Hide and Seek: The unmissable new crime thriller from the top ten Sunday Times bestselling author of All Her Fault

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In this story we follow fourteen contestants competing in a Hide-and-Seek contest at an abandoned amusement park. I read this very quickly after being approved for it on Netgalley, primarily because I have really enjoyed the author’s previous thrillers and I hoped this would be another propulsive read.

Set in a leafy suburb in Dublin, Lily Murphy disappears in 1985 while playing the age-old favourite children’s game of hide and seek. This wealthy suburb of Dublin has umpteen secrets plastered over with plausible lies, it’s a mission to uncover those and and the truth when it comes makes absolute sense.There’s Nia who is an encyclopedia of facts, Lyric, Carla and her younger brother Quincy, Shae, and of course Zee. It is very corny and simplistic and if a teacher covering prepositions wants to use it, they can't because it is too easy and simple. But there were so many red herrings, twists and turns that it was impossible to work out what had happened to Lily so I gave up and just immersed myself in this wonderfully involving book!

I loved the duel timeline aspect and the pacing was such that we learnt about the lead up to Lily's disappearance and Joanna's childhood at the same time. A well-executed picture book, appropriately written and illustrated for young children's developmental thinking ability, can open the door for a meaningful discussion regarding their misbehavior and feelings.

You witness dynamics you can’t get a handle on, shocking dysfunction with monsters masquerading behind a glossy appearance and deceptive smiles. Nice and creepy with a fun ensemble cast of smart, resourceful kids fighting to take down a monster. I’ve loved her previous books so I was delighted to get an advanced copy of Hide and Seek, prior to its release in August. They, too, can count on their steadfast mother to always have their back, no matter how they choose to test their relationship. It's so well weaved, and despite a large cast of characters, the meticulousness with which it is put together makes it an easy read.

I can’t resist a picture book about dogs, and it’s no surprise that my first picture book was based on a true story about one very brave little dog.When I saw Rebecca read this book at an event, she had an adorable craft where kids could make skeletons out of gluing dry pasta to black paper—activity idea! If you are keen on a twisty psychological thriller that slowly untangles a web of half-truths then this is the book for you. Before all of the moving boxes are unpacked, Joanna learns that a three-year-old girl who disappeared while playing HIDE AND SEEK thirty-three years prior had resided in the same house. From the author of The Tzar’s Curious Runaways, picked by the Telegraph as one of the Best Children’s Books of 2020 and The Acrobats of Agra, picked by The Observer as one of the Best Children’s Books of 2021, a thrilling adventure set in London and war time Paris.