
Hidden Pictures
A Novel
Flatiron Books · Print & ebook · June 6, 2023
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER “I loved it." —Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp, unsettling thriller with a slick YA edge and plenty of room to read fast.
- Genres
- Supernatural Thrillers, Horror, Psychological Horror
- Published
- Flatiron Books, June 6, 2023
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER “I loved it." —Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell.
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She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body. Then, Teddy’s artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late.
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A sharp, unsettling thriller with a slick YA edge and plenty of room to read fast.
Come here for
- edgy, immersive suspense
- YA-leaning psychological churn
Expect
- tight, uneasy momentum
- book-club conversation fodder
Where it sits
| Supernatural Thrillers | 87% |
|---|---|
| Horror | 44% |
| Psychological Horror | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horror
- Supernatural Thrillers
- Psychological Thrillers
- Authors
- Jason Rekulak
- Publisher
- Flatiron Books
- Published
- June 6, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Horror