I am completely in agreement with everyone that gave this book 5 stars!

The characterization was so well done I could often feel the characters emotions. The author's use of actions and words to bring so many of them to life was extremely well done. I could tell Annette Dashofy is a storyteller of the highest caliber.

The plot itself was carefully meshed together in a way that completely held my attention. I'd love to see the main characters come back for book 2.

Good plot foundation. The story moves flawlessly from chapter to chapter. An eclectic cast of characters from the detective to his partner to Emma trying to stay ahead of her stalker. Well executed and visually descriptive mystery that immediately grabbed my attention and I could not put down until all was said and done. The author knows how to tell a story that invokes a variety of emotions to keep you in the game. I like how this drama was stage with the home invasion and the murder while watching all that led up to who was doing what to whom. There were a few surprises in store when the pieces fell into place with Detective Honeywell and with Emma who was the most surprised. This fast-paced drama was on par with how well this narrative was being told and I applaud the author for a job well done.

A great mystery - one that will draw you in quickly!

Emma Anderson is trying to keep a low profile when she mistakenly includes a dead body in her most recent photograph. Before long she is pulled into a murder investigation lead by Matthias Honeywell.

This mystery has all of the qualities I love - interesting characters and imperfect detectives with relationships outside of their jobs. Great backstory for the protagonist too! If you like a police procedural, want a new murder mystery to solve, or just want to visit the beautiful area of Erie, Where The Guilty Hide is for you! #AnnetteDashofy #HarperCollins

Wasn’t expecting this book to be as good as it was. I liked the way it was written and had never read anything by this author (or even if they have written anything else)!a good book draws you in and this did just that. Thought the characters were good and hope that there’s more in the pipeline. I should add that I read this really quickly and didn’t rush but it just kept turning the pages in its own !

This book coves two overlapping stories. Two detectives working a home invasion/murder case and a woman who takes a photo that gives them information. I enjoyed the detective's stories better, the woman, though very likeable, her life became unbelievable, so all of what she was dealing with didn't have impact, the death of her parent,s her sister's missing and drug addiction and abusive ex boyfriend staking her and her family home being burnt. I would have been much more effective to have less in this case. Overall a quick easy read 3.5

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the copy of Where The Guilty Hide. I love discovering new authors and starting a new series is a bonus, so I was excited to read this book. I loved how the story wasn’t bogged down by the minute details, which contributed to the good pace of the book. Emma was a great character and I loved how she was self-aware enough to know she was maybe going overboard with how many times she thought she saw her ex. I hope this isn't the last we see of her! I didn’t really get to know detectives Matthias and his partner Cassie, but I liked how their characters were set up for future installments. The story had so many different facets I had to keep reading and I wasn’t disappointed when I found out how they were all connected. This is a great start to what promises to be a wonderful new series and I am anxiously awaiting the next book!

336 pages

4 and 1 / 2 stars.

Detectives Matthias Honeywell and his partner Cassie are working the case of a home invasion and robbery in an upper class neighborhood. They then receive a call to another home invasion. This time, the man of the house broke free of his restraints and followed the robbers in his own car.

Later freelance photographer Emma Anderson is taking pictures of the seagulls and other scenery along Lake Erie in Pennsylvania where she now lives. She lives in a little seventeen foot trailer in the local campground, hiding from her past. She hopes.

After arriving home she looks at the pictures and notices that in a pile of driftwood and other debris she has captured a photo of a person’s arm. She calls the police.

So begins a fantastic, fast-paced and tension-filled romp in the little village of Erie.

Matthias and Cassie are very competent cops. The body Emma found turns out to be the husband who followed the robbers. Now the stakes are higher. In the first home invasion, no one was hurt. Now they have a murder. The investigation intensifies.

This is a superb police procedural. If you like that genre, you will love this book. The characters are so well drawn that the reader becomes familiar with their thoughts. There are some surprises and some sadness. This is my first book by Annette Dashofy, but it won’t be my last. I immediately went to Amazon to look for her other novels to add to my Kindle. I hope to read more about Matthias, Cassie and Emma.

