Hidden [Paperback]

'A mesmerising first novel that wraps character-led drama around a thriller-like core.' (Observer 20051028)

'Jaskunas's descriptive prose has a hallucinatory and ominous vividness.' (Independent on Sunday 20051028)

'Magical ... provides both the racing pulse pleasure of a thriller and the quieter deep waters of character-driven literary fiction' (The Washington Post 20051028)

'A shifty low-key thriller, half Spellbound, half Daphne du Maurier' (Stewart O'Nan 20051028)

'Hidden is not really like anything you've read before' (Anna Quindlen )

''Hidden' is a page-turner, poignant and powerful. I was transfixed' (Chris Bohjalian )

 'Impressive ... a considerable achievement ... a narrative that is as original as it is well structured'

(Natasha Cooper, TLS )

'It's an unusual, very well-written novel, which draws the reader into the mind of the narrator as she finds herself beginning to question her own memories'

(Sunday Telegraph )

'Well-plotted...sensitive'

(New Books Mag )

'A strong debut thriller in which Jaskunas really gets into the head of a woman attacked and left for dead.'

(Sue Baker )

'Powerfully compelling, this intelligent thriller about a woman's search for the truth maintains a vice-like grip'

(Sainsbury's Magazine )

'Hidden... is a first novel of both powerful and poignant emotions...'

(Birmingham Post )

‘Powerfully compelling, this intelligent thriller about a woman’s search for the truth maintains a vice-like grip.’

‘An unusual, very well-written novel, which draws the reader into the mind of the narrator.’ --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

‘Hidden is not really like anything you’ve read before’ --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

One summer night Maggie Wilson was brutally attacked in her home, beaten unconscious and left for dead. Now, six years later, she receives a call from the lawyer who helped put her husband in jail. Told that another inmate has confessed to the crime and that her ex-husband will soon be freed, Maggie is suddenly forced to rethink everything she once believed.

This chilling psychological thriller is a gripping journey into the hidden corners of a young woman's mind. Hidden tells a devastating story of love, betrayal and the dark secrets that haunt all our lives.
(20040606)

A recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, Paul Jaskunas lives in the USA. HIDDEN is his first novel. He is currently at work on his second. (20040606)