The Hidden Girl

An Absolutely Gripping Mystery Thriller (Agent Tori Hunter, Book 3)

By: Roger Stelljes

Narrated by: Kate Handford

The lights of her parents’ cabin just visible through the woods, the girl carefully curls up amongst the reeds, her knees pulled tight to her chest. Terrified, the only sound she makes is the pounding of her heart, but she hears the stranger searching...if she keeps silent, will she be safe?

When Agent Tori Hunter is urgently called to the murder scene of Dan and Heidi Newman, she finds their throats slit and Dan tied up: forced to watch his wife lose her life. Tori’s first thought is for their 17-year-old daughter, Cara, who is nowhere to be found. Will this popular young girl be the next victim?

A broken bracelet is the one clue left at the scene, but the team is running in circles until Tori finally tracks down Cara hiding in the woods. Sobbing, the devastated girl says all she remembers is a flash of a man’s face as she was chased through the forest....

Desperate to find the monster behind this crime, Tori pieces together the broken chain: And it leads her to an elderly lady living alone nearby. When the woman won’t speak to police, Tori senses that although it means breaking all the rules, introducing Cara will show this lonely soul what’s at stake. And once inside her house, Cara gasps when she sees a framed photo on display. It’s the man who chased her....

But then another local couple is murdered in their isolated home, another husband forced to watch his worst nightmare unfold. As more couples lose their lives, can Tori keep Cara, her one witness, safe from this vicious killer? And can she track him down before more innocent families are torn apart?

An absolutely addictive and mind-blowing crime thriller that will have you glued through each and every twist, until the final shocking conclusion. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Robert Dugoni, and Lisa Jackson won’t be able to put this down.

©2021 Roger Stelljes (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Critic reviews

“Wow!! OMG!!!... What an absolutely riveting, non-stop action-packed crime thriller!!! I was absolutely hooked...left me on the edge of my seat biting my nails with my heart pounding...absolutely fantastic...will leave you on the edge of your seat throughout!!” (bookworm86, five stars)

“I was literally hooked into this book!... I stayed up all night, waiting to find out who the killer is...so many unexpected twists and turns...kept me at the edge of my seat.... I felt like I was in a roller coaster ride with this book!... [A] twisted, thrilling ride, that will keep you hooked from the beginning to the end!” (Tropical Girl Reads, five stars)

“WOW!... Stelljes certainly knows how to start a book off with a gripping bang!!... Thrown straight into the deep end.... I flew through this book, I was totally immersed… fabulous.” (Orchard Book Club)

Title is slightly misleading but still amazing!

Okay so mainly it’s not them looking for a girl the whole time. Idk why the synopsis even really focuses on that because it’s hardly apart of the book. It’s mainly about catching these two horrible killers and figuring out why they did what they did. For some reason the victims POV was much harder to listen to as compared to the previous books. I love watching Tori and Braddock grow as a couple but holy fuck does it stress me out. Sometimes they just really piss me off with the way they handle things. Like bro please just talk it out. The story was definitely compelling. I’m a little disappointed with how the killer was caught in the end, IYKYK (if you know you know). I hate when no one explains little things like that like FMC (female main character). Also holy shit Tori and Braddock cannot catch a break lmao. They are BUSYYYYYYY!!!! Which obvs I love because of the book but Tori’s gonna need a lot more than two months of intense therapy. Overall it was a great listen but the second one is still my favorite. I’m about to start the 4th!!!! It really is addicting and I finished this book in about 5 days. Would have been shorter but I had to take a break for a minute since I’ve been speeding through this series again. I honestly wanna go back and relisten to the first one but maybe later. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!

Good story, the reading could use work

I've enjoyed the story and will continue the series, but the reader mispronounces a shocking number of words and it really can draw you out of the story

Awesome

Another amazing listen.. just wow. The story was gripping, amazing narration as always. Character development was great. Just really kept me hooked. So glad I stumbled upon this author. Can’t wait to move on to book 3!

Just two things

Living in Wisconsin, I found it impossible to get past the mispronounciation of both Plover and Portage. These books are great and I love the narrator, but geez oh cripes that was annoying.

Predictable

Overall it wasn’t a bad story, just easily predicted. Both Tori and Will became whiney and put a sour note on the book to me.