THE HIDING PLACE

Fred Lehne’s intimate, seductive voice immediately captures attention, growing more insistent as the intriguing story of a twenty-five-year-old mystery unfolds. Seven-year-old Janet Manning is supposed to watch her four-year-old brother, Justin. Instead, she runs off to play with her friend, Michael. Justin disappears from the playground and is later found murdered. For 25 years, Janet and Michael are plagued with guilt and fuzzy memories of that day. When the investigation is reopened, Lehne provides the major players with immediately identifiable, distinct personalities. Especially believable are Janet’s teenaged daughter, Ashleigh; the young black man who was convicted of the crime, Dante Rogers; the cop who was involved in the first investigation, Detective Frank Styne; and Janet’s brusque father, Bill Manning. Lehne’s truthful performance enhances David Bell’s psychological shocker. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2013]