Things We Do in the Dark
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Summary
A brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier， the award-winning author of the breakout novels Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts。 Paris Peralta is suspected of killing her celebrity husband， and her long-hidden past now threatens to destroy her future。
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。
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。
Reviews
Emma Panico
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（JUNE BOTM）4 stars-I did like this book because it wasn’t super predictable。 It was one of those books that had kinda been done before but also hadn’t been done before。 The murderer was obvious but not obvious which makes it pretty good， but it was kinda far fetched and I found myself sorta confused w gaps at some points。 But it was a good story。
Matthew Dafoe
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5 stars！！！This was so good。 I was so excited for this one， it was one of my most anticipated books of the summer and it didn’t disappoint！I felt at first it was a little slow but so worth it by the 35% mark or so， then it is just a wild journey filled with twists， lies， deception， and more。
Amy Kat
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This book took me over a month to finish， which is rare for me。 Mainly because I was so incredibly bored 90% of the time。 I thought the “twists” were soooo predictable and underwhelming and the story moved at an incredibly slow pace。 Overall I was underwhelmed。 The ending was pretty laughable。 I enjoyed some elements of the book such as the storytelling and the characters。 Quite a few cliches though。 Overall I wouldn’t recommend this if you read a lot of thrillers。
Jackie
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Amazing book that I did not want to put down！！ Great twists and turns throughout。 Highly recommend anyone who wants a good mystery thriller。
Laurel Perez
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I've read three books by Hillier， and this book has solidified her spot on my list of authors to buy immediately， not read the synopsis， and let the magic happen。 I've read three books by Hillier， and this book has solidified her spot on my list of authors to buy immediately， not read the synopsis， and let the magic happen。 。。。more
Ekta
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The wife of a rebounding star finds herself accused of his murder。 As she navigates the justice system and deals with her husband’s death， she must also deal with secrets from her past that might undo her entire future。 Author Jennifer Hillier gives the thriller genre a thoughtful read in the compelling， entertaining book Things We Do in the Dark。Paris Peralta wakes up one morning in her Seattle home to the police bearing down on her， and it seems as though they have good reason。 Even though she The wife of a rebounding star finds herself accused of his murder。 As she navigates the justice system and deals with her husband’s death， she must also deal with secrets from her past that might undo her entire future。 Author Jennifer Hillier gives the thriller genre a thoughtful read in the compelling， entertaining book Things We Do in the Dark。Paris Peralta wakes up one morning in her Seattle home to the police bearing down on her， and it seems as though they have good reason。 Even though she doesn’t remember a thing， Paris is holding a straight razor and her celebrity husband， Jimmy Peralta， is in the bathtub dead。 Paris is covered in Jimmy’s blood， and his assistant， Zoe， is standing over her screaming that Paris murdered Jimmy。 That definitely isn’t true， but the police take her in anyway and charge her。For Paris， the entire thing seems like déjà vu。 Years earlier， she escaped another bad situation that made her look equally guilty。 Back then she managed to get away and reinvent herself。 She took a new name and yoga classes and met Jimmy， the world-famous comic。 Despite the decades-long age difference， they fell in love and she became the fifth Mrs。 Peralta。 It seemed like Paris had managed to outrun her past。 But as she sits in a jail cell going over everything， she realizes she should have known that she can’t outrun what’s always been with her。In Toronto， journalist-turned-true crime podcaster Drew Malcolm is livid。 Ruby Reyes， the woman who killed her lover and is responsible for the death of Drew’s childhood friend， Joelle “Joey” Reyes， is set to make parole。 Drew wishes he could do something to keep Ruby in prison。 At the very least， he plans to focus his next episode on Ruby and make sure people know that she’s a criminal。 It doesn’t matter that she’s done her time。 Joey is never coming back， and Drew will never forgive Ruby for it。As he digs into Ruby’s story， though， he starts to discover some inconsistencies with what has always been accepted truth。 Drew considers the fact that maybe there’s more to Joey’s story than he realized。 Maybe， even though she’s dead， he can actually get justice for her after all。Time is running out for Paris， both with the authorities and in a more personal way。 Ruby somehow learned the truth about who Paris really is， and she’s been blackmailing her。 As Paris and Drew both deal with their individual crises， they’ll eventually find their paths crossing。 