Hide and Seek: A Novel

SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

The author of The Chestnut Man and creator of the hit television series The Killing returns with a twisty, breakneck psychological thriller that takes an innocent children’s game to its most terrifying and diabolical extreme.

Count to one, count to two . . .

A strange voice from inside the woods, repeating a child’s counting rhyme.

 Count to four, count to five . . .

A body discovered in the water.

 You’re trying to go home. Will you make it alive?

Thirty years later, a woman begins receiving a string of anonymous text messages, repeating that same rhyme.

 Found you.

Then she disappears . . .

On Valentine’s Day, detectives Naia Thulin and Mark Hess are searching to find the missing woman. But when they uncover links to a decades-old cold case, their investigation takes a terrifying turn.

A violent killer is on the loose. Can Hess and Thulin catch them, before they strike again?

"This is a terrific book, compelling and beautifully written by a true master of the genre." ⎯ Peter James, multi-million copy bestselling author of the Roy Grace series

“A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson, drenched in atmosphere and charged with adrenaline. Buckle up. You’ll gulp down every word. I loved this book.” - A.J. Finn, author of the The Woman in the Window, on The Chestnut Man

“Cunningly plotted  . . . . Although it’s hard to look away from Sveistrup’s fiendish villain, the good guys are also worthy of your attention.” - New York Times Book Review on The Chestnut Man

“A tension-charged debut. . . . Incendiary.” - Financial Times on The Chestnut Man

“This is a page-turner that will make you hesitate before turning the page, so unnerving is the violence. One of the best and scariest crime novels of the year, it adds to its rewards by promising us at least one sequel. A tantalizing, un-put-down-able novel by an instant master of the form.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on The Chestnut Man