The Book Connection...: First Chapter Review & Giveaway: Gone to Ground by Morgan Hatch

Partners in Crime Tours is touring the urban thriller, Gone to Ground, by Morgan Hatch.

BLURB: Javier Jimenez is on a glide path to college while his brother, Alex, has done a 180 and is heading for trouble. Neither, however, have any idea what's coming their way when George Jones sets in motion his plan for their neighborhood. It's a cataclysmic vision of urban renewal replete with manmade disasters, civil unrest, and a tsunami of ambitious Zoomers. Meanwhile, Alex and Javier's feud quickly escalates, even as Alex finds himself in way over his head with Denker Street, the local gang. The bodies start falling, and Javier soon realizes Jones has put a target on his back. It's time to go to ground. Can he keep Alex from falling further into the streets? Can he outplay Jones at his own game? All this and his own hopes, once so bright, now fading like a smog-shrouded LA skyline.

COVER: Kudos to this cover designer, as they scored with this one. The colors are perfect. The LA skyline makes a nice background. The young man running speaks not only to the target age for the story but also to the plot. Nicely done!

FIRST CHAPTER: In a post-lunch class, Javier watches as a classmate prods another anecdote from the teacher, but his true focus is on his younger brother, Alex, and who he is hanging with across the yard.

KEEP READING: That's an emphatic yes! Despite urban fiction not being my genre of choice, Hatch's masterful way of describing people, events, and places is amazing. Have you ever read a book and thought, I wish I could write like that? Gone to the Ground is one of those books. The author quickly sets up Javier and Alex's world, drops in a hint of backstory, and leaves the reader wanting more. What else can you ask for from a first chapter? I'm so intrigued that I need to continue.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1685136346
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1685136345

I received a copy of this first chapter from the author. This First Chapter Review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

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