Each will face the hard truths of their circumstances and what led them to the choices they made。 Author Jennifer Hillier’s novel will keep readers swiping or flipping pages。 Despite the mystery at the heart of the story about Paris’s identity and how she might be connected to Drew， Hillier takes the time to dig into the characters， their lives， and why they are the way they are。 While some of the choices might feel predictable， they’re no less enjoyable for how the characters get to the major conflicts of the book。By setting the novel in both Seattle and Toronto， Hillier challenges the status quo of making celebrities live and move around Los Angeles and the choice works。 It’s also a reminder that in their hearts， celebrities are people just like anyone else。 Hillier makes this clear by the conversations Paris and Jimmy have。 Although Jimmy has his fair share of faults， Hillier allows him to redeem himself in flashbacks through his relationship with Paris。It would have been helpful in framing the story to know of the characters’ ethnicities earlier; Paris is Filipino， and Drew is Black。 Hillier’s choice not to offer the information sooner might jar some readers out of the story a bit， making them reframe the information they’ve already absorbed with what lies ahead。 Hillier should be applauded for wanting to make her characters’ ethnicities one element of who they are and not the sole method for identifying them， but readers in those communities might have appreciated the opportunity to feel an affinity for the characters sooner。Those who enjoy a thriller that takes a more measured approach to an inevitable ending will enjoy this book。 。。。more
Kathy
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I gave it 3 stars I felt it was predictable once you get 1/3 way into the book。 The very end was not predictable。 I felt the writing was a bit weak and I never really felt part of the story just reading to read。
Adrianna
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Another great psychological thriller from Jennifer Hillier。 Such an interesting story。 Although I guessed the twists along the way， it was still intriguing and kept my interest the entire way through。 Just read it already！
Amy
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Paris Peralta has just been arrested for her celebrity husbands murder。 As bad as that is， it’s not what she’s really worried about。 Paris has a checkered past， and with the media focused on her for this murder， someone might recognize her and expose the secrets she wants to keep in the dark。 This was the first book I’ve ever read by this author and I’m rushing now to order her previous books！ Jennifer Hillier really knows how to expertly weave a story from dual points of view as well as the pas Paris Peralta has just been arrested for her celebrity husbands murder。 As bad as that is， it’s not what she’s really worried about。 Paris has a checkered past， and with the media focused on her for this murder， someone might recognize her and expose the secrets she wants to keep in the dark。 This was the first book I’ve ever read by this author and I’m rushing now to order her previous books！ Jennifer Hillier really knows how to expertly weave a story from dual points of view as well as the past and present， all to come together into one merging， shocking ending。 There were several “twists” in this book and I didn’t see them coming which is always great for a seasoned mystery reader like myself！ This is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Mary Dole
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Lots of twists！ I was a little bit confused in the beginning on how the characters were going to relate to each other， but the book came together beautifully！ A great quick thriller！
Robyn Heil
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Paris Peralta is found standing over her husband with a straight razor in her hand。 He is lying in a tub filled with water and his blood。 Paris is in shock， she can’t remember what happened。 The police are yelling at her to put the razor down while in the background a woman’s screams fill her head and confuse her。 Then the police cuff her， drag her to the police station， book her and put her in a cell with two other women Paris is sure are hookers。 She knows she needs to call a lawyer but she do Paris Peralta is found standing over her husband with a straight razor in her hand。 He is lying in a tub filled with water and his blood。 Paris is in shock， she can’t remember what happened。 The police are yelling at her to put the razor down while in the background a woman’s screams fill her head and confuse her。 Then the police cuff her， drag her to the police station， book her and put her in a cell with two other women Paris is sure are hookers。 She knows she needs to call a lawyer but she doesn’t know any except for her husband’s longtime friend， Elsie。 Jimmy and Elsie have been friends for more than 50 years。 Why would Elsie represent her when everybody seems sure she killed Jimmy？A short time later， a guard arrives and tells he is taking her to an interview room to see her lawyer。 What a nice surprise to find Elsie sitting in that interview room。 Elsie believes her that she did not kill Jimmy。 Right now， it looks like the deck is stacked against her。 