The Hiding Season

In this page-turning, atmospheric thriller, a broken woman's new beginning is upended when she becomes the only witness to a deadly crime . . . making her the next target.

"Impossible to put down!" --Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew

After a painful divorce, Maya Landry is in desperate need of a fresh start, which she finds deep in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Maya's relieved when she's hired as a summer keeper of billionaire-owned ski lodges left empty after snow season ends, and her new life of peace and isolation is going exactly as hoped . . . until she stumbles across a dead body on the living room floor of one of the lodges. There's no cell service on the resort, and by the time she's able to find a signal and call the police, the body is gone. In fact, there's no evidence a body was ever there at all.

The police think Maya is unstable, and she's not convinced they are wrong. But later that night, a stranger walks up to her and tells her that someone knows she was up on the mountain that day, someone willing to kill to keep their secrets. She's not sure whether to believe him . . . until the killers come for her in the dead of night. Maya narrowly escapes, only to find that same mysterious man waiting to rush her away. But can she trust him? Can she trust anyone?

Only one thing is certain: The people who committed the murder are coming for her. Maya is the only person alive who might reveal what happened up on the mountain. And they want her gone.

Author: Ava Glass
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.13w x 1.51d
ISBN: 9780593972229

About the Author
Ava Glass is a pseudonym for a former crime reporter and civil servant. She is the author of Alias Emma, The Traitor, and The Trap. Her time working for the government introduced her to the world of spies, and she's been fascinated by them ever since. She lives and writes in the south of England.