Hidden

'Characters that grip and a story that resonates long after the book is finished.' -- Tangled Web UK 'A strong debut thriller in which Jaskunas really gets into the head of a woman attacked and left for dead' -- Sue Baker, Publishing News 20051125 'An unusual, very well-written novel, which draws the reader into the mind of the narrator.' -- Sunday Telegraph 20050731 'A shifty low-key thriller, half Spellbound, half Daphne du Maurier' -- Stewart O'Nan 20050731 'A mesmerising first novel that wraps character-led drama around a thriller-like core.' -- Observer 20050522 'Jaskunas's descriptive prose has a hallucinatory and ominous vividness.' -- Independent on Sunday, Laurence Phelan 20050522 'Hidden is not really like anything you've read before' -- Anna Quindlen 20050522 "Hidden' is a page-turner, poignant and powerful. I was transfixed' -- Chris Bohjalian 20050125 'Magical ... provides both the racing pulse pleasure of a thriller and the quieter deep waters of character-driven literary fiction' -- The Washington Post 20040606 'Impressive ! a considerable achievement ...a narrative that is as original as it is well structured' -- Natasha Cooper, TLS 20051028 'While coming to grips with bald truth, Jaskunas drives the narrative forward to its dark denouement in this muscular, vividly superior page turner' -- Herald 20060520 'A mesmerising, unnerving novel.' -- Crime Time, Ralph Travis 20060601 'Powerfully compelling, this intelligent thriller about a woman's search for the truth maintains a vice-like grip' -- Sainsbury's Magazine 20060601 'An intriguing tale well-told' -- Evening Mail 20060601 'Hidden... is a first novel of both powerful and poignant emotions...' -- Birmingham Post 20060601

One summer night Maggie Wilson was brutally attacked in her home, beaten unconscious and left for dead. Now, six years later, she receives a call from the lawyer who helped put her husband in jail. Told that another inmate has confessed to the crime and that her ex-husband will soon be freed, Maggie is suddenly forced to rethink everything she once believed. This chilling psychological thriller is a gripping journey into the hidden corners of a young woman's mind. HIDDDEN tells a devastating story of love, betrayal and the dark secrets that haunt all our lives.