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Having received this book and not reading the rest of the series, it was a little hard for me to get into it. The most challenging aspect of it was the short chapters (some as short as only one page), but while I found it a bit annoying at first, both the length and that some of them seemed to end in a mini cliff-hanger, after almost 100 pages I was all in. The short chapters did their job after all and got me interested.

Now, Hide and Seek is the sixth book of a series, and it is obviously tightly connected to what happened in the previous one, Little Boy Blue. That being said, while it is difficult to get into it at first, it is not unreadable. I am certain my experience would have been way more entertaining if I would have read the previous book, but since I don't have it, I am glad with only this one. The sixth book is not devoid of explanations, though. Of course it doesn't go into detail, but it is good enough for the reader to know what led to the events in Hide and Seek.

Moving along to what exactly happened; what a ride! I liked how there were two investigations going on at the same time, one inside the prison and the other outside. While the outside one was more a game of cat and mouse, the one on the inside is what kept me interested. I was pretty sure I knew early on who the criminal was, I wavered a little at some point, and I was a surprised that Helen and everyone else haven't caught on, only for me to discover that I have been so wrong. On the bright side, me and Hellen had the same ideas, so I guess I am not all that bad.

While I still think longer chapters would have made for a more intense storytelling I can't really complain. In the end I did enjoy the book, it was a great read, and I'm sure fans of the series and of M.J. Arlidge would absolutely love it.