Little Secrets

by Jennifer Hillier

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

• ISBN10: 125079708X
• ISBN13: 9781250797087
• Publish Date: 18 May 2021 (first published 21 April 2020)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Minotaur Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[lessthelonely]

DNFed at around 30%. RTC.

It started interested enough. At around 10% the synopsis has been seen, and I was expecting the book to truly surprise me... instead, I got quite a few pages about this affair I don't really like, and one of the main characters was incredibly vicious towards her husband's mistress. Blaming the other woman instead of him.

The writing also felt a little weird, but I got into it. I was enjoying it in the beginning, but I noticed how just how devoid of content it seemed to be. It had plot, I'll give it that, but I didn't understand it at all.

I ended up looking up what was the twist. Guess what: I predicted it. Yeah, this was really weak.