You Can't Hide Book

*Warning: this novel contains themes of suicide and some sexual abuse.

This is book two of the 'two in one' Karen Rose Novel. Wow! Hidden cameras, drugging's, planted evidence , sick mind games! What more could you want from a psychological thriller/suspense novel with a hint of romance? Karen Rose did another amazing job at keeping me captivated and interested in these amazing characters and the plot of this novel. I really enjoyed how she continued on with a few characters from her other book 'I'm Watching You' (which i reviewed yesterday) into this one. Especially Detective Aidan Reagan, who is the brother of the lead detective in the other book. I'm loving the Reagan family as a whole and enjoy seeing how their lives progress through the books.
Once again this is read in different perspectives, looking at the story through different eyes helped build the climax of this novel and each character's development/growth.

Set in Chicago ; Tess Ciccotelli is a psychiatrist, having been condemned and hated by the police department after a court case she testified for , stating the accused was insane and therefore being put into psychiatric care instead of prison, hasn't left alot of police offers believing she has a good heart or the ability to do her job, especially Aidan Reagan.
Now someone out there is pushing her patients to commit suicide by using their biggest secrets and guilt against them. Messing with their heads, imitating Tess and drugging them is only the beginning when physical evidence points to Tess herself having committed the crimes. With the body count slowly rising, and so many officers still angry with her about the conviction, soon the news is out there for all the world to judge her about her possible involvement with the crimes, even though she has never broken her patient-client confidentiality.
Now her psychiatrist license, her practice, her patients secrets and her safety are at risk when all leads either turn up dead or pointing back at Tess.
Who could hate her so much? and How did they find out all the information about her patients?
Tess and Reagan have to jump through many hoops to solve this case before the killer strikes again and takes Tess and those she loves down, once and for all.

I liked Tess Ciccotelli as a character, she is a strong honest female, who wont back down even if she ends up hated or under threat. Being a psychiatrist means she has a good understanding of peoples characters and there motives. Not only is she intelligent,but she holds her own and works hard to be where she is despite having some fallback's in the past. The way she handles being watched and listened to is amazing, i for one wouldn't be able to cope knowing someone is watching my every move and hunting down people i help/love. Though she does feel guilty, it makes her more determined to find out who is doing this to her and why.
Also the fact she has claustrophobia really interested me, but its not revealed until much later in the novel why that is.

Aidan Reagan is a sweet heart, although he was really hard and stern at the start of this novel, the reader then understands how hard his job must be especially when it comes to crimes against children and the helpless feeling he must feel of not being able to do enough/more to bring justice.
The fact he doesn't beat the fucking shit out of the criminals who abuse/kill children is remarkable enough, i wouldn't be able to control myself being a police officer not when it came to crimes like that, it literally makes my blood boil and makes me want to bring justice to the victim myself.
The way he helps Tess is amazing, he goes above and beyond to make sure she is safe and looked after, once he actually believes she's not the one committing the crime that is.
I love his dog Dolly too, any animals in novels melt my heart, with 2 cats, a dog and fish, its really easy to relate to their behaviours.

The Romance between Tess and Reagan starts off as a strong dislike of each other, but then slowly turns into attraction and the need to protect one another. Both having issues from their past makes a slow build up of mixed emotions , lust and the need for survival and safety.

I did not pick the killer in this one, unlike in 'Im Watching You'. I didn't even see it coming. And boy, the reasoning behind it was a smack in the gob. I couldn't believe someone could be so utterly insane and manipulative that it had gone unseen for so long by so many, and being someone extremely close to Tess it was fucking creepy how good they were at manipulating those around them to see someone completely different to who they were.
This reminded me of Paramore lyrics so bad.

Another great read from Karen Rose!

Recommend for anyone liking: Psychological Thrillers/ Suspense/ Romance.