The Secrets We Hide

Karin Slaughter author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:8th Apr '27

£9.99

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The Secrets We Hide cover

The Gripping Twisty New 2026 Crime Thriller Detective Mystery From The Number One Sunday Times Bestselling Author

The gripping new crime thriller from Karin Slaughter – the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here. The perfect crime thriller to read for Christmas 2026.

'Her books grip you from the first page and refuse to let go' Freida McFadden

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The gripping new crime thriller from Karin Slaughter – the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here. The perfect crime thriller to read for Christmas 2026.

'Her books grip you from the first page and refuse to let go' Freida McFadden

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Everyone in North Falls keeps secrets.

Detective Emmy Clifton knows this better than anyone. She grew up here. She knows every name on every street sign.

But when a woman is murdered in her own home, Emmy realises she doesn't know her town at all.

Because the secrets in North Falls run deep. Some were buried decades ago. Some are closer to home than Emmy could possibly guess.

And some, if they surface, will destroy everything Emmy holds dear.

A gripping and twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Andrea Mara and Shari Lapena

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Readers are obsessed with The Secrets We Hide

‘Karin Slaughter is so good at writing small town life in all its darkness … gossip, loyalties and old resentments shaping every interaction’ 5 star reader review

‘With themes of coercive control, abuse, corruption, motherhood, and devastating family secrets, this novel becomes far more than a conventional crime thriller’ 5 star reader review

‘A story of family, mothers and daughters, and the lengths that mothers will go to, to protect and forgive their children’ 5 star reader review

Praise for the North Falls series:

'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena

'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara

'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben

'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter

'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey

'Brilliantly fresh and compelling – Karin Slaughter is on cracking form’ Peter James

‘A dark, shocking and visceral story … Absolutely brilliant’ Janice Hallett

Karin Slaughter's book We Are All Guilty Here was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-23.

‘Her books grip you from the first page and refuse to let go' Freida McFadden
'Slaughter writes perceptively about the dynamics of abuse in this second novel set in an inward-looking community in Georgia’ Sunday Times
‘It must irritate the rivals of Karin Slaughter that her pacey novels have sold more than 40 million copies. The Secrets We Hide, however, demonstrates her effortless primacy’ Financial Times
‘This latest entry in her North Fall series deals provocatively with the fallout from a blood-spattered murder, involving child abuse and exploitation’ Crime Time
‘Clever twists and shocking revelations from the past make this a must-read for the summer’ Woman & Home
'A must-read for the summer' Woman's Weekly
‘Never one to shy away from a weighty topic, this packs a charge’ Crime Monthly
‘A twisty, dark novel’ Belfast Telegraph
'You will not even think about the other books piled up on your desk waiting to be read' Irish Examiner
Praise for the North Falls series:
'A thriller of breadth and depth―a powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena
'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter
'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey
'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben
‘A dark, shocking and visceral story … Absolutely brilliant’ Janice Hallett
'Powerful, beautiful, brimming with heart and grit – an astonishing novel. I adored it' Andrea Mara
‘Impeccably crafted, achingly tense, and so deeply felt’ Dervla McTiernan
Brilliantly fresh and compelling – Karin Slaughter is on cracking form’ Peter James

ISBN: 9780008771171

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm

Weight: 270g

416 pages