Elsie tells her she will represent Paris for the initial courtroom plea but she can’t be her lawyer as Paris really needs an experienced criminal attorney。 Elsie has just the lawyer in mind。 Soon Paris meets Sonny， her criminal defense lawyer。 He is very abrasive and forceful。 First thing out of his mouth is she must always tell him the truth。 But how can she， when the secrets from her past would surely put her in prison？Once again Jennifer Hillier did a superb job。 I enjoyed every second of this fast-paced novel。 This is the 2nd book I’ve read by Jennifer Hillier。 Her characters are rich and her writing tight。 She kept ratcheting up the suspense and I missed some of the clues so the ending caught me by surprise。 Readers who like Karen Rose or Allison Brennan will like this thrilling read。 Robyn Heil 。。。more
NZLisaM
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DNF @22%Oh dear！ What went wrong here？I’m a huge fan of Jennifer Hillier。 I’ve read four other books by her and rated them all highly， so it goes without saying that this was one of my most anticipated reads of the year。 But， I’m at 22%， and nothing’s happened so far。 After an intriguing opening line， where Paris is in a police car， after being arrested for killing her husband， who she discovered dead in a bloody bathroom， and then subsequently slipped and passed out， until she was discovered by DNF @22%Oh dear！ What went wrong here？I’m a huge fan of Jennifer Hillier。 I’ve read four other books by her and rated them all highly， so it goes without saying that this was one of my most anticipated reads of the year。 But， I’m at 22%， and nothing’s happened so far。 After an intriguing opening line， where Paris is in a police car， after being arrested for killing her husband， who she discovered dead in a bloody bathroom， and then subsequently slipped and passed out， until she was discovered by her husband’s assistant covered in his blood， brandishing a razor。Then， all that’s happened since is a blow-by-blow of Paris’ first night in jail， conversation with her lawyer and interview by police， her bail hearing， and release， and her first night in a hotel hiding from the press。 So slow and boring。 This is a book I own， so I may go back to it at some stage， but for now I’m giving up。 。。。more
Sherry
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Overall I liked this one。 I am usually slightly unhappy when we go for a long period of time with one narrator and then switch， but I adapted and it worked for the plot。 And that cover。 Am I right？I kept guessing about so many things in the first three quarters of the book， and it is hard to fool a thriller junkie like me。 There are so many moving parts and at times I wondered how they might all fit together but the author did a good job of intertwining the pieces。 The story is both plot and cha Overall I liked this one。 I am usually slightly unhappy when we go for a long period of time with one narrator and then switch， but I adapted and it worked for the plot。 And that cover。 Am I right？I kept guessing about so many things in the first three quarters of the book， and it is hard to fool a thriller junkie like me。 There are so many moving parts and at times I wondered how they might all fit together but the author did a good job of intertwining the pieces。 The story is both plot and character driven， which seems to be more common in psychological thrillers these days。 I had higher hopes for the ending and it felt a little flat to me， but it didn’t take away from the pleasure I had through most of the book。 And I shouldn’t forget to mention I loved how many times the book name popped up as you read。 So many meanings。 I think this will be a book readers talk about all summer and I can’t wait to read her next one。 。。。more
Sarah Verghese
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Paris Peralta is found with her dead celebrity husband's blood all over her in her bathroom and the murder weapon， a straight razor in her hands。 She has no memory of what happened and is charged with murder。 The story flips to a similar murder that happened 25 years ago by Ruby Reyes who is about to get out on parole。 Ruby claims to know who Paris is and Paris's secret。 The mystery of what happened in the past and the present form the premise of this gripping thriller。This was my first Jennifer Paris Peralta is found with her dead celebrity husband's blood all over her in her bathroom and the murder weapon， a straight razor in her hands。 She has no memory of what happened and is charged with murder。 The story flips to a similar murder that happened 25 years ago by Ruby Reyes who is about to get out on parole。 Ruby claims to know who Paris is and Paris's secret。 The mystery of what happened in the past and the present form the premise of this gripping thriller。This was my first Jennifer Hillier book and I was super desperate to get my hands on this one。 I was worried I would be disappointed after all the hype but it did not。 It was gripping and I was so involved in the plot from beginning to end。 Will be reading more of Jennifer Hillier's work！！ If you love thriller/mystery books definitely check this out。Please check the trigger warnings before reading the book。 Thank you Macmillan Audio for sending me the ALC of Things We Do in the Dark。Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 。。。more
