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Little Secrets
543 pages
A tense psychological thriller where suffocating grief twists into a chilling, calculated drive for revenge.
What it feels like
This propulsive psychological thriller plunges the reader into the suffocating aftermath of a family's worst nightmare, only to violently shift gears into a dark, vengeful ride. The mood is dread-soaked and claustrophobic, perfectly capturing the hollow numbness of profound grief before igniting into something much more dangerous. As the narrative peels back the glossy facade of a perfect life to reveal betrayal and desperation, the prose remains taut, sharp, and relentlessly gripping. It is an emotional journey that arcs from paralyzing sorrow to a chilling, calculated awakening. Readers who devour dark domestic suspense will be captivated by this tense exploration of how far a shattered mind will go when given a tangible target to destroy.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- chilling
- gripping
- claustrophobic
- Tone
- tense
- dark
- vengeful
- desperate
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- shattered perfection · maternal grief · betrayal and infidelity · calculated revenge · psychological unraveling
- The writing
- Taut and suspenseful, delivering psychological depth with a sharp, relentless edge.
- The arc
- Begins in the suffocating numbness of profound loss and accelerates into a sharp, dangerous surge of vengeful purpose.
- Who it's for
- Fans of dark domestic suspense who love watching a pushed-to-the-brink protagonist cross the line from victim to predator.
Content notes
- child abduction
- profound grief
- infidelity
- planned violence
About the book
Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, 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. She hires a P.I. 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. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix.
Description from Open Library.
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