Hidden Pictures
Mallory Quinn, fresh out of rehab, takes a job as a nanny for Ted and Caroline Maxwell's five-year-old son, Teddy. The setup feels perfect-her own space, stability, and a bond with the shy boy who never puts down his sketchbook.
At first his drawings are innocent, but then they turn disturbing: a man dragging a woman's body, scenes far too advanced for a child. Mallory begins to suspect Teddy's art is tied to an unsolved murder, maybe even driven by something supernatural. Despite how unbelievable it sounds, she's determined to unravel the truth before it's too late.
- Mallory - Teddy's nanny
- Teddy - 5-year-old child Mallory cares for
- Caroline and Ted Maxwell - Teddy's parents
- Anya - Teddy's imaginary friend
- Mallory bonds with Teddy, who constantly draws. At first the pictures are sweet, then violent-showing a man dragging a woman's body.
- Teddy claims the drawings come from his friend "Anya."
- Clues from the drawings and a Ouija board point to Anya being a ghost.
- Anya is really Margit Baroth, Teddy's biological mother.
- Mallory learns Teddy is actually a girl named Flora.
- Anya was murdered by Caroline, who stole Flora and raised her as "Teddy."
- Caroline covered it up by hiding Margit's body in the old well on the property.
- When Mallory uncovers the truth, she confronts the Maxwells.
- Ted tries to help Mallory escape but Caroline shoots and kills him.
- Mallory kills Caroline in self-defense and flees with Flora.
- Flora is reunited with her real father.
- Mallory - Alive - 30 months clean and sober and hoping to reunite with Fiona one day
- Teddy (real name Flora) - Alive - Living with her biological Dad
- Caroline - Dead - Stabbed by Mallory
- Ted - Dead - Shot by Caroline
- Anya (real name Margit) - Dead - Killed by Caroline
- Addiction
- Drug abuse
- Murder
- Kidnapping
- Infertility
- Racism
- Car accident
- Transphobia
Happy
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 9781250819345
Publish Date: May 10, 2022
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.