The Hiding House

By Malcolm Richards

A family torn apart, a house filled with secrets... 

Following the mysterious disappearance of their mentally unstable and abusive mother, headstrong Elise Montgomery and her timid younger brother Sebastian find themselves living at their grandmother’s isolated woodland home. 

But on a sweltering summer’s day, just as they are beginning to rebuild their shattered childhood, tragedy strikes and the siblings are left grieving and alone. Sebastian wants to contact their one remaining relative, the ever absent Uncle Edward. But Elise has a far more worrying plan. 

As they retreat from the outside world, a horrifying family secret is uncovered, putting the children’s young lives in immediate danger. 

Unfolding over multiple timelines, The Hiding House is an emotionally charged, psychological mystery & suspense novel about family, loss, and lies. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Storm House
• Release date: Aug 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781516331598

Malcolm Richards

Malcolm Richards writes mystery suspense fiction focusing on everyday people placed in extraordinary circumstances. Born in Cornwall in 1974, Malcolm has worked as a reading recovery teacher, a nurture group leader teaching children with complex behavioural and emotional needs, and as a teacher of creative writing. Malcolm lives and writes in South East London.