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Little Secrets

By: Jennifer Hillier
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
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All it takes to unravel a life...is one home truth.

Marin used to have it all. Married to the love of her life, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family - until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken.

A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI 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.

©2020 Jennifer Hillier (P)2020 Macmillan Audio Crime Thrillers Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Crime Marriage

Critic Reviews

"Little Secrets will leave readers completely floored. You don't just read this book; you inhale it." (Mary Kubica)
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first I've read by this author.WOW!!! LOVED IT!
Great narrator, great storyline.seriously cannot fault at all!

excellent

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A lot of complexity to the story and very good narration. Loved it.
I would like to add, although I have no issue at all with this one small side-story added, that it would be easy for women to spot/avoid a narcissist if they were all of one type.
It's well documented that narcissism comes from a place of shame and/or trauma. Therefore overt narcissists kind of don't fool a lot of people, while carrying out their abuse on unsuspecting victims. Meanwhile, a covert narcissist can easily manipulate an empathist into feeling sorry for them and constantly use their vulnerability to convince a kind woman/man they can help them and they stay to do so. As the gaslighting makes the CN feel better, they steal the empathist's soul and smear their character (to even out the books). Mentioned in this book was an "Overt" narcissist who is full of self importance, and showing it. They attract people. In between, there are so many variations of narcissism, usually living alongside Bi-polar, ASPD (aka Psychopaths and Sociopaths). One trait is across the board - compulsive lying. Bazaar reasons to lie, no reasons to lie, but they do. They double-down regardless of being caught red-handed. If they do apologise, they repeat the event soon after as apology reduces their power.
It is important for everyone to know the red flags early, equally important for friends and family to know and physically intervene - not give advice "just leave", then give up. Isolation puts the victim in danger, leaving becomes harder if no-one cares anymore. They need help! Even the strongest person you know can fall prey to a covert narc - they're the No.1 target type.
I'll say again, there was nothing wrong with this author's small story touching on the subject, but I feel so strongly that readers should not think they now know "what a narcissist is."
Will definitely be working my way through this author's catalogue - this was my first.

Great Story and Narration

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Absolutely loved it. It's a slow burn to start once action started I couldn't stop. Listened to the final third of the book non-stop. Could not put it down.

Twisted thrillee

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Great story with a couple of twists. Main characters appear a bit shallow at times. Mostly likeable though. Would recommend this book. I read it at 1.5X and it was perfect.

Very intriguing

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The best audio book I’ve heard! Really enjoyed this from start to finish. Highly recommended

Fantastic!

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Kept me intrigued, and I did not see the ending coming! if you liked this one, definitely check out jar of hearts as well!

so good!!

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Loved it! Will have you hooked from the beginning. Takes a big twist at the end, very surprising.

Serious twist!!

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Had me wondering where the story was going, and I might have jumped forward if I was reading a paperback, I was so desperate to know! So skilfully drawn together - highly recommend!

Gripping, heartbreaking, enthralling

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Kirsten Potter take a bow.

Such a good reading of this suspenseful, twisted story.

How far is a person prepared to go for the person they can’t stop loving.

So many twists.
Such a heartfelt ending

LOVED IT !!!
Jennifer Hillier is a brilliant storyteller

Wow!!! What a Story.What a Performance!!!

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A good gripping listen that didn’t bore the entire time. The ‘who done it’ is a little evident by 2/3 through but goes a lot deeper than I expected it to. Best book I’ve listened to in a long while.

More unhinged than expected

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