The Hidden ThingsA brilliantly original thriller and “a startling, smart, vivid book” (Tana French, New York Times bestselling author) from the acclaimed author of Three Graves Full—inspired by the real-life unsolved theft of a seventeenth-century painting. Twenty-eight seconds. In less than half a minute, a home-security camera captures the hidden resolve in fourteen-year-old Carly Liddell as she fends off a vicious attack just inside her own front door. The video of her heroic escape appears online and goes viral. As the view count climbs, the lives of four desperate people will be forever changed by what’s just barely visible in the corner of the shot. Carly’s stepfather is spurred to protect his darkest secret: how a stolen painting—four hundred years old, by a master of the Dutch Golden Age—has come to hang in his suburban foyer. The art dealer, left for dead when the painting vanished, sees a chance to buy back her life. And the double-crossed enforcer renews the hunt to deliver the treasure to his billionaire patrons—even if he has to kill to succeed. But it’s Carly herself, hailed as a social-media hero, whose new perspective gives her the courage to uncover the truth as the secrets and lies tear her family apart. |
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User Review - rosalita - LibraryThingWith The Hidden Things (Gallery Books, 2019) Jamie Mason has crafted a solid suspense thriller that is firmly rooted in contemporary culture. It all begins when 14-year-old Carly fends off a would-be ... Read full review
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User Review - Darcia - LibraryThingThis story totally hooked me. The writing has a literary flair, with beautifully crafted sentences and poignant observations throughout. Pacing is the kind of slow burn that invites us into the ... Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 7 |
Section 3 | 15 |
Section 4 | 29 |
Section 5 | 39 |
Section 6 | 49 |
Section 7 | 55 |
Section 8 | 63 |
Section 17 | 169 |
Section 18 | 184 |
Section 19 | 195 |
Section 20 | 198 |
Section 21 | 215 |
Section 22 | 232 |
Section 23 | 246 |
Section 24 | 259 |
Section 9 | 69 |
Section 10 | 82 |
Section 11 | 101 |
Section 12 | 113 |
Section 13 | 125 |
Section 14 | 132 |
Section 15 | 144 |
Section 16 | 157 |
Section 25 | 274 |
Section 26 | 280 |
Section 27 | 285 |
Section 28 | 293 |
Section 29 | 298 |
Section 30 | 306 |
Section 31 | 320 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Hidden Things |
| Author | Jamie Mason |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2020 |
| ISBN | 150117732X, 9781501177323 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Crime Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths Fiction / Thrillers / Crime Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense |
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