Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

Hidden Pictures

A Novel

Jason Rekulak

Flatiron Books · Print & ebook · June 6, 2023

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER “I loved it." —Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.

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Who it’s for
A sharp, unsettling thriller with a slick YA edge and plenty of room to read fast.
Genres
Supernatural Thrillers, Horror, Psychological Horror
Published
Flatiron Books, June 6, 2023

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About this book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER “I loved it." —Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell.

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She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body. Then, Teddy’s artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late.

Dark Momentum

A sharp, unsettling thriller with a slick YA edge and plenty of room to read fast.

Come here for

  • edgy, immersive suspense
  • YA-leaning psychological churn

Expect

  • tight, uneasy momentum
  • book-club conversation fodder

Where it sits

Supernatural Thrillers87%
Horror44%
Psychological Horror23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horror
  • Supernatural Thrillers
  • Psychological Thrillers
Authors
Jason Rekulak
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Published
June 6, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Horror