Mallory is delighted to have a new job looking after gorgeous four-year-old, Teddy. She's been sober for a year and a half and she's sure her new nannying role in the affluent suburbs will help keep her on the straight and narrow.
That is until Teddy starts to draw disturbing pictures of his imaginary friend, Anya. It is quite clear to Mallory and to Teddy's parents, even in his crude childlike style, that the woman Teddy is drawing in his pictures is dead.
Teddy's crayons are confiscated, and his paper locked away. But the drawings somehow keep coming, telling a frightening story of a woman murdered... and they're getting more sophisticated. But if Teddy isn't drawing the pictures anymore, who is? And what are they trying to tell Mallory about her new home?
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751583700
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 275 g
Dimensions: 194 x 126 x 38 mm
I loved it. The surprises really surprise and it has that hard-to-achieve propulsiveness that won't let you put it down. And the pictures are terrific! - STEPHEN KING
Must be the boldest double twist of the year. Truly fantastic - THE TIMES
Part ghost story, part social-inequality satire [with] genuine paper jump-scares - GUARDIAN
Tightly plotted and well written [...] A gripping page-turner with intriguing characters and genuinely creepy moments - DAILY MIRROR
Whip-smart, creepy as hell, and masterfully plotted, Hidden Pictures is the best new thriller I've read in years. Destined to be a classic of the genre - RANSOM RIGGS, AUTHOR OF MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
A disturbing household secret has far-reaching consequences in this dark, unusual ghost story . . . Rekulak does a great job with character development: Mallory, who narrates in the first person, has an engaging voice; the Maxwells' slightly overbearing parenting style and passive-aggressive quips feel very familiar; and Teddy is so three-dimensional that he sometimes feels like a real child. It's almost enough to make a person believe in ghosts - KIRKUS REVIEWS
So spooky - BUZZFEED
Hidden Pictures isn't a ghost story, it's a scalpel that slices into our smug sense of self-satisfaction so deeply it hits bone. A perfect summer thriller complete with vengeful spirits, class warfare, and it even has pictures. What more could you want? - GRADY HENDRIX, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
One of the best and most inventive ghost stories I've read in years. The damaged but still fighting Mallory Quinn stole my heart. It's a beautiful dark rush of a novel. I'm already excited to read it again - JOE HILL, AUTHOR OF THE FIREMAN
A gripping supernatural thriller - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The explosive third act gives this story a nail-biting ending sure to thrill - BOOKLIST
Memorable and twisty . . . Seems designed to be read at the side of the pool with a drink in your hand and a smile on your face - ESQUIRE
Mallory is delighted to get a new job caring for young Teddy, through her NA sponsor. She loves the family, but is concerned when Teddy draws pictures of his imaginary friend Anya being killed. Mallory investigates... More
The first chapter is quite strange but it drew me in. After that Mallory has been off drugs for 18 months at the start of the main part of the book. With the help of her sponsor she is going for a job looking after... More
Mallory is a ex – drug addict and in having been in successfully recovery her sponsor has got her a job as a nanny to four-year-old Teddy. His parents Caroline and Ted are strict in an over-the-top way. Caroline is a... More
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