It was the trial that electrified the world. Not only because of the defendant, Maggie Bradford, the woman whose songs captivated the world's heart. Not only because of the victim, Will Shepard, the world's most glamorous athlete. But also because everyone said Maggie had murdered not just one husband, but two.
And because in Maggie's world--the world she feared and despised but could not escape, the world of the powerful, the rich, and the ruthless--both death and life could never be what they seemed.
I´ve always been reluctant to buy anything by James Patterson or any author that publishes more then once a year. I´m even reluctant when an author publishes once a year and I think know why.
During the last days I´ve listened to the audiobook "Hide and Seek" in the unabridged version. I can´t say I didn´t like it but I can´t say it is good either. It is predictable to the core. Rarely surprised I listened to the voice of Kimberly Schraf reading a story good enough to listen to during chores. I actually began liking her voice but it is a bit monotone, lacking the passion needed to express for example anger or fear.
The story begins with Maggie Bradford, sitting in a prison cell. She sort of begins reading her own story from the begining of how she got there. She killed her first husband in self-defense. Her boyfriend died of an heart attack and her second husband´s a psychopath and murderer. Now she awaits her trial.
During her reading a lifetime of fear, insecurity and mistrust unfolds around her personality which makes her likeable because it is fully understandable.
The (audio)book clearly missed deepness and gives the impression it would have been ok to publish it as series in a newspaper but doesn´t deserve any hype at all.
Rating: 
Visit James Patterson.
Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (December 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446603716
ISBN-13: 978-0446603713
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