Mercy and Elvis are back in The Hiding Place, the most enthralling
entry yet in USA Today bestselling Paula Munier's award-winning Mercy
Carr mystery series. When the man who killed her grandfather breaks out
of prison and comes after her grandmother, Mercy must unearth the
long-buried scandals that threaten to tear her family apart. And she may
have to do it without her beloved canine partner Elvis, if his former
handler has his way....
Some people take their secrets with them to the grave. Others leave
them behind on their deathbeds, riddles for the survivors to solve.
When her late grandfather's dying deputy calls Mercy to his side, she
and Elvis inherit the cold case that haunted him--and may have killed
him. But finding Beth Kilgore 20 years after she disappeared is more
than a lost cause. It's a Pandora's box releasing a rain of evil on the
very people Mercy and Elvis hold most dear.
The timing couldn't be worse when the man who murdered her grandfather
escapes from prison and a fellow Army vet turns up claiming that Elvis
is his dog, not hers. With her grandmother Patience gone missing, and
Elvis's future uncertain, Mercy faces the prospect of losing her most
treasured allies, the only ones she believes truly love and understand
her.
She needs help, and that means forgiving Vermont Game Warden Troy Warner
long enough to enlist his aid. With time running out for Patience, Mercy
and Elvis must team up with Troy and his search-and-rescue dog Susie
Bear to unravel the secrets of the past and save her grandmother--before
it's too late.
Once again, Paula Munier crafts a terrific mystery thriller filled with
intrigue, action, resilient characters, the mountains of Vermont, and
two amazing dogs.
