Chapters (55)
- Cover
- About the Author
- JOIN THE READERS WHO CAN’T PUT SIMON LELIC’S GRIPPING THRILLERS DOWN …
- Dedication
- Prologue
- TWENTY-TWO YEARS LATER
- Friday 18 October, 3.17 p.m.
- Ben – January 1997
- Monday 21 October, 9.56 a.m.
- Monday 21 October, 11.47 a.m.
- Ben – January 1997
- Tuesday 22 October, 10.49 a.m.
- Ben – February 1997
- Wednesday 23 October, 10.14 a.m.
- Ben – February 1997
- Wednesday 23 October, 11.25 a.m.
- Ben – February 1997
- Wednesday 23 October, 12.02 p.m.
- Ben – February 1997
- Wednesday 23 October, 1.55 p.m.
- Wednesday 23 October, 3.16 p.m.
- Ben – March 1997
- Wednesday 23 October, 7.17 p.m.
- Thursday 24 October, 11.43 a.m.
- Thursday 24 October, 3.41 p.m.
- Ben – March 1997
- Thursday 24 October, 9.45 p.m.
- Ben – April 1997
- Friday 25 October, 9.28 a.m.
- Ben – April 1997
- Friday 25 October, 10.55 a.m.
- Friday 25 October, 12.37 p.m.
- Friday 25 October, 2.47 p.m.
- Ben – April 1997
- Friday 25 October, 3.36 p.m.
- Friday 25 October, 5.27 p.m.
- Ben – May 1997
- Saturday 26 October, 10.21 a.m.
- Saturday 26 October, 9.15 p.m.
- Ben – May 1997
- Sunday 27 October, 4.39 a.m.
- Ben – May 1997
- Sunday 27 October, 8.37 a.m.
- Ben – May 1997
- Sunday 27 October, 10.19 a.m.
- Ben – May 1997
- Sunday 27 October, 10.41 a.m.
- Isaac – May 1997
- Sunday 27 October, 10.52 a.m.
- Sunday 27 October, 11.01 a.m.
- Sunday 27 October, 12.14 p.m.
- ONE WEEK LATER
- Sunday 3 November, 10.55 a.m.
- Acknowledgements
- THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
The Hiding Place is my tenth published novel – something that dawned on me as I was writing it, and that still catches me by surprise. My agent, Caroline Wood, has been with me since the beginning, and I can only hope I will have the privilege of working with her for the next ten novels and more. Likewise the entire team at Felicity Bryan Associates: thank you all for your enthusiasm, dedication and support.
I also want to thank my incredibly talented publishing team at Penguin: my wonderful editor, Katy Loftus, as well as Vikki Moynes, Georgia Taylor, Chloe Davies, Ellie Hudson and Natalie Wall, as well as Gemma Wain for her exceptional copy-editing skills and the entire art team for their fabulous cover design.
A huge thank-you as well to all my fellow writers who have been generous enough to offer their support and words of encouragement over the years. There have been so many, I would be bound to overlook someone if I attempted to list them all, but hopefully you know who you are – I cannot express my gratitude enough. The same applies to all the bloggers, reviewers, booksellers and librarians who have helped to champion my books – and of course to you, the reader, for taking a chance on my writing in the first place.
Finally, thank you to my friends and family. Again, you know who you are, and hopefully you also know how much you mean to me. My wife, Sarah, is my first and most dedicated reader, and if it wasn’t for her I probably wouldn’t be writing at all. The book is dedicated to her, as well as to our three children, Barnaby, Joey and Anja. Much of The Hiding Place was written during lockdown, so I feel I owe you all an extra special thank-you for your astonishing feats of flexibility and forbearance during what was unquestionably the most challenging year of your young lives. I couldn’t be prouder of you.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
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