📖 Publication Day Book Review ~ The Hiding Season by A C Glass

Penguin
Paperback Publication
13 August 2026

My thanks to Amanda at Moonflower for my copy of this book

Exploring the damage that spies can do to those who get tangled up in their lives, The Hiding Season follows an ordinary woman running for her life after she witnesses the murder of one of America’s most powerful senators. 

Escaping from a broken marriage, Maya Landry moves to Bozeman, Montana, the gateway to the Rocky Mountains. Working at an exclusive private ski-resort in the off season, Maya’s new life of quiet reflection in the mountains is going exactly as she’d hoped . . . until she stumbles across a dead body.

With no phone signal, she races down the mountain to get help. But when she returns with the police, the body is gone and no-one believes her. Later that night Maya is told by FBI agent Riley Maguire that if she doesn’t leave the state tonight, she’ll be dead by morning. 

Forced to change her identity, leave everything behind and move across the country, Maya trusts Riley to keep her safe. But, when her hiding place is compromised, should she trust him? And are the feelings she’s having towards him too good to be true? 

From a ski lodge in the Rocky Mountains to the Dirty Sixth in Austin, and from an anonymous safehouse in Texas to the headquarters of the FBI in Chicago, this is a page-turning, pulse-pounding thriller that explores the collateral damage of an FBI operation gone wrong.

📖My Review…

Hoping for a fresh start after the disastrous end to her marriage Maya Landry finds what she hopes is a new beginning working as a caretaker in an exclusive ski-resort on the edge of the Rocky Mountains in Montana. Looking after exclusive properties in this remote location should have offered her a safe haven but instead Maya gets drawn into a murder mystery which will see her running for her life.

Teeming with atmosphere and brimful of intrigue, we go on the run with Maya and Riley Maguire, the enigmatic FBI agent who sets out to keep Maya alive. Hurtling from one set of bizarre circumstances to another we follow Maya as she attempts to bring some semblance of order to her new life which is quickly spiralling out of control. I must admit to being on the edge of my seat as Maya struggles to determine just who the bad guys are, never trusting anyone but Riley, Maya must negotiate a world where no-one ever seems to tells the truth.

Fast and furious and with never a moment when the narrative slows down, this is a thrilling rollercoaster of a ride through the undercurrents of a criminal investigation at the highest level. Tense and emotionally exciting and with an unexpected plot twist at the end this is definitely one of those addictive stories which kept me turning the pages long into the night. Another fabulous read from this talented psychological thriller writer. 

About the Author

Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by The Guardian, ‘The real thing’ by the Washington Post and ‘A worthy heir to the James Bond mantle’ by James Patterson and shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger, Ava Glass is the UK’s leading female spy fiction writer and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. 

The Hiding Season follows Ava Glass’ successful Emma Makepeace series, which included The Chase, The Trap, and her critically acclaimed 2023 thriller The Traitor, which was a Grazia Book of the Month, a Washington Post Book of the Year, a Cosmopolitan Book of the Year and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Film rights to The Chase and The Traitor series have been acquired.

Ava Glass’ spy novels are based on first-hand experience working with spies for the British government alongside several years working as an investigative journalist and crime reporter in America. One of vanishingly few female authors writing spy fiction, Ava Glass is breaking down the door to the most male-dominated genre in fiction. 

Ava Glass is an experienced broadcaster and a go-to talking head when something’s going on in the world of spies, and frequently appears on Sky News, BBC News and BBC Radio 4. She has also co-presented a true crime documentary TV series for Channel 4 and is a regular guest expert on current affairs podcasts.

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