Hide And Seek: The chilling sequel to THE CHESTNUT MAN, now a major Netflix series - Hardcover

Sveistrup, Søren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241720524 ISBN 13: 9780241720523

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2026

Synopsis

'Hide and Seek is Scandi Noir at its finest' The Times Crime Book of the Month

*THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHESTNUT MAN IS BACK WITH A BLOCKBUSTER NEW THRILLER, NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX ADAPTATION*

'A cracking ending that left me STUNNED' 5***** Reader Review
'A superb thriller...totally immersive' 5***** Reader Review
'Amazing. Dark, tense, creepy, and completely engaging' 5***** Reader Review

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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 is haunted by a string of anonymous text messages, repeating that same counting rhyme. Counting down.

Found you.
Detectives Naia Thulin and Mark Hess are charged with finding the missing woman. But when they uncover links to a decades-old cold case, their investigation takes a terrifying turn.
A twisted killer is on the loose. Can they catch them, before they strike again?

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Why readers are totally gripped by Hide and Seek

'Without doubt this is a Scandi noir tome that will leave you breathless and it deserves more than five stars' 5***** Reader Review
'A dark, atmospheric, procedural thriller...excellent' 5***** Reader Review
'The twists and turns are constant...this is a chilling book that I could not put down' 5***** Reader Review

Praise for Søren Sveistrup

'The Stieg Larsson comparisons seem unfair - on Sveistrup. He is quite simply in another league' Metro

'If you're pining for a dose of Jo Nesbo-style Scandi noir, The Chestnut Man should hit the spot' The Times

'A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson, drenched in atmosphere and charged with adrenaline. I loved this book' A. J. Finn

'Has success written all over it' Daily Express

'Creepy, clever and packed with tension' Sun

About this title

About the Author

Søren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed scriptwriter of the Danish television phenomenon The Killing which won various international awards and sold in more than a hundred countries. More recently, Sveistrup wrote the screenplay for Jo Nesbø's The Snowman.

Sveistrup obtained a Masters in Literature and History from the University of Copenhagen and studied at the Danish Film School. He has won countless prizes, including an Emmy for Nikolaj and Julie and a BAFTA for The Killing. His debut novel, The Chestnut Man, was an international bestseller, and a highly successful Netflix show. Hide And Seek will also be adapted by Netflix.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241720524
• ISBN 13: 9780241720523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560