The Hidden by Tobias HillThe Hidden: A Novel by Tobias Hill

When you read voraciously, sometimes you fall into the habit of assuming that you’ve seen it all. Every plot twist. Every surprise reveal. Everything. You may enjoy a book, but are rarely surprised by it. Luckily, every once in awhile, a book comes along to remind you that this is hubris, that there are still moments where a corner will be turned so sharply that the only possible response is surprise. Tobias Hill’s The Hidden is one of those books.

It begins with a rootless wandering professor, Ben Mercer. Estranged from his wife and distant from his daughter, he came to Greece with a vague sense of purpose and no plan. He ends up, for a time, cooking and serving in a Athens grill. A chance meeting there with an acquaintance from Oxford leads him to an archaeological dig and the hidden secrets, both modern and ancient, buried in what was once Sparta.

via Jennie’s Review: The Hidden, by Tobias Hill | Bookgeeks.