Review: "Hide and Seek"... adult version
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2012
"Hide and Seek" is the latest short story in the 'Dark Crossing' series by co-authors Sean Platt and David Wright. This Kindle e-book was a 141 Kb download and was priced at $0.99 at the time of writing this review..Please Note: the authors have sent me an advance copy of this work in exchange for an honest review.Spoilers:Robin and her daughter Lucy, have gone to the park to play. Robin is nearing the burnt out stage with the motherly duties required to look after her very demanding young child. In addition, an unappreciative husband has her second guessing her raison d'tre within the family setting. Her latest escape mechanism is sexting between herself and her lover (Brian). On this particular day these messages have 'distracted' her (distracted might be a slight understatement) while she and Lucy are playing hide and seek. But suddenly, the urgent yearning that was tingling between her legs has turned to a terrifying dread in the pit of her stomach as she discovers Lucy has gone missing.With the 'hide' segment completed, we now enter the 'seek' mode.End SpoilersSome thoughts on "Hide and Seek"...1.) the slow build-up that was used to make the reader aware of Robin's general state of mind, encompassed a significant portion of upfront story. Any longer and this area would have started to drag.2.) <spoiler>  loved the sexting between Robin and her lover and the effects it had on Robin's state of sexual arousal. The sexting continues unabated from Brian as he is blatantly unaware of what's happened and Robin's now agitated and frenzied state, resulting in a much different effect on our heroine. Brilliant!3,) there was a very small 'aside' tale about ducks that was, IMHO, a master stroke of background detail used to emphasize Robin's stressed psychological state.4.) a totally unexpected, unusual ending5.) really liked the 'unsettling'  black, white and gray cover art.Impression:It's these type of tales that have always made short stories one of my secret personal pleasures... short and sweet (or maybe if you will, sweet noir). If you like it, great; if not, you move on to something else... with little time or effort wasted.An intriguing tale, well told with a nice sense of pace and timing.5 Stars.Ray Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com