You’ll like some of the characters in this book and hate others. I always love complicated characters in a book and The Hiding Place has this in spades. With shades of Pet Sematary and an all-round aura of creepiness, The Taking of Annie Thorne cements C. J. Tudor's position as a major new talent at the dark heart of crime writing. Brilliant." - Fiona Cummins The Taking of Annie Thorne left us with some unanswered questions, but even despite that, I have to admit that I loved the end.

It’s been a long time since a book scared me. When I say long, I mean more then a decade long, and The Taking of Annie Thorne managed to do just that: scare me. Only if you like your books to be so similar to a another and more famous book that it’s no problem for you. Joe is morally gray character , one moment I see his soft side for his sister and the next he gives me chills. He is a lair, coward, narcissistic, drinker, gambler and murderer? And he’s got a great sense of humour—that dry sarcasm that I greatly appreciate in a protagonist. She’s not bad. She’s able to write about interesting characters and the suspense is good in the books. I’m reading until the end regardless about how I feel about the plot.I crossed from reading this on my kindle to listening to it on audio so that I could continue reading it yesterday in the car. Yes, I was hooked. I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister. He nods, suddenly enthused. 'I know. Do you know the average age people lived to in the nineteenth century?' Tudor has that grown-up Scooby Doo vibe going in her books, which I love. All the gang getting together and solving a mystery. SO MUCH FUN! She left school at sixteen and has had a variety of jobs over the years, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, shop assistant, ad agency copywriter and voiceover.

There are no two ways around it - C.J. Tudor is a storyteller extraordinaire. She can write a terrifying tale, one that will burrow into the deepest recesses of your mind and have you frightened without being entirely sure why. It’s the creation of an overall atmosphere of fright and terror, and she excels at this.

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This was a Traveling Sister Read and we all had mixed feelings about this book. I am just happy that I ended up loving it. Gripping and dark, The Hiding Place descends like its very own mine shaft, getting creepier the further you go. You’ll race to the finish." - Roz Nay This is one of those books that you cover your eyes with your hand while still looking through the space between your fingers, saying no, no, no, not that. It can't be THAT!