The Hiding Game
Published on 4. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-5293-0413-8 (ISBN)
Description
'Intriguing and compelling ... will enthral you to the end' Liz Nugent
'Absolutely gripping ... an addictive page turner.' Patricia Gibney
In a small town south-east of Boston, a young nanny awaits trial for murder.
The evidence - and the media - is against her, but Abby Jones swears she is innocent.
Defence attorney Heather Baxter believes Abby is telling the truth, but convincing a jury will not be easy. And she knows that in a place like Corham, where her own mother's murder remains unsolved, justice isn't always served.
As the lawyer starts to dig deeper into Abby's case, Heather soon realises there may be a link to the shadows of her own past -- and those involved will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried ...
'A gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait!' Andrea Carter
'Riveting, thought provoking and compulsive.' Arlene Hunt
'Absolutely gripping ... an addictive page turner.' Patricia Gibney
In a small town south-east of Boston, a young nanny awaits trial for murder.
The evidence - and the media - is against her, but Abby Jones swears she is innocent.
Defence attorney Heather Baxter believes Abby is telling the truth, but convincing a jury will not be easy. And she knows that in a place like Corham, where her own mother's murder remains unsolved, justice isn't always served.
As the lawyer starts to dig deeper into Abby's case, Heather soon realises there may be a link to the shadows of her own past -- and those involved will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried ...
'A gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait!' Andrea Carter
'Riveting, thought provoking and compulsive.' Arlene Hunt
Reviews / Votes
Louise Phillips is back with a most intriguing and compelling story of grief, loss, memory and the quest for the truth. With rich characterisation and a lively setting, this story will entail you to the end. - Liz NugentA gripping courtroom drama with a courageous new heroine in Heather Baxter. Pacy, tightly plotted and full of suspense. The Hiding Game was worth the wait! - Andrea Carter
The Hiding Game is filled with characters who will grab you by the throat from beginning to end. Absolutely gripping storyline, expertly crafted, an addictive page turner. I loved it. - Patricia Gibney
Louise is at the top of her game. The Hiding Game is riveting, thought provoking and compulsive. A five-star read. - Arlene Hunt
A riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines legal thriller set in A Small Town USA beset with dark secrets and murky lies - Catherine Ryan Howard
Full of twists and turns. A cracking good read - Karen Perry
The oppressive nature of life in a small town adds tension as Phillips draws together the strands of her tightly plotted family thriller - Sinead Crowley
An undoubted master of the psychological thriller - Cormac O'Keeffe
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Language
English
Place of publication
Castleknock
Ireland
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5293-0413-8 (9781529304138)
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LOUISE PHILLIPS is the author of five bestselling psychological crime thrillers. Her debut novel RED RIBBONS, and her subsequent novels, THE DOLL'S HOUSE, LAST KISS and THE GAME CHANGER, were each nominated for Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year. She won the award in 2013.
Louise's work has formed part of many literary anthologies, and she has won both the Jonathan Swift Award and the Irish Writers' Centre Lonely Voice platform, along with being shortlisted for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, Bridport UK, and many others. In 2015, she was awarded a writing residency at Cill Rialaig Artist retreat and she was also a judge on the Irish panel for the EU Literary Award.
In 2016, she was longlisted for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award, and her first two novels, RED RIBBONS and THE DOLL'S HOUSE, were published in the US.
Her fifth novel, THE HIDING GAME, received an Arts Bursary for Literature from the Arts Council of Ireland. They All Lied is her sixth novel.
Louise's work has formed part of many literary anthologies, and she has won both the Jonathan Swift Award and the Irish Writers' Centre Lonely Voice platform, along with being shortlisted for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, Bridport UK, and many others. In 2015, she was awarded a writing residency at Cill Rialaig Artist retreat and she was also a judge on the Irish panel for the EU Literary Award.
In 2016, she was longlisted for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award, and her first two novels, RED RIBBONS and THE DOLL'S HOUSE, were published in the US.
Her fifth novel, THE HIDING GAME, received an Arts Bursary for Literature from the Arts Council of Ireland. They All Lied is her sixth novel.