What if home is the most dangerous place you can be?

Gloria Janes appears to be a doting suburban mother and loving wife. But beyond her canary-yellow door, Gloria controls her husband, Telly, as well as seven-year-old Maisy and her older brother Rowan, through a disorienting cycle of adoration and banishment. 

When Telly leaves, Gloria turns on Rowan. He runs away, finding unlikely refuge with a homeless man named Carl, with whom he forms the kind of bond he has never found with his parents. After they are menaced by strangers, Rowan follows Carl to an isolated cottage, where he accidentally sets off a burst of heightened paranoia in Carl, and their adventure takes a dark turn. 

Gloria is publicly desperate for the safe return of her son while privately plotting ever wilder ways to lure Telly home for good. Her behaviour grows more erratic and her manipulation of Maisy begins to seem dedicated toward an outcome that only she can see. The two storylines drive relentlessly toward a climax that is both shocking and emotionally riveting.

Suspenseful, unsettling, and masterful, Hideaway explores the secrets of a troubled family and illuminates an unlikely hero and a source of unexpected strength.

Praise for Hideaway

Shortlisted for Arthur Ellis Award (Best Crime Novel)

Featured on The Globe and Mail’s “The summer’s best books”

Featured on CBC’s “10 Canadian books coming out in July we can’t wait to read”

Featured on The Toronto Star’s “A summer’s worth of reading”

Featured in Chatelaine’s “The Most Suspenseful Thrillers Of Summer 2019”

Featured on Bustle.com’s “40 New Thrillers Out This Summer That Make The Perfect Vacation Reads”

Featured in Now Magazine’s “The 14 best books to read in summer 2019”

Featured on Loanstars “July 2019 Adult Top Picks!”

“Authentic, disturbing and unbearably tense, Hideaway will leave you reeling.”
—Shari Lapena, Internationally-bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and A Stranger in the House

“[A] gripping novel… Lundrigan’s skillful depiction of the suffocating family dynamics keeps the reader turning the pages to the end.”
— Publishers Weekly

“A terrific psychological suspense story hinging on the spellbinding character of Gloria, the mom from hell . . . Just when you think you have it all figured out, Lundrigan’s plot swerves. This book has to be saved for a binge read.”
— Margaret Cannon, The Globe & Mail

“Hideaway is a potent exploration of abuse, desperation, coming of age, and broken trust… With her latest novel, Lundrigan proves she’s hit her stride.”
— Dory Cerny, Quill & Quire

“Lundrigan’s second thriller is a well-crafted dive into narcissistic manipulation and betrayal that, despite being set in the American suburbs, evokes the mood of Scandinavian noir.”
— Christine Tran, Booklist

“… you will be hooked by the richness and authenticity of the narrative voices. And… there’s suspense in spades.”
—Dafna Izenberg, Chatelaine Magazine (The Most Suspenseful Thrillers Of Summer 2019)

“One of the country’s most under-appreciated novelists… [Lundrigan] has a knack for these psychologically thrilling situations and is especially skilled at getting inside the hearts and minds of kids.”
-Susan Cole, Now Magazine (The 14 best books to read in summer 2019)

"There are few better at writing familial claustrophobia than Nicole Lundrigan, and in Hideaway she uses it to drive the suspense in a thriller about the idea of home, its comforts and entrapments."
—Andrew Pyper, Bestselling author of The Homecoming and The Demonologist

"Lundrigan is a fearless writer, and has created an unforgettable, psychologically complex, smart, dark story in Hideaway. Questioning ideas of safety, truth, and responsibility, it's a bone-chilling tale that goes places you'll never expect - your heart will be racing by the final, shocking climax and you'll never stop cheering for the irresistible child heroes Rowan and Maisy, even in the darkest moments."
—Grace O’Connell, Author of Be Ready for the Lightning

"In elegant, stylish prose, Lundrigan captures the bewilderment of childhood when it’s set against the backdrop of how awful adults can be. If ever there was a book that will hook you with hatred and love, Hideaway is it. With a great, tense finish, you’ll be desperate for the right characters to win. I loved Maisy as much as I do Scout Finch, and that’s saying something."
—Roz Nay, Internationally-bestselling author of Our Little Secret

"Haunting, harrowing, and beautifully written, Hideaway splendidly showcases the unique talents of Nicole Lundrigan."
—Ian Hamilton, Bestselling author of the Ava Lee Series