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To Hide To Seek (Alicia Friend Book 5) Kindle Edition

by A. D. Davies (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 131 ratings
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Six suspects, six motives, six alibis.

Freshly promoted to detective inspector, Alicia Friend is yet to unleash her quirky (sometimes irritating) personality on a murder case. That is until her former roommate calls with a plea to insert herself into an investigation.

A high school teacher has been murdered in an English countryside mansion.

In a room locked from the inside.

By one of six people - all of whom might want this troubled individual dead.

Struggling to assert her true, perky persona in an unfamiliar senior role, Detective Inspector Alicia Friend embarks on a new phase in her life by attempting to solve an ingenious murder and fix a friendship damaged by recent changes in her life.

About the Book

To Hide To Seek is A. D. Davies’s take on a traditional British locked room murder mystery that serves as a stand-alone quick read for fans of the genre, as well as TV shows like Death in Paradise and Jonathan Creek.

For regular readers of Alicia Friend’s investigations, To Hide To Seek is number five, a novella approximately one-third the length of a regular instalment.

The Alicia Friend series:

1. His First His Second

2. In Black In White

3. With Courage With Fear

4. A Friend In Spirit

5. To Hide To Seek (novella)

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    June 7, 2018
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About the Author

A. D. Davies is an author of crime and action-adventure novels who has topped the Amazon charts in with serial killer fiction, action-adventure novels, and private investigator thrillers. His work covers the subgenres of Police Procedurals (Alicia Friend) through to international Private Investigators (the Adam Park Thrillers), and violent pulp stories (Three Years Dead, The Sublime Freedom), amongst others. He also pens the action adventure Lost Origins novels. He is well-travelled, his favourite destinations being New Zealand and Vietnam, which has influenced his writing, especially with his Adam Park thrillers. For now, however, globe-trotting is taking a back-seat to raising his two children and writing, although he hopes to one day combine all three. He now resides in the UK with his wife and two children.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CYZSK3P
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crater of the North Publishing (June 7, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 389 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 131 ratings

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A. D. Davies grew up in Leeds, West Yorkshire. In high school his ambition was to be a writer of horror novels, although in adult life he became an avid fan of crime fiction. After a long stint in an unsatisfying job, he attended the University of Leeds where he attained a degree in creative writing. Shortly after graduation, he moved to the Midlands to marry the love of his life.

He is well-travelled, his favourite destinations being New Zealand and Vietnam, which has influenced his writing immensely (as seen in his novel The Dead and the Missing). For now, however, globe-trotting is taking a back-seat to raising his two children and writing, although he hopes to one day combine all three.

He now resides in Staffordshire, UK, with his wife and two children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Alicia Friend Does it Again!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2020
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A smart story with enough twists to keep you in suspense. Alicia Friend finds her way through the suspects ' accounts to deliver a nicely wrapped up conclusion and the killer as well. So glad to have the old Alicia back and looking forward to following her through more thrillers!
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Linda
4.0 out of 5 stars Alicia Solves The Murder Her Way
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018
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I love this author's work. His series about Alicia Friend is different and very well written. This is Book 5 and she has matured now. Has a baby and has been promoted. She wants to do everything right but it doesn't feel like her. She is solving a murder that occurred inside a locked room. Until she started thinking like her old self, she can't get her head around what happened. There are six suspects including her former roommate. She is mentoring a young Sergeant and wants to do it properly. It is an intriguing tale but not as good as the last book in the series. This one is shorter and doesn't go into how Alicia has changed since becoming a mother and returning to work. By the end of the book she has recaptured her old self, calls her boss up to tell him 'I'm Back!' to which he responds with a not sure we are ready for your old unusual methods. Her methods did solve the crimes so all in all I'm sure the next book will reveal more details about Alicia Friend. You ought to read this series because there are not that many with a strong female lead.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and fun
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2019
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Alicia does it again, doesn't get into as many problems this time. But still solves the case. Robbie her former roommate is back.
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Audrey Armstrong
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good quick read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019
Newly minted DI Friend is called by her ex roommate to come fast to help. Her friend Robbie is at a teachers retreat when one of the teachers is murdered in a locked room. DI Friend is a interesting and charismatic character once she loosen up! This is the fifth book in the series but can be read as a stand-alone! I’d forgotten how good the series was since I haven’t read them all. I love the red herring and plot twists so you don’t figure out who dunnit in the first few chapters! I recommend this book and series and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series! It’s a quick and fun read!
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Bev
4.0 out of 5 stars A high school teacher has been murdered in a locked room in an old English countryside mansion.
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018
Alicia Friend has just been promoted to Detective Inspector. She now has to solve the murder of a high school teacher who was inside a locked room. There are six other people, (suspects) at this English countryside mansion. All of them were not very fond of the teacher. Can Alicia use her unorthodox ways of solving this mystery? I voluntarily read a copy of this book and this is my opinion of it.
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linda nash
1.0 out of 5 stars mistake
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019
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did not realize was a short story. want to return
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Charlie
4.0 out of 5 stars Alicia is a legend!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2020
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Just finished my 4th book & loved it just as much as the last 3! I have laughed out loud at some of the things this detective says & does, along with enjoying some of the best storylines, plots , twists & turns in each & every one of this series.
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Rowland
4.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in Australia on July 9, 2021
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Thrilling
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V
3.0 out of 5 stars Leaves you looking for more
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2019
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Not as good as the first four books and was quite short. Also not sure why I need to say eight more words to e able to submit.
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