Another excellent story in the Mercy Carr series. Good page turner with some interesting twists that you don't see coming.
This book IMHO was just as enjoyable as the first two if not more so. I loved the character development which keeps building in each book. The descriptions of Vermont are wonderful and make me want to visit, since I've never been there. As an animal lover, I really like the interactions of the characters and their furry companions. This book has a great combination of everything to love in a book and I will keep reading as long as Ms. Munier keeps writing! Highly recommend this read!
Cathy C. (cathyskye) -
Paula Munier's Mercy Carr series gets stronger with each book. In this third entry, The Hiding Place, much of the mystery and the action concern Mercy's relationships with all the people in her life. A great deal of tension also comes from Hallet, the Army veteran who is determined to take Elvis away from Mercy. Readers of the series will know how important woman and dog are to each other, so I have to admit that I was often more concerned with deducing how Hallet could be convinced to leave well enough alone than I was with all the other elements in Munier's multi-layered mystery.
There's much to like about the "bones" of this series. Mercy herself is a strong, fascinating character as are others like game warden Troy Warner. Munier also brings her setting of the Vermont outdoors to life. Of course, there is also the very strong draw of the resident working dogs: Elvis the Belgian Malinois, a former war dog suffering from PTSD, and Troy's search-and-rescue Newfoundland mix, Susie Bear. (I do wish that Munier would stop referring to Susie's "pumpkin head" so much, however.) There's even the added bonus of a third dog, a gorgeous golden retriever, Sunny, whom Mercy calls the "mood ring of dogs."
If you enjoy multi-layered mysteries set in the great outdoors and filled with marvelous dogs and strong humans, you should become acquainted with Paula Munier's Mercy Carr series. Do that, and you've set yourself up for some mighty fine reading.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
There's much to like about the "bones" of this series. Mercy herself is a strong, fascinating character as are others like game warden Troy Warner. Munier also brings her setting of the Vermont outdoors to life. Of course, there is also the very strong draw of the resident working dogs: Elvis the Belgian Malinois, a former war dog suffering from PTSD, and Troy's search-and-rescue Newfoundland mix, Susie Bear. (I do wish that Munier would stop referring to Susie's "pumpkin head" so much, however.) There's even the added bonus of a third dog, a gorgeous golden retriever, Sunny, whom Mercy calls the "mood ring of dogs."
If you enjoy multi-layered mysteries set in the great outdoors and filled with marvelous dogs and strong humans, you should become acquainted with Paula Munier's Mercy Carr series. Do that, and you've set yourself up for some mighty fine reading.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
SUSAN S. (susieqmillsacoustics) -
I absolutely LOVE this series! I can't get enough of Elvis and Susie Bear and their humans have their moments as well. I still think my favorite is the 2nd book of the series but the ending of this 3rd one was wonderful! I hope there will be many more books with these characters.
