The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place is a 378-page fiction mystery book by David Bell. This novel was published October 2, 2012 by New American Library, an imprint of Penguin Books USA. Plot The Hiding Place starts off at a park in the small town of Dove Point, Ohio where Janet Manning and her younger brother Justin Manning are sent to play alone. Janet loses track of her brother while playing with her friend. She left him playing in the sandbox. When it's time to leave Justin is missing, no one can find him. Two months after Justin's disappearance, a boy's body was found in the forest outside of the park. They assumed this body belonged to 4 year old Justin, but they did not have the technology at the time to be completely sure. Dante Rogers (alleged pedophile) went to jail for 20 years for his murder. The police arrested and charged him as he had photos of children in his room. One of these children was of Justin.