Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier is 1.99
It can’t all be happily ever after stories. Sometimes, you just need a killer thriller. Here you go….
It’s been a year since Marin Mochado last laid eyes on her four-year-old son Sebastian. He was last seen at a local shopping mall where Marin lost track of him in the few seconds it took her to answer an incoming phone call. Now the FBI case has grown cold and Marin is struggling to stay afloat in the face of her crippling grief. She blames herself for Sebastian’s disappearance, and the only thing that keeps her going is the slim hope that he’ll be found someday.
Marin and her husband Derek rarely speak these days. Derek seems to be traveling for business more often than not, and while there’s a part of Marin that misses the closeness they once shared, an even bigger part of her can’t be bothered to try to rekindle their relationship. She moves through each day, doing the bare minimum of what’s expected of her, waiting for the phone call that will tell her Sebastian has been found safe and sound.
After the FBI fails to turn up promising leads, Marin hires a private detective to continue the search. Unfortunately, the investigator doesn’t seem to be having any better luck, until she learns a startling secret about Derek. He’s been having an affair for the past several months, and signs point to his mistress’s possible involvement in Sebastian’s abduction. At first, Marin is shocked, but it doesn’t take long for that shock to turn to rage. Fueled by her desperate need to get even with the woman she blames for the destruction of her family, Marin embarks on a dark and dangerous journey toward truth and justice, caring little for what it may cost her….
I’m not exaggerating when I tell you Little Secrets is my favorite thriller of 2020 so far. It turned out to be everything I was expecting times 100. The pacing is perfect. The characters are well-drawn and easy to empathize with, and the twists are phenomenal. If you haven’t already added this to the top of your TBR pile, I urge you to rectify the situation right away. You absolutely won’t be sorry.