Little Secrets
Published on 7. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-78649-517-4 (ISBN)
Description
A BookRiot Best Book of 2020
'Shocking, twisted and brilliant. For fans of Shari Lapena, Liz Nugent and Gillian Flynn. Excellent.' Will Dean
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All it takes to unravel a life... is one home truth.
Marin used to have it all. She's married to the love of her life, Derek, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and is admired in her community as head of a loving family. Until the world falls apart the day her son Sebastian is taken...
A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The police search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak. With her sanity ebbing, Marin hires a private investigator to pick up where the police left off.
But instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a much younger woman. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband. Derek's mistress is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix. Permanently.
'You don't just read this book; you inhale it' Mary Kubica
'A dark and dazzling treat for crime fiction fans' Mark Edwards
'Outstanding... Simply fantastic' Alex Lake
'Shocking, twisted and brilliant. For fans of Shari Lapena, Liz Nugent and Gillian Flynn. Excellent.' Will Dean
______________
All it takes to unravel a life... is one home truth.
Marin used to have it all. She's married to the love of her life, Derek, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and is admired in her community as head of a loving family. Until the world falls apart the day her son Sebastian is taken...
A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The police search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak. With her sanity ebbing, Marin hires a private investigator to pick up where the police left off.
But instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a much younger woman. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband. Derek's mistress is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix. Permanently.
'You don't just read this book; you inhale it' Mary Kubica
'A dark and dazzling treat for crime fiction fans' Mark Edwards
'Outstanding... Simply fantastic' Alex Lake
Reviews / Votes
Other psychological thrillers indebted to Gone Girl tend to be icy displays of narrative trickery. Little Secrets is just as cleverly plotted, but is given a heart by the through-line of its protagonist's emotions about her missing child, which shape her misdeeds and mistakes. A film version must be on the cards. * The Sunday Times * Shocking, twisted and brilliant. For fans of Shari Lapena, Liz Nugent and Gillian Flynn. Excellent. * Will Dean, author of Dark Pines * Jennifer Hillier always goes where other writers fear to tread, and Little Secrets is a dark and dazzling treat for crime fiction fans. * Mark Edwards, author of The Retreat * Little Secrets is outstanding, a true read-in-one-sitting thriller - I couldn't put it down. Simply fantastic. * Alex Lake, author of AFTER ANNA * A superb novel - deeply disturbing and really packed with emotions... Emotional, unsettling, thrilling and redemptive. * Jo Spain, author of The Confession * Little Secrets will leave readers completely floored. You don't just read this book; you inhale it. * Mary Kubica, author of The Good Girl * This was everything I love in a thriller: smart, twisty and surprising... If you love Caroline Kepnes and Jessica Knoll, you should already be reading Jennifer Hillier. -- Catherine Ryan Howard * Twitter * Hillier is a heck of a thriller writer * Crimereads: Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020 * A fast-paced, gorgeously written novel with genuine heart and a lot of emotion. * Crimereads: The New Wave of Thrillers * Unflinching and unforgettable. Little Secrets has everything you want in a thriller - complex characters, heart-pounding suspense and a stunning conclusion. Jennifer Hillier is one of my favorite writers, and this is her best book yet. * Riley Sager, author of The Last Time I Lied * You will be obsessed with this unputdownable read. Razor-sharp writing, believable characters, emotional depth... This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Absolutely loved it! * Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish * Suspenseful and compelling - Hillier is a masterful storyteller. * Chevy Stevens, author of Still Missing * Jennifer Hillier is a powerhouse of the thriller genre. Little Secrets is sophisticated, compelling, gut-wrenching, stunning, and absolutely magnificent. If you only read one book in 2020, make sure it's this one. * Lisa Regan, author of the Detective Josie Quinn series * If you only have time to read one book this year, read this one... [a] brilliant, gut-wrenching, powerfulread. * CrimeReads: Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets * [Hillier] maintains the tension right until the end. * Daily Mail * Packed full of twists, this novel is heart-stopping and utterly gripping. * Heat Magazine * [A] diabolically plotted psychological thriller of lust, obsession, greed, and betrayal...a captivating double helix of duplicity. * Publishers Weekly * A rising star in crime fiction whose work is like no one else's. That gut punch of an opener jumps to a twisty tale of trauma and grief and revenge, with extraordinary empathy for everyone involved. * Laura Lippman, author of Lady in the Lake * A powerful, enthralling thriller... A terrific read. * Alafair Burke, author of The Little Sister * An exceptional thriller that turns up the heat with every flip of the page... Little Secrets is one of the best books you'll read in 2020. * Matthew Farrell, author of What Have You Done * Jennifer Hillier writes extremely well...exciting * Shots Magazine * A dramatic and powerful thriller that drills into the heart of what it means to be a family... The characters are colourfully vibrant, yet also feel so incredibly real. Jennifer Hillier excels in laying out the entirety of a person, she unlocks the facade and lets us in... I squirmed, I flinched, I couldn't stop turning the pages... Full to over-flowing with suspense, heart and emotion, Little Secrets is a provocative and compelling read. * Liz Robinson, LoveReading * Jennifer Hillier has fashioned a thriller that would make both Heather Graham and Lisa Gardner proud in Little Secrets... This is psychological suspense of the highest order. * BookTrib *
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78649-517-4 (9781786495174)
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Jennifer Hillier
Little Secrets
'For fans of Shari Lapena, Liz Nugent and Gillian Flynn' Will Dean, author of The Last Thing to Burn
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05/2020
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Person
Jennifer Hillier is a Filipino-American author, born and raised in Canada. She lives with her husband and son just outside Toronto. She is the author of five previous thrillers, including Jar of Hearts.