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  • Published: 20 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781405910590
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464

The Hiding Place




A powerhouse of psychological suspense unravelling the dark secrets of a small American town

Sometimes it's easier to believe a lie . . .

Twenty-five-years ago, the disappearance of four-year-old Justin Manning rocked the small town of Dove Point, Ohio. When his body was found in the woods two months later, the repercussions were felt for years.

Janet Manning has been haunted by the murder since the day she lost sight of her brother in the park. With the twenty-fifth anniversary of Justin's death looming, a detective and a newspaper reporter have begun asking questions, opening old wounds and raising new suspicions. Could the man jailed for murder be innocent? And then a stranger appears at Janet's door in the night, claiming to know the truth.

  • Published: 20 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781405910590
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464

About the author

Simon Lelic

Simon Lelic is the author of seven highly acclaimed thrillers: Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasey Debut Dagger), The Facility, The Child Who (longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger), The House, The Liar's Room, The Search Party and The Hiding Place. He has also written The Haven series for younger readers, twice shortlisted for the CrimeFest awards.

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Praise for The Hiding Place

Reads like a collaboration between Michael Connelly and the gothic fiction of Joyce Carol Oates . . . A winner on every level

Will Lavender

Cemetery Girl grabbed me by the throat on page one and never let up. . . the work of a master

John Lescroart

A haunting meditation on the ties that bind parent to child, husband to wife, brother to brother. An absolutely riveting, absorbing read not to be missed

Lisa Unger