Brooke Goodwin has it all. A wealthy family. A powerful father. Good looks and good friends and the chance of even more if she gets accepted into a top university. She’s worked really hard for years to get in and is nervous about the upcoming deadline. After all, the pressure is on from her parents who are both high achievers and have instilled in her the Goodwin values and requirement to be perfect in every way.

The only thing she doesn’t have is the interest of a guy called Dylan at school. She has admired him from afar for years, and it’s the possibility of him being at a party that makes her break the rules to attend.

She has been banned from parties ever since a terrible accident claimed the life of her ex best friend Claire at her parent’s lake house. Being connected to the tragedy is the last thing her parents want, especially when her father is close to becoming a judge. Brooke has tried to forget about the death and details after it was ruled an accident by the local authorities, and worked even harder to please her parents but give herself an escape from them via university.

But someone doesn’t want her to forget. Someone has slashed her tyres, left hundreds of voicemails, texts and threats about Claire’s accident. She can’t tell her friends or the police because she doesn’t want anything upsetting her plans. Her parents are still mad about the lake house incident, so telling them is impossible.

Her school friends want to celebrate the end of senior year and all the university acceptances – knowing she will 100 percent get hers too. The thought of finally being free of her pressure cooker parents, leaving the threats and texts behind, and seeing Dylan, makes her decide to go to the party.

Despite her misgivings, Brooke enjoys the party. But her parent’s enforced midnight curfew is approaching fast and she and her bestie need to leave. This is when everything goes terribly wrong.

A Bronco (4×4 Truck) begins to follow them. They get closer and closer, blast Brooke with their headlights, and even nudge Brooke’s bumper. Has her stalker decided the phone threats are not enough?

Empathy for main character Brooke is easy in this novel. She works hard, tries to do the best by her parents and is loyal to her friends.

Flicking back and forth between the present and before and accident that claimed a life, No Place to Hide builds gradually to tension filled twists that will make readers question everything about Brooke, her stalker and her friends – and an ending that leaves you reeling.

Who can you trust? First impressions can be sooo misleading.

Author – Megan Lally

Age – 14+

(2025, Source Books, Action, Roadrage, Action, Family, Crime, Murder, Secret, Mystery, Friendship, Betrayal, Judge, Revenge, Plan, Denial, Lies, Truth, Twists, Trust, Tension, Thriller)