Review: The Hike

The Hike

The Hike
By Lucy Clarke
G.P. Putnam’s Sons,9780593422670, August 2023

The Short of It:

They wanted adventure. They got it.

The Rest of It:

Liz is burned out. Her marriage isn’t what she imagined, and work? More of the same. So she plans a trip to the mountains of Norway with her three best friends. As glamorous as it sounds, it’s a strenuous hike that not all have prepared for. The physical demands leave them exhausted and then when they realize that they aren’t the only ones on the mountain, and that someone has quite a bit to hide, things suddenly take a turn. Their little adventure turns into a game of cat and mouse.

Clarke has become one of those authors that I automatically read. Her last book One of the Girls was a zippy read and the pages just turned themselves. Same here. There was just enough time on the mountain to build up the tension, just enough background story to get a feel for each character, and the story wraps up quickly. I’ve been reading these types of quick reads lately and it’s working for me.

Have you read Clarke yet? I highly recommend her.

Source: Review copy provided by the publisher.
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6 thoughts on “Review: The Hike”

I read a few short-ish books last month (under 300 pages) and really enjoyed wrapping up those reads in just a couple of days. This sounds like another to add to my list!

Hope you are feeling ok these days, Ti. I’m glad you had both kids home for Thanksgiving, even though it was a short visit with your son!

I have not read her …. but I always like these “hiking” kinds of ominous stories …. and Norway too. What’s not to like.

I thought I might have read one of her books, but I decided I was thinking of Lucy Foley. Anyway, this one sounds fun. Thanks for telling us about it. Hope you are doing OK in the health area. 🙂

I enjoyed this book and another thriller like it set in the Swedish mountain wilderness. Love reading about dangerous travel adventures that I’d never take myself.

Harvee at https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/

Ack! I am so far behind in my blog visiting!

I have One of the Girls on my TBR shelf and would love to get to it soon. This one sounds like a real page-turner! I could use one of those right now.