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In this “skillfully penned tale of murder and cover-up that will keep readers enthralled until the powerful finish” (Fresh Fiction), family secrets and a serial killer from the past converge in this electrifying thriller. In 1985, Edward Shank famously gunned down the Beacon Hill Butcher, ending the serial killer’s reign of terror over the city of Seattle. But now in his eighties, Edward’s action-packed glory days are long behind him. The decorated former Seattle police chief has given up his high-maintenance Victorian home to his grandson Matt for a quiet life at the nearby Sweetbay Village Retirement Residence, where mac-n-cheese Wednesdays have become the highlight of his week. Though it’s hard to watch his grandfather get older, Matt is thrilled to inherit the large house he grew up in. Already an accomplished chef with a popular restaurant and a TV show in the works, Matt’s dream life is finally within reach…until he discovers a crate buried in the backyard that holds a secret about his grandfather so terrible, it threatens to ruin all their lives if it ever gets out. Especially his girlfriend Sam’s, whose mother was killed when she was only two years old. As Matt struggles with his dark family secret, Sam’s obsession with solving her mother’s murder continues to grow. A true crime writer now working on a book about the Butcher, Sam has always suspected her mother was one of his victims, even though she was killed two years after the Butcher was supposedly gunned down. But when new victims begin to turn up, their murders eerily similar to the Butcher’s all those years ago, Sam realizes she might be right. The more she digs into the old murders, the more dangerous it gets…and the truth is closer to home than she ever could have imagined. “A tense, suspenseful, thoroughly creepy thriller” (Booklist), The Butcher sinks its teeth in you from the very first page.

'Top-of-the-line thriller writing...You're not going anywhere until you finish reading' JEFFREY DEAVERIf he can't have her...Psychology professor Dr Sheila Tao is an expert on human behaviour, so when she begins an affair with charming graduate student Ethan Wolfe, she's well aware she's playing with fire. Consumed by lust and riddled with guilt, Sheila ends their three month fling when she becomes engaged to a kind and loving man who adores her. But Ethan has different plans...NO ONE CAN.When a star student is stabbed to death, it's clear someone is raising the stakes of violence, sex and blackmail on campus. Before long, Sheila is caught in a terrifying cat-and-mouse game with Ethan: the lover she couldn't resist is now the monster who will never let her go.'A tightly paced thriller...terrifying' CHOICE 'Pulls off that sleight of narrative hand with remarkable skill' BOOKLIST 'This fast paced thriller will keep fans of Lisa Gardner and Chelsea Cain guessing' LIBRARY JOURNAL

'Jar of Hearts will have readers gasping in shock. Suspenseful, gritty and utterly unforgettable.' Riley Sager, author of Final GirlsFive years ago, Geo's first love was revealed as a terrifying serial killer. But he escaped custody and went on the run.Now, bodies are turning up, killed in exactly the same way as before.The message is clear: he's making his way to her, one murder at a time...An utterly pulse-pounding thriller by fan favourite Jennifer Hillier, perfect for anyone who loves Riley Sagar, Noelle W. Ihli, Alice Feeney, and Lisa Jewell.Readers are OBSESSED with Jar of Hearts:'Wow, just wow!!!!!!! Amazing read start to finish!' Reader review, 5 stars'Gritty, disturbing and SO good !' Reader review, 5 stars'Oh my word! I bloody loved this book!' Reader review, 5 stars'Dark, tautly written with flawed and real characters, I couldn't stop reading!' Reader review, 5 stars'WOW. !!!!!! . . . I'm sitting here stunned . . . one of the best books I've ever read.' Reader review, 5 stars

The follow-up to the page-turning psychological thriller Creep

When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she'll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it's not what worries her the most. With the unwanted media attention now surrounding her, it's only a matter of time before someone from her long hidden past recognizes her and destroys the new life she's worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.Twenty-five years earlier, Ruby Reyes, known as the Ice Queen, was convicted of a similar murder in a trial that riveted Canada in the early nineties. Reyes knows who Paris really is, and when she's unexpectedly released from prison, she threatens to expose all of Paris's secrets. Left with no other choice, Paris must finally confront the dark past she escaped, once and for all.Because the only thing worse than a murder charge are two murder charges.

“A fast-paced, razor-sharp thriller” (Mark Edwards, author of Follow You Home) from the author of the “truly frightening” (Suspense Magazine) Creep follows a police officer investigating a string of disappearances at a mysterious amusement park.By day, Wonderland is a magical amusement park boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run frenetically from ride to ride while the tinkling music of the oldest Ferris wheel in the Pacific Northwest fills the air. But behind the scenes, the rides need repairs, and the clown museum is filled with a lot more than just wax figures. Someone is working hard to keep the park’s dark secrets hidden beneath its weathered attractions. Vanessa Castro’s first day as deputy police chief of Seaside, Washington, is off to a bang. The unidentifiable homeless man rotting inside the tiny town’s main tourist attraction is strange enough, but now a teenage employee is missing. Clues lead Vanessa into a mysterious web of missing persons cases that goes back decades. She moved to Seaside to escape her own scandalous past, but has she brought her family to the center of an insidious killer’s twisted game? Filled with fast-paced chills and a shocking, bloody finale, Wonderland is “top of the line thriller writing…You better call in sick, because you’re not going anywhere until you finish reading it. Oh, and you might want to lock the door, too. Just to be safe” (Jeffrey Deaver, New York Times bestselling author).

'Shocking, twisted and brilliant. For fans of Shari Lapena, Liz Nugent and Gillian Flynn.' WILL DEAN'The pacing is fantastic; you can't stop reading' KARIN SLAUGHTERALL IT TAKES TO UNRAVEL A LIFE IS ONE HOME TRUTHMarin used to have it all. A gorgeous husband, a great job, a growing family. Until her world fell apart the day her young son disappeared...A year later, the search has gone cold. 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 her husband is having an affair. Furious, Marin sparks back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband. This enemy has a face, which means it's 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

Seaside is a small coastal town, once known for its local amusement park, Wonderland - now more famous as the site of a string of murders twenty-five years ago by a serial killer dubbed The Carnival Killer.Now, Wonderland is about to reopen, revitalizing the dying town. But when the Carnival Killer recants his confession about killing a high school girl called Lorelei, and the dead body of a young woman washes ashore, the truth about what happened to Lorelei twenty-five years ago - and what is happening now - threatens the very fabric of Seaside itself.--Readers love Jennifer Hillier...'CAPTIVATING! Right from the very beginning I was hooked''She literally blew my heart and mind away at the same time''5 billion stars! I loved it so much''Had me reeling several hours after finishing it''Exactly the type of thriller that I LOVE...I can't tell you enough that you can't miss this one'