The thrilling second novel from the author of The Chalk Man , about a teacher with a hidden agenda who returns to settle scores at a school he once attended, only to uncover a darker secret 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, the murder--and after 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. Because judging by what was done to that poor Morton kid, what happened all those years ago to Joe's sister is happening again. And only Joe knows who is really at fault.
Lying his way into a teaching job at his former high school is the easy part. Facing off with former friends who are none 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 that abandoned mine where it all went wrong and his life changed forever, and finally confronting the shocking, 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.
With the same virtuosic command of character and pacing she displayed in The Chalk Man , C. J. Tudor has once again crafted an extraordinary novel that brilliantly blends harrowing psychological suspense, a devilishly puzzling mystery, and enough shocks and thrills to satisfy even the most seasoned reader.
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Praise
βTudor maintains a tone of creeping dread throughout the book, of something lingering always in the background, coyly hiding its face while whispering promises of very bad things to come. In the last quarter, however, she goes for broke with outright horror, giving readers an effective jolt of adrenaline that will carry them all the way to the terrifying conclusion. Readers wonβt know what hit them. Tudor came out swinging with The Chalk Man , but this one puts her firmly on the map. Not to be missed.β** βKirkus
βTudor has crafted another fantastic horror-tinged thriller (after The Chalk Man , 2018) in the vein of John Connolly and Brendan Duffyβ β** Booklist**
βSome writers have it, and some donβt. CJ Tudor has it big time β The Hiding Place is terrific in every way**.β β LEE CHILD
βWith The Hiding Place , CJ Tudor has proven that she is a true master at creating perfectly dark, highly propulsive, and tightly coiled mysteries that are utterly impossible to put down. From page one, the reader is pulled in with a gathering sense of dread, and taken on an addictive, thrilling ride to the very last page.β β AIMEE MOLLOY,New York Times Bestselling author of _The Perfect Mother
**βDark, gothic and utterly compelling,The Hiding Place pulls off a rare combination β an atmosphere of unsettling evil along with richly nuanced characterisation.β - **JP DELANEY
_βDeliciously creepy, impeccably plotted and laced with both wicked humor and genuine shocks, The Hiding Place is the kind of read-under-the-covers thriller you didnβt think people wrote anymore. Lucky for us, C.J. Tudor still does. An absolute corker of a book. β β Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of FINAL GIRLS and THE LAST TIME I LIED
βGripping and dark,The Hiding Place descends like its very own mine shaft, getting creepier the further you go. Youβll race to the finish.β β ROZ NAY, internationally bestselling author of Our Little Secret
βRazor-sharp writing and masterful plotting drive this dark story about a small town, buried secrets, and ghosts from the past. **Witty and compelling all at once,The Hiding Place is a must read page-turner!β β WENDY WALKER, bestselling author of _All Is Not Forgotten
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βDelicious in every way. A deliciously creepy story, deliciously told. Storytelling like a sirenβs song: your hair will prickle and stand on end but you wonβt be able to tear your eyes from the page. If you like Tana French, you will love, love, love C.J. Tudor.β β ALMA KATSU, author of The Hunger
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βWOW WOW WOW! CJ Tudorβs follow-up to her impressive debut is superbly chilling and delightfully creepy. Smartly written and brilliantly plotted, here is a book that crawls under your skin and hooks on until you reach that jaw-dropping ending.β β CJ COOKE, author of _I Know My Name
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About the Author
C. J. TUDOR is the author of The Chalk Man , and lives in Nottingham, England, with her partner and three-year-old daughter. Over the years she has worked as a copywriter, television presenter, voice-over, 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.