The Hiding Game

Author: Naomi Wood

Germany | 20th century | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Historical fiction

Published on 4^th December 2025 by Pan Macmillan (Picador) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 384 pages
129mm x 197mm x 32mm | 264g

An intoxicating story of love and betrayal set in 1920s Germany. In Roaring Twenties Germany, Paul, Charlotte and Walter meet at the Bauhaus art school. The trio form a close-knit group, in which passions and rivalries collide. But when Walter is betrayed, he makes a terrible mistake – a secret he will keep from Paul and Charlotte for as long as he can.

As political tensions escalate and the Nazis gain power, Walter’s secret – hidden in notebooks, paintings and blueprints – ultimately threatens the very lives of his friends, with devastating consequences.

Thrilling, gripping and unforgettable, Naomi Wood’s The Hiding Game explores the perils of secrecy in a changing and dangerous world.

Shortlisted for The Historical Writers’ Association Gold Crown Award.

Longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.