Becky • bookmarked by becky
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Paris Peralta gets arrested for the murder of her famous husband - a murder that looks eerily similar to a murder committed by Ruby Reyes twenty years earlier。 Paris knows her arrest could jeopardize her long-buried past。 Now， it’s only a matter of time before someone recognizes her。 Well， Ruby Reyes knows exactly who Paris REALLY is， and when Ruby is unexpectedly released from prison， Paris must confront the past she thought she escaped。 I’m really impressed TWDITD！ Unlike a couple of Hillier’s Paris Peralta gets arrested for the murder of her famous husband - a murder that looks eerily similar to a murder committed by Ruby Reyes twenty years earlier。 Paris knows her arrest could jeopardize her long-buried past。 Now， it’s only a matter of time before someone recognizes her。 Well， Ruby Reyes knows exactly who Paris REALLY is， and when Ruby is unexpectedly released from prison， Paris must confront the past she thought she escaped。 I’m really impressed TWDITD！ Unlike a couple of Hillier’s other books I’ve read， this one didn’t have a major twist， at least not for me。 I figured out “the who，” but “the why” is the winner here。 Hillier develops a character-driven psychological thriller that slowly unveils the lasting effects of abuse， neglect， and childhood trauma。 The toxic relationship between mother and daughter is written brilliantly， riddled with emotional abuse， physical abuse， and generational trauma。 Bravo to Hillier for putting the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book because this one tackles lots of dark themes。 。。。more
Lois is recovering slowly
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2。5 Stars rounded upThis was okay
Maria
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Jennifer Hillier is a great storyteller。 The story of Paris Peralta's life is， at times， difficult to read， but like a car wreck， keeps you intrigued。 There are times， though， that the story moves very slowly， and the moving between past and present gets a little tedious after a awhile。 I loved the references to Filipino food and culture。 There are several twists and turns that may be surprising but breadcrumbs are left for you to figure it out beforehand。 I enjoyed this but it could have benefi Jennifer Hillier is a great storyteller。 The story of Paris Peralta's life is， at times， difficult to read， but like a car wreck， keeps you intrigued。 There are times， though， that the story moves very slowly， and the moving between past and present gets a little tedious after a awhile。 I loved the references to Filipino food and culture。 There are several twists and turns that may be surprising but breadcrumbs are left for you to figure it out beforehand。 I enjoyed this but it could have benefited from closer editing to shorten the length。Audio was well done， no issues - although the pronunciation of "turquoise" was not one I'd heard before。I received a copy from #NetGalley and #MacMillanAudio for an honest review。 。。。more
VicariousRomance
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I was given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review via netgalley。In this story we meet Paris who comes to holding a razor over her famous husbands dead body。 She is arrested and questioned by police。 She thinks she is getting ten million from her husband's death but turns out she gets a ton more and is now in control of all of his estate。 I really can't say more than this because the first twist starts very early in the story。 I think it was a good thriller but I have read better。 It ju I was given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review via netgalley。In this story we meet Paris who comes to holding a razor over her famous husbands dead body。 She is arrested and questioned by police。 She thinks she is getting ten million from her husband's death but turns out she gets a ton more and is now in control of all of his estate。 I really can't say more than this because the first twist starts very early in the story。 I think it was a good thriller but I have read better。 It just had too many different story lines to get to the big plot twist。 It reads like a lifetime made for TV movie so if that's something you're in the mood for， go for it。 It was a good time but not very memorable。 However the narrator did an excellent job。 。。。more
ER
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Wow， Jennifer Hillier does it again。 This book hooked me from the very first sentence: "There's a time and place for erect nipples， but the back of a Seattle cop car definitely isn't it。" While I don't want to spoil anything， I do want to note that there is Sexual Assault， Pedophilia， and Child abuse/neglect in this book。 I had to take a couple deep breaths before I read some of the paragraphs。 Wow， Jennifer Hillier does it again。 This book hooked me from the very first sentence: "There's a time and place for erect nipples， but the back of a Seattle cop car definitely isn't it。" While I don't want to spoil anything， I do want to note that there is Sexual Assault， Pedophilia， and Child abuse/neglect in this book。 I had to take a couple deep breaths before I read some of the paragraphs。 。。。more
Roxanne