I want to thank NetGalley and Harper Collins UK/One More Chapter for forwarding to me a copy of this most excellent book for me to read, enjoy and review. The opinions expressed in the review are solely my own.

Annette Dashofy does it again! With Where the Gulty Hide, her new Detective Matthias Honeywell Mysteries, Book 1, she brings another outstanding, grab-you-by-the-throat series with characters that quickly come to matter to the reader.
On the police procedural side, Matthias and his partner Cassie take us through the heartbreak of a murder investigation without bogging the reader down in the excessive repetition of the necessary steps of the process. Matthias's history affects not only the job, but also his relationship with people around him. Matthias appreciates the experience his older partner brings as well as her sass. She appreciates his slightly different thought process and that she can bug him with her humor.
Emma's secret is pretty obvious to us but the fact that she is keeping something hidden can make her look guilty. The pain of the loss of her parents and her hunt for her drug addicted sister add further dimensions to her characters and the effort to find Nell gives her a reason for being where she is. It all works together beautifully but not necessarily happily.
Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for allowing me to read an ARC of the first in a series that I have no doubt will be as addictive as Zoe Chambers which is one of my top 5 series. The opinions expressed are my own and I love sharing my opinion of books I love.
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I love Annette Dashofy's Zoe Chambers series and was eager to see how she approached a new series. Moving from the farms of PA to the shores of Lake Erie, Dashofy has written a solid police procedural with interesting characters. A freelance photographer, Emma Anderson, discovers a body on the beach while taking pictures, and gets pulled into the investigation when Detective Matthias Honeywell catches the case. There were lots of twists and turns as Emma and Matthias follow different threads. Emma Anderson is a strong female lead, not afraid to stand up for herself and her principles, and I look forward to seeing her in future books.

Thanks to One More Chapter for access to a digital ARC on NetGalley.

Emma Anderson is living off the grid after escaping from a bad situation, making a living as a freelance photographer and looking for her missing sister. Detective Mathias Honeywell is dealing with personal issues, as well as a series of home invasions. Both characters were well developed and felt realistic. And I like how the author jumps right into the action and fills in the background information as the story goes along.

The book caught and held my attention right from page one and although I solved some of the mystery there were still surprises. As is usual with Annette Dashofy’s books, she deals with some tough issues so this is definitely a bit gritty but definitely worth reading.

WHERE THE GUILTY HIDE

Emma has secrets, fears that make her a bit paranoid and afraid to open up to people. She is living in a tiny trailer, eking out a living with free-lance photography, and trying to find her missing sister while hiding off the grid. When one of her photos accidentally involves her in a homicide case, she cautiously builds connections, with detective Matthias, with a warm, helpful yoga instructor, and with her helpful, protective neighbor . . . not quite sure any are safe, but all alone isn’t safe either.
This book swept me along, not wanting to stop, but also not wanting it to end. At one point I took a little break to ponder how I would want things to go — I was pleased that it continued much as I wished, to a satisfying ending with a hint of future developments. Another in the series? I hope so. I highly recommend this book, wonderful, gripping, fast-paced, well-written and realistic.
* That realism leads to my own personal PSA: A friend told me once that my independent nature would scare off many guys, another friend mentioned that would-be abusers looked for women they could control. I concluded that we should advise young women to be a bit contrary to be a bit contrary early in a relationship, to weed out controlling men, no matter how charming they might seem.

This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Innovative mystery and intrigue…characters who come alive on the pages…captivating story… the guilty…red herrings kept me guessing…although the story moves slowly at times, it comes to a resounding end. Enjoy

Couldn’t stop reading
The first in a new series, the writing pulled me in at Chapter 1. It is a change from Annette Dashofy’s Zoe Chambers series, a little grittier. The main characters have flaws and as the reader, we are given some background to the cause to their flaws. I can’t wait to see where Ms. Dashofy takes her characters next.