The Hiding Place: A Novel
Feb 2019 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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“The Hiding Place is terrific in every way.”—Lee Child
From the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man comes an unputdownable psychological thriller about a man who returns home to settle old scores—and uncovers a secret darker than he could have imagined.
Joe never wanted to come back to Arnhill. After the way things ended with his old gang—the betrayal, the suicide—and what happened when his sister went missing, the last thing he wanted to do was return to his hometown. But Joe doesn’t have a choice, not after a chilling email surfaces in his inbox: I know what happened to your sister. It’s happening again . . .
Lying his way into a teaching job at his former high school is the easy part. Facing off with onetime friends who aren’t too happy to have him back in town—while avoiding the enemies he’s made in the years since—is tougher. But the hardest part of all will be returning to the abandoned mine where his life changed forever, and finally confronting the horrifying truth about Arnhill, his sister, and himself. Because for Joe, the worst moment of his life wasn’t the day his sister went missing.
It was the day she came back.
From the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man comes an unputdownable psychological thriller about a man who returns home to settle old scores—and uncovers a secret darker than he could have imagined.
Joe never wanted to come back to Arnhill. After the way things ended with his old gang—the betrayal, the suicide—and what happened when his sister went missing, the last thing he wanted to do was return to his hometown. But Joe doesn’t have a choice, not after a chilling email surfaces in his inbox: I know what happened to your sister. It’s happening again . . .
Lying his way into a teaching job at his former high school is the easy part. Facing off with onetime friends who aren’t too happy to have him back in town—while avoiding the enemies he’s made in the years since—is tougher. But the hardest part of all will be returning to the abandoned mine where his life changed forever, and finally confronting the horrifying truth about Arnhill, his sister, and himself. Because for Joe, the worst moment of his life wasn’t the day his sister went missing.
It was the day she came back.
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March 8, 2019
3.5 Stars Joe Thorne never wanted to return to Arnhill. He's back because he wants to settle a few scores at a school he once attended ... the same school he's just been hired to teach. He really had no choice in coming back ... the letter he received made it very clear. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SISTER ... AND IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. After the way things ended with his old gang--the betrayal, the suicide, the murder--and after what happened when his sister went missing ... well, he had no choice. And there have been more recent murders ... murders that don't make sense. He will learn that the worst moment of his life wasn't the day his sister went missing .... it was the day she came back. This was a blend of mystery, horror, and paranormal ... full of twists and turns. It starts with a murder/suicide and proceeds from there. The story premise was good, although I detected strands of Stephen King's IT and maybe just a tad of Pet Semetary. It was an entertaining read. Many thanks to the author / Crown Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of THE HIDING PLACE. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
About the author
C. J. Tudor is the author of The Drift, The Burning Girls, The Other People, The Hiding Place, and The Chalk Man, which won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award, and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel. Over the years she has worked as a copywriter, television presenter, voice-over artist, and dog walker. She is now thrilled to be able to write full-time, and doesn’t miss chasing wet dogs through muddy fields all that much. She lives in England with her partner and daughter.
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