The Hunted Hare by Fay Sampson Book Review

Synopsis: The Hunted Hare (The Aidan Mysteries #1) by Fay Sampson

The hamlet of Pennant Melangell consists of a church and a few cottages and lies in a mountainous part of North Wales that is so remote that it is, even today, only barely accessible to cars. It is the ancient pilgrimage site for the medieval Saint Melangell and is still visited by those seeking healing.
The Davison family has come to Pennant Melangell seeking spiritual refuge as their family faces the reality of Jenny Davison's terminal cancer. Jenny and Aidan have visited before, but this is the first time they have brought their daughter, seven-year-old Melangell, to the place which inspired her name.
New since their last visit is a lavish hotel--The House of the Hare--a grand project conceived and financed by local businessman Thaddeus Brown. The Davisons are impressed by the extensive facilities developed with the needs of the sick, weak, and disabled in mind. Jenny is particularly excited by the archery range with modifications that will enable her to shoot arrows even in her extremely weakened state.
But instead of a place of healing, this sacred location becomes a place of doom when Thaddeus Brown is found dead, an arrow in his eye. Suspicion falls on those who have used the archery range, including Jenny along with Brown's vulnerable young niece Lorna. As Aidan works to clear his wife's name, young Melangell goes missing. Is the murderer also a kidnapper? Or does The House of the Hare harbor more mysteries? And who might be the next victim?
The first of a series of new mysteries featuring Aidan Davison and set in what celebrated fantasy novelist Fay Sampson describes as the "thin" places of the Celtic world......
I really enjoyed this book. The beginning takes you on a religious outing, that most will never get to experience... I do not think that I will ever experience Celtic lands.... Just when you feel safe in the characters and surroundings you are put on a roller coaster of suspects.  You never know who is safe especially when  Melangell is missing. There is also a historical story line about the mysterious hare and how sacred the hare really was. It may have even belonged to the Saint Melangell himself. 
I found myself wanting the Davison family to get healed while they visited, especially Jenny, the mom, who is dying of cancer.
I thought that I knew who was the killer, then I didn't, then I did again. It was definitely a fun book to read, and it will keep you guessing!
I was a little upset that the first chapter of The sequel to The Hunted Hare was included in the back of the book, not because I don't like to read about upcoming sequel info, but because they ruined one of the plot lines for me. I do not want to give it away, so lets just say do not read the intro to the sequel unless you are definitely going to be reading the sequel soon, and especially do not read the intro sequel before you read The Hunted Hare!

I was given this book for the purpose of this review, however all opinions are my own!