Sometimes running means survival. Sometimes it means never coming home.When twelve-year-old Tom Marek disappears into the forest with his younger sister and infant brother, it marks the end of a life they once knew-and the beginning of something far more dangerous. Their mother is dead. Their father, wounded and accused of a crime he didn't commit, has vanished off the grid. All that remains is a tape. A voice. And a truth no one was supposed to hear.For three years, they live hidden in the shadows of the American wilderness. No names. No IDs. No connection to the outside world. But when a stranger appears with a message from their father-and a piece of evidence long thought lost-Tom and Mia are forced into a journey that will risk everything: their safety, their past, and the truth about what really happened the night their mother died.The fire wasn't an accident. The custody battle wasn't a mistake. And someone powerful will do anything to keep the truth buried-because it's not just about one family. It's about what that family uncovered.From remote forests to abandoned towns, secret recordings to burned-out safehouses, Three Years Hidden is a haunting, emotionally charged thriller about survival, silence, and the cost of exposing the truth. As the Marek children navigate a maze of betrayal and surveillance, they must decide whether staying hidden is worth losing their mother's legacy-or if it's time to fight back, no matter the price.Who do you trust when your family's story is the one they want erased?Fans of The Road, Before We Were Strangers, and The Last House Guest will find themselves riveted by this heart-pounding novel of moral courage, family loyalty, and the fragile hope of justice in a world that trades in silence.