Title: In Plain Sight
Author: Laurie Holbrook
Series: Mabel Peters, #2
Published: April 2020, Frisson Publishing
Format: ARC E-book, 314 pages
Source: Author
Summary:
Across Colorado, girls
are disappearing. Mabel Peters and her partner, Frankie Dowdy, have
dedicated their lives to bring them home before they are gone for good.
Thirteen-year-old
Isabel Dumel is no longer a child, but not yet an adult. Her mom is
dead and her dad is in prison, and she wants nothing more than to put it
all behind her. But when she’s kidnapped, her only hope is her mentor
and good friend, Mabel Peters. The investigation thrusts Mabel into the
dark heart of a multi-billion-dollar industry and Isabel quickly
confronts her greatest fear—No one is coming to save her.
Mabel
finds herself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking her own life as
she pursues clues along the edge of the southern Rocky Mountains.
Uncovering new secrets in Isabel’s life, Mabel soon learns she isn’t the
only one on the hunt: someone close to Isabel is onto her and closing
in fast.
In Plain Sight is a story of survival—of not giving up, no matter the cost and finding hope in the darkest conditions.
From Laurie Holbrook, the second novel in the thrilling Mabel Peters series.
My thoughts: This is the second book in Laurie Holbrook’s Mabel Peters’s series and I have to say I really enjoyed it, despite the fact that delves into some dark areas. I love being introduced to new series and this one is definitely one I plan to continue reading.
Even though I did not read the first book, Still Out There, I had no problems picking up this book. I think the author gives us just enough back story on the main characters – Mabel Peters and Frankie Dowdy – that you get enough of the gist of who they are without a complete rehashing of the first book. I do plan on going back and reading that first book as I wait to get my hands on the next book, but I do feel this book can be read as a stand-alone.
As I already mentioned, this book delves into some dark content – and the author puts that warning right in the beginning of the book – but I never felt that it got to be too much. It takes us into the world of human trafficking, and I feel that the author handles the subject in such a way as to bring it to light without glamorizing it.
I loved getting to know Mabel and Frankie. I think they make a great team and I am definitely looking forward to learning more about them. I always love reading about strong women in unique roles and that is definitely Mabel. She’s the type of character that I want to know more about…I feel like there is so much to her, that she is this complicated, flawed character. I also appreciated having the 13-year old point of view. I felt this was done just right – not too young and not too bratty, and her time in captivity was heartbreaking yet it felt realistic.
This book was engaging and intense. I found myself completely invested from the start and read it pretty quickly. I am definitely going to be reading book 1, Still Out There, very soon and am hoping this series has a long run – there’s nothing I love more than finding a good series that has staying power and I think this one might be just that!
Books in this series:
- Still Out There
- In Plain Sight
Thank you for the review. New author for me.