As a teenager in the late 1970s, Elizabeth was clever, overweight and something of a loner. When Rachel and her family moved to town, though, Elizabeth was drawn to the bright and beautiful Rachel like a moth to a flame. She would do anything for Rachel. Anything.

Then the first body was discovered.

Twenty years on, Elizabeth wants nothing more than to keep the secrets of her teenage years where they belong: in the past. But another body has been found, and she can’t keep running from what happened . . .

Can she?

Praise

‘An engrossing and evocative read. Jenny Quintana captures layered atmosphere and complex emotions beautifully, alongside writing a compulsive tale. I loved it’

Kate Hamer, author of

The Girl in the Red Coat and Crushed

‘Tension comes from the skillful zeroing in and out of Connie’s sad story and Marina’s desperation for a happy ending . . . Clever’

Daily Mail

‘An emotionally taut, spellbinding, vivid mystery . . . This is definitely a book readers won’t be able to put down’

Karen Hamilton, author of

The Perfect Girlfriend and The Last Wife

‘I loved The Hiding Place. Wonderful writing, mystery and intrigue, and a great story . . . I shed a tear at the end’

Emma Curtis, author of

The Night You Left and Keep Her Quiet

‘The Hiding Place is a real gem of a book. Jenny Quintana’s evocation of the 1960s bursts from the page and the human stories that unfold for the residents of 24 Harrington Gardens are breathtaking and compelling. A gripping plot with characters who will keep you guessing (and break your heart a little, too)’

Eleni Kyriacou, author of She Came to Stay

‘Another beguiling Quintana mystery . . . The Hiding Place is about the hopes, fears and impossible choices of ordinary people. It is about the things that connect and separate us. It is a testament to the fragile nature of truth and a masterpiece of storytelling’

Claire Dyer, author of The Last Day

‘A gripping suspense story that expertly interweaves the past and present . . . Beautifully written and extremely moving’

Nikki Smith, author of All in Her Head

‘An absorbing and moving mystery which Quintana unpacks with her inimitable flair’

Rachel Edwards, author of Darling and Lucky

‘From the first page of The Hiding Place I felt the delicious sense of security that comes from being in the hands of an expert storyteller . . . A flawlessly written mystery and a moving meditation on what it means to belong’

Carolyn Kirby, author of When We Fall

and The Conviction of Cora Burns

‘Effortlessly engaging and full of secrets, I thoroughly enjoyed The Hiding Place, a credible mystery, intriguingly unravelled over two timelines that kept me guessing to the very end’

Anita Frank, author of The Lost Ones