The Hiding Place | In Conversation with Kate Mildenhall

When four families chip in to buy a small mining town together, they expect the perfect getaway from the stresses of their everyday lives. But before nightfall, someone will be dead.

The Hiding Place, by Kate Mildenhall, explores the fragile dynamics that hold people together and the secrets that can tear them apart. Set against the eerie remoteness of an abandoned town, the novel unpacks trust, power, and the unsettling ways in which ordinary people can be pushed beyond their limits.

Monday Drive’s Executive Producer, Nate Wenke, spoke with Mildenhall about her most recent work and her creative process for writing such captivating fiction.