![]() ![]() ![]() She will devote herself to uncovering the extent of her husband’s betrayal, and seeking revenge.įor any reader who may be experiencing a touch of fatigue when it comes to domestic suspense, consider LITTLE SECRETS your perfect palate cleanser. The rage that follows this discovery gives Marin a new reason to live. She discovers that Marin’s husband is having an affair. But Marin refuses to give up on her son, and hires a private investigator to keep the investigation alive… and one day, the investigator finds something unexpected. Fast forward one year, and the trail has gone cold. The unthinkable has happened: Sebastian has been kidnapped. But one day, on a particularly busy afternoon at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Marin is distracted for a mere moment by a text message from her husband… and Sebastian disappears from her side. They have successful businesses, a beautiful home, and an adorable young son whom they adore, Sebastian. LITTLE SECRETS centers around a married couple with a picture-perfect life: Marin and Derek. This is a psychological suspense story with a big, beating heart at its core. LITTLE SECRETS is a story about grief: how we respond when our lives are shattered, and the desperate measures we turn to when we cannot accept the new reality in which we have found ourselves. LITTLE SECRETS has a thrilling plot and plenty of jaw-dropping reveals-but the emotional truths at the heart of this story stood out to me most of all. But what really captivated me then, and what has stuck with me in the months since, is the depth of authenticity and heartfelt emotion at the core of this book. I devoured LITTLE SECRETS over a particularly busy week earlier this spring, and found it to be the perfect companion during a time when I needed my read to be an escape from stress. This is a “popcorn read” through and through: a book that is lighter on the violence, but jam-packed with entertainment value and binge-worthy plotting (and a jaw-dropping plot twist or two!). LITTLE SECRETS is exactly this kind of suspense story. My favorite suspense novels are those with a kernel of truth at their core-stories that, no matter how many over-the-top twists and turns their plots might take, are grounded in something that feels real. ![]() Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix. She's lost her son she's not about to lose her husband, too. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. to pick up where the police left off, but instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a younger woman. They're admired in their community and are a loving family―until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken.Ī year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. This was my first book by Jennifer Hillier, and it absolutely won’t be my last.Īll it takes to unravel a life is one little secret. Readers looking for an outstanding work of psychological suspense with a knockout ending will find LITTLE SECRETS right up their alley. Following a grieving mother on a desperate mission for revenge, LITTLE SECRETS delivers a fresh take on the domestic thriller, one that will captivate readers of Sandie Jones, B.A. What follows is a twisty, heartbreaking story of grief, loss, and the ties that bind a family together-and the secrets that might tear them apart. LITTLE SECRETS is a story that begins with any parent’s worst nightmare: the disappearance of a child, kidnapped from under his mother’s nose on a busy day at a market. LITTLE SECRETS, Hillier’s outstanding new suspense novel, isn’t just a suspense novel-it’s also a heartfelt story that delves deep into the lives of its characters, thoughtfully crafting these fictional women and men so they begin to feel more real than not. I’m not much of a crier-especially not when I’m reading crime fiction-so imagine my surprise when, as I turned the last few pages of Jennifer Hillier’s newest release, I found myself (no exaggeration!) wiping tears off my cheeks. The Verdict: a heartfelt, page-turning suspense novel ![]()
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