It was his safe place. No wonder that he would do anything to protect it.
Of the friends who visit Mark Atkinson on his island retreat, one of them, a girl called Lori, has been there before. What happened on that earlier visit and where is the friend her parents brought with them? Also, where is the jewellery Mary Arnold entrusted to Mark's safekeeping before her death?
The Hiding Place deals not only with things concealed and the answers we seek, but with friendship and the demands that can be made by pursuing a quest.
"Whatever I tell you, I can't get anywhere close to the impact this saga has made on Lori; and don't lose sight of the fact that Mark has been working on it pretty well all of his life."