The Hidden
By (Author) Bryan Brown
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
4th November 2025
Australia
General
Fiction
Paperback
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
The Heads was once a small village on the NSW north coast. Now it's a large village with a lot of action below the surface. A shipment of coke, a crime squad investigation and a drug overdose keeps the local sergeant pretty busy.
Someone is preying on the women of The Heads. And what does the discovery of buried roosters in the forest mean to a young boy traumatised by the death of his mother
Will Sergeant William Jarrett uncover what is really going on or will it all remain hidden
Praise for BRYAN BROWN
'Uniquely Australian and uncommonly good, I could hear the author's voice in every spare, haunting line. More please.' MICHAEL ROBOTHAM
'My friend Bryan Brown, quite apart from his other manifold talents, turns out to be an excellent writer. An authentic voice; highly imaginative yet completely believable, with a flair for fully realised characters and a gripping narrative ... a great storyteller. This is utterly baffling. I'm furious.' SAM NEILL
'A work of rattling and serpentine suspense ... gripping and sinuous and so, so good.' TRENT DALTON
'The Drowning has all the hallmarks of great Aussie crime writing ... Brown's punchy prose makes this novel absolutely devourable, and all will be revealed in due time. The Drowning is highly recommended holiday reading.' BETTER READING
Bryan Brown is known as an actor, having appeared in over ninety film and television productions. He has worked in some twenty countries including his home country of Australia and the United States. Sweet Jimmy, seven short stories on crime, was released in 2021. The Drowning was his first novel, released in 2023. The Hidden is his latest thriller.