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  • Published: 21 March 2023
  • ISBN: 9780552177993
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

Hide and Seek

  • Andrea Mara


Close your eyes. Count to ten. And when you open them, your child is gone... A top ten bestselling, twisty and compelling thriller about a little girl who goes missing during a game of hide and seek.

A missing child. A house full of secrets. A mystery waiting to be solved.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a twisty psychological thriller that you won’t be able to put down.

'Next-level domestic suspense - even the twists have twists. I loved it – Andrea Mara is a star.'
Lee Child

‘A relentless, twisting page-turner.’ Chris Whitaker

Original, clever and unputdownable.’ Sarah Pearse

Close your eyes.
The game of hide and seek is over, but little Lily Murphy hasn't been found. Her parents try to stay positive, but they know this peaceful Dublin suburb will never be the same again.

Count to ten.
Years later, Joanna moves into a new house. It seems perfect in every way, until she learns that Lily Murphy used to live here.

And when you open them, your child is gone.
Because Joanna thinks she knows what really happened to Lily – and if the truth gets out, it might be her undoing...

**Don’t miss Someone in the Attic, the gripping, twisty new thriller from Andrea Mara, available to pre-order now!**

  • Published: 21 March 2023
  • ISBN: 9780552177993
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $22.99

Praise for Hide and Seek

'Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed Hide and Seek. It's a real page turner. Expertly crafted characters and plot, with an engaging mystery at its heart, and that twist at the end! Brilliant.'

Patricia Gibney, multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Lottie Parker series

'Mara knows how to take every parent's worst nightmares and turn them into top-class page turners. She expertly ratchets up the tension in this single-sitting read, a nerve-shredder that will have you guessing right until the final unexpected twist.'

Ellery Lloyd, New York Times bestselling author of The Club

'Andrea Mara has perfected her own south Dublin version of domestic noir where secrets are buried under manicured lawns and expensively paved patios. In Mara's world no one, from the babysitter to the new neighbour to the smiling guests at a garden drinks party can be considered above suspicion.'

Sinead Crowley

"Hide and Seek is domestic noir at its absolute compelling best, gripping, twisty and as if it's all happening next door - be warned, with Andrea Mara, there's always a brilliant last sting in the tail!"

Sam Blake

"The latest from Andrea Mara chilled me to my core. An outrageous amount of twists and turns, you will love it!"

Sarah Breen

'Andrea Mara's Hide and Seek is a must read for psychological thriller fans. Well-drawn, intriguing characters and a twisty, gripping plot will keep you reading well into the night. A real page-turner.'

Olivia Kiernan

'Next-level domestic suspense - even the twists have twists. I loved it - Andrea Mara is a star.'

Lee Child

'What a fabulously twisty tale - really clever, and with one of the most satisfying and believable endings I've read for a while.'

Emma Curtis

'Twisty, propulsive and unsettling, with a plot I wish I'd thought of myself.'

Catherine Ryan Howard

'I loved Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara! Original, clever, and unputdownable, it ticks every crime thriller box for me and then some! I couldn't stop turning the pages to find out what happened next as the gripping, clever plot twists and turns its way to a dramatic denouement. Andrea is an author to watch and I can't wait to read her next.'

Sarah Pearse

'Gave me palpitations! Complex, layered, sneaky and beautifully woven. Creeps up behind you then let's you have it. Fabulous!'

Helen Fields

'A relentless, twisting page-turner, Hide and Seek delves deeply into every parent's worst nightmare. A first-class thriller.'

Chris Whitaker

'I raced through this at high speed, enjoying the ride through Andrea's twists and turns.'

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