If you could sum up Hidden Identity in three words, what would they be?
Complex, Accepting, Gritty
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I wasn’t surprised I could see it was who it was from about halfway through.
Which character – as performed by Joel Leslie – was your favorite?
All of them were good but I really liked Jimmy’s mum. I like accents and he did it well. Barry was also nice.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The beginning where you find out what happened to Jimmy’s dad
Any additional comments?
**** I received this audiobook in return for a fair and honest review****

This was a new to me author and I really enjoyed the book. Jimmy McSwain is an old school P.I. who happens set in the modern world. He works his cases, spends time with his mom and sisters and tries to find that special man to share his life.

While all of this is going on he is still obsessing over the murder of his father over 15 years prior and for me, the constant mentions of this dragged the story down for me. It was constant and I understand he wanted answers but it seemed to be on his mind ALL the time above everything else.

That aside I did enjoy the rest of the story, his interactions with his family and clients are great. You can tell he cares about all of them and wants what’s best. In this first story he meets Barry at a club, they hit it off, get together and things go a little sideways. We end the first story with them in limbo and with Jimmy eyeing the new police Captain.

Jimmy solves some cases in all of this, not much is given to these, not as much as I expected in a detective novel. It was much more focused on Jimmy’s life and struggles dealing with his father’s death.

I would be interested to see how the rest of the series shakes out. Who does he end up with.. Barry, the captain or someone else. Does he ever find out what really happened to his father.