with answers, but with a lingering echo that’s hard to shake.

Thanks to #NetGalley for the digital ARC of #StillHidden. This was a good book in the series, but not my favorite book of the series. I enjoyed the book, it kept me interested, but it felt a little slow in spots. I would love another book in this series!

Sheriff Rita Jonas is still reeling from her father's death and all that she is learning about him after he's gone. Rather than take bereavement leave, Rita wants to work. A new case catches her attention. A man who seems to be a good citizen ends up dead in the trunk of his car. Rita and her crew begin looking for clues as to what happened. When they learn that the deceased had terminal cancer, they can't determine how his death could have been suicide. Some of the answers seem to lie with a recluse who sees UFOs and does other strange things. He was a friend of the deceased, and his neighbor shares some important insights. But when this friend is murdered, Rita is left trying to make everything click. In the meantime, her personal life is taking some interesting turns. I can't wait for the next installment.

Still Hidden Follows Rita as she is dealing wiStith her father's death, filling his shoes as sheriff and solve a murder. Still Hidden is the fourth book in the Still County Thrillers.
This book is fast moving and full of twists and turns. I didn't realize that it was part of a series, that explains why I felt overwhelmed by some of the story and the amount of characters. I will be reading all of the books now in the Still County Thrillers Series.

Good book and plenty of action and suspense! Definitely a cliffhanger at the end but seems to be this author’s style.

He died with a secret. Now someone’s killing to keep it hidden. Trevor Bachman was a family man with a quiet life until he turned up dead in the trunk of his own car. No enemies. No warning. But Sheriff Rita Jonas knows better. Trevor was sitting on something big something Apex Global wanted kept quiet! Fantastic thriller! This book had thrilling suspense, gruesome murders, mystery, intrigue, and some shocking moments! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and Sterling & Stone for sharing this book with me!

a brilliant blend of plot feels and character feels in this book. everything is so tied together and neat. so you feel you know the characters and care, and know the plot and care. you are in. you are invested. and i love it when a book can do that to me. its exciting. it feels smart, clean and so well put together.
and this time we are back with Rita with her own secrets and own things to contend with. you know just the small (not so small thing of her pregnancy. and there is her father and now mother to sort things out with although that will not be easy considering the back story there!
but shes obviously also got the case. and in this book we've got a family man dead(arent they always 'family men'? but anyway). hes found in the trunk of his car not looking his best shall we say. then she meets someone with a link for her. next minute shes got more murders on her hand. what is going on!
i was once again rooting for Rita both at home and work and really wanted her to come to the decision she wanted not just because she didn't believe in herself.i believe in your Rita okay?

Sheriff Rita Jonas is back in another mystery. A man, Trevor, is found in the trunk of his car and it looks like something has eaten away is lips and mouth. He had no enemies. Was a family man. Then Rita is called out to investigate a UFO sighting, she meets Frenchie. Frenchie lives out in the middle of nowhere and thinks spaceships have been following him. Rita goes to talk to Frenchie about Trevor, they found he has been beaten to death with a shovel. Now she’s got two murders, a funeral to plan, a pregnancy she has no idea what to do about, and the father she hasn’t yet told. Plus her mother has shown back up after disappearing years ago.

I could not put this down. Even though it is just Rita’s point of view. Many mistakes. No steam. Rita doesn’t think she’ll make a good mother so she’s not sure if she’ll keep the baby. I hope her and Cash work out their problems.

* VOLUNTARILY READ AND REVIEWED FOR NETGALLEY *

The perfect blend of imvestigative mystery and solid characters with real human emotions and issues - you feel like you know these people and are rooting for them to solve the puzzle. Complex crime mystery with a lot of pieces and players, and some definite surprises along the way. Great series!