Hiding Lies - by Stephanie Rose (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

I STILL REMEMBER STANDING OUTSIDE THE BLAZING HOUSE. I WASN'T SORRY.

Lydia Walker is a forensic photographer, trudging through life in the shadow of her traumatic past, when she is assigned a case centered around the gruesome murder of a camping couple. Her personal life begins to improve after a chance encounter that makes her feel like she's finally connected with someone, a fellow tortured soul named Adam.

As more victims are unearthed she discovers she has a personal connection to the case, her commitment to the case grows deeper, but her motives remain opaque to her colleagues. Will she sacrifice her reputation and her morality to explore her darker urges? Or will she uphold the justice system that failed her, and never held space for her.

Review Quotes

"It's hard to believe Hiding Lies is Stephanie Rose's first book, as it reads like the work of a surefooted veteran. Fans of Caroline Kepnes and Thomas Harris will be thrilled with this twisty novel anchored by a pair of vividly-drawn narrators."

-Nick Cutter, national bestselling author of The Troop

"No surprise that horror maven Stephanie Rose had such a killer novel up her sleeve! Hiding Lies is brutal, unrelenting, and pitch-black from start to finish. I read the whole thing eyes covered and jaw dropped. Rose exposes every dark aspect of humanity swiftly and unapologetically and gives us the scariest duo I've seen in fiction yet!"

-CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly and American Rapture

"Dark, disturbing, and twisty ... What more could you want from a serial killer novel? Stephanie Rose's debut novel is a wicked cat-and-mouse game that will keep you up late reading ... and maybe looking over your shoulder."

-Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author

"Stephanie Rose has come out of hiding with this undeniably thrilling debut. A disturbing cat and mouse tale with the ferocity of your favorite Hannibal episode, Hiding Lies will set up camp in the shadows of your psyche long after the final breathtaking page is turned."

-Brian McAuley, author of Candy Cain Kills and Curse of the Reaper

"There is a darkness at the core of Hiding Lies that seeps out from its pages, thicker than blood, as pitch black as the Portland woods at midnight. One can't help but feel as though it stains their fingers, their eyes, their very soul. Tread carefully through this brutal book. It marks you."

-Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters

"Hiding Lies is equal parts twisted and addictive. Once I began reading, I devoured this book until its satisfying and disturbing end."

-Steph Nelson, author of The Final Scene and The Vein