Inspired by the real-life unsolved theft of a 17th-century painting, this is a "smart and hugely entertainingly thriller, with so many sharp twists and hairpin turns that you'll need to hold on for dear life" (Lou Berney, author of November Road) from the acclaimed author of Three Graves Full.
Twenty-eight seconds.
That's all it takes for a home-security camera to capture the hidden resolve in fourteen-year-old Carly Liddell as she fends off a vicious attack just inside her own front door. The video of her heroic escape appears online and goes viral. As the view count climbs, the lives of four desperate people will be forever changed by what's just barely visible in the corner of the shot.
Carly's stepfather is spurred to protect his darkest secret: how a stolen painting-four hundred years old, by a master of the Dutch Golden Age-has come to hang in his suburban foyer. The art dealer, left for dead when the painting vanished, sees a chance to buy back her life. And the double-crossed enforcer renews the hunt to deliver the treasure to his billionaire patrons-even if he has to kill to succeed.
But it's Carly herself, hailed as a hero, whose new perspective gives her the courage to uncover the truth as the secrets and lies tear her family apart.
A suspenseful and edgy mystery, "Hidden Things is a treat: a heist story taken to pieces and expertly put back together at off-kilter angles into a startling, smart, vivid book" (Tana French, New York Times bestselling author).
Inspired by the real-life unsolved theft of a 17th-century painting, this is a "smart and hugely entertainingly thriller, with so many sharp twists and hairpin turns that you'll need to hold on for dear life" (Lou Berney, author of November Road) from the acclaimed author of Three Graves Full.
Twenty-eight seconds.
That's all it takes for a home-security camera to capture the hidden resolve in fourteen-year-old Carly Liddell as she fends off a vicious attack just inside her own front door. The video of her heroic escape appears online and goes viral. As the view count climbs, the lives of four desperate people will be forever changed by what's just barely visible in the corner of the shot.
Carly's stepfather is spurred to protect his darkest secret: how a stolen painting-four hundred years old, by a master of the Dutch Golden Age-has come to hang in his suburban foyer. The art dealer, left for dead when the painting vanished, sees a chance to buy back her life. And the double-crossed enforcer renews the hunt to deliver the treasure to his billionaire patrons-even if he has to kill to succeed.
But it's Carly herself, hailed as a hero, whose new perspective gives her the courage to uncover the truth as the secrets and lies tear her family apart.
A suspenseful and edgy mystery, "Hidden Things is a treat: a heist story taken to pieces and expertly put back together at off-kilter angles into a startling, smart, vivid book" (Tana French, New York Times bestselling author).
Jamie Mason was born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Washington, DC. She’s most often reading and writing, but in the life left over, she enjoys films, Formula 1 racing, football, traveling, and, conversely, staying at home. Jamie lives with her husband and two daughters in the mountains of western North Carolina. She is the author of Three Graves Full, Monday’s Lie, and The Hidden Things.
"Hidden Things is a treat: a heist story taken to pieces and
expertly put back together at off-kilter angles into a startling,
smart, vivid book." --Tana French, New York Times bestselling
author of The Witch Elm
"The Hidden Things confirms Jamie Mason's prodigious and wholly
original talent. In a world of copycat writers chasing trends, she
does her own thing -- and it's magnificent." --Laura Lippman, New
York Times bestselling author of SUNBURN
"The Hidden Things is a model for superb thriller writing. It
checks all the boxes: Grabbing us on the opening page, sending us
on a roller coaster of plotting, taking us deep into a world (fine
arts) that most of us only glimpse from the outside, and offering
up a cast of brilliantly drawn characters, noble and evil and
everything in between. Mason also proves to be an ace wordsmith,
whose sharply drawn prose elevates the novel to an even higher
peak." --Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The
Bone Collector and The Never Game
"Greed and revenge collide as Jamie Mason deftly explores an art
theft gone terribly wrong. THE HIDDEN THINGS is a wholly original
and deeply compelling read that will keep readers on the edge of
their seats." --Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of
The Good Girl and When the Lights Go Out
"Mason's innovative plotting with touches of devious humor fuels
the story, but The Hidden Things is driven by its perceptive
character studies of criminals, the criminally inclined and two
innocents whose worlds are about to implode.... Violence simmers
throughout The Hidden Things, ready to explode at any
moment."--Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling and
award-winning author of THE MURDER LIST "The Associated Press"
"Mason's skill in crafting plot is matched by her expertise in
fashioning dialogue. . . . The twists and turns of the plot make
this a reliably thrilling heist/betrayal/chase saga, but it is the
twists and turns of the relationships that elevate [the story] . .
. And the epilogue of The Hidden Things alone makes turning every
page along the way well worth the journey."--Hank Phillippi Ryan,
nationally bestselling and award-winning author of THE MURDER LIST
"Washington Independent Review of Books"
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