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LOVED！ I could not put it down， she did a great job of slowly putting the puzzle pieces together and at the end you’re like holy sh*t！ Def trigger warning for childhood sexual abuse， but worth getting past the cringe for the story！
Brooke Dilling
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I found the plot interesting， but predictable。 The characters were compelling。 I wanted to keep turning the pages to see how the book ended。
Laura
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3。5 stars。 I really liked reading about the main character and her relationships。 The ending mostly made sense， but I'm not sure I totally buy it。 3。5 stars。 I really liked reading about the main character and her relationships。 The ending mostly made sense， but I'm not sure I totally buy it。 。。。more
Amber H
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Jennifer Hillier has a way with writing that always has me sucked in。 I was intrigued with the first part， wanting to know if Paris was guilty of the crime she was accused of。 Then we got to part two with Drew and it felt like I was a part of the investigation。 I did figure out the plot twist about halfway through， but that didn't stop me from enjoying the read。 Jennifer Hillier has a way with writing that always has me sucked in。 I was intrigued with the first part， wanting to know if Paris was guilty of the crime she was accused of。 Then we got to part two with Drew and it felt like I was a part of the investigation。 I did figure out the plot twist about halfway through， but that didn't stop me from enjoying the read。 。。。more
Reading_ Tamishly
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This one is so much better better than any of the hyped， average thrillers out there。The characters are convincing。 Less drama with sick characters。 And totally gripping。 Go for it。
Marc Bougharios
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Paris Perelta is convicted of killing her husband when she is found covered in his blood on the bathroom floor with a razor in her hand。 Twenty five years earlier， Ruby Reyes， known as the Ice Queen went to jail for a similar crime， and now that she is released， she threatens to expose all of Paris' secrets。 Maybe Paris didn't kill her husband， but she certainly isn't innocent。。。I haven't read a Jennifer Hillier book in a while， and it was just the kind of thriller I needed。 It was dark， twisty， Paris Perelta is convicted of killing her husband when she is found covered in his blood on the bathroom floor with a razor in her hand。 Twenty five years earlier， Ruby Reyes， known as the Ice Queen went to jail for a similar crime， and now that she is released， she threatens to expose all of Paris' secrets。 Maybe Paris didn't kill her husband， but she certainly isn't innocent。。。I haven't read a Jennifer Hillier book in a while， and it was just the kind of thriller I needed。 It was dark， twisty， and all I wanted to do was keep reading so I could find out what the heck was going on in the story。 Hillier writes characters that are flawed and real。 Paris' life wasn't easy， and Hillier doesn't shy away from going into the deepest darkest moments in her life， and sharing them with readers。 As a reader， I love reading about people with messed up and crazy pasts， because it's just SO entertaining。 Who doesn't love learning about the things that are done in the dark？ Overall， this was a such a wonderful thriller， and I know that's going to be a massive hit on the bookshelves。 Looking forward to reading more books by her， but in the meanwhile， I'll be reading her backlist！Thank you Minotaur Books and Raincoast for sending me an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
HollyLovesBooks
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In typical Jennifer Hillier fashion， this story has dual timelines。 One is present day with our protagonist， Paris Peralta being accused of murdering her much older， famous， and very wealthy husband。 The media has immediately tried and convicted her through their coverage of the story of her husband Jimmy being dead in his bathtub with a wound to his thigh and blood surrounding his body。 Paris was supposedly out of town in Canada and returned unexpectedly early to Seattle。 Many pieces of the sto In typical Jennifer Hillier fashion， this story has dual timelines。 One is present day with our protagonist， Paris Peralta being accused of murdering her much older， famous， and very wealthy husband。 The media has immediately tried and convicted her through their coverage of the story of her husband Jimmy being dead in his bathtub with a wound to his thigh and blood surrounding his body。 Paris was supposedly out of town in Canada and returned unexpectedly early to Seattle。 Many pieces of the story are questionable and the police have difficulty finding evidence to support her story that she was not in Seattle at the time of her husband’s death。The other timeline is in the past and focused on Ruby Reyes， an abusive and neglectful mother of her daughter， Joelle。 Joelle ends up in child protective services and lives with her grandmother and aunt and uncle in a rural area of Canada。 We know early on that all the moving parts don’t add up but how they fit together is unclear。 As the story builds， each timeline merges more and more。 I enjoyed the story as always with this author。 I think I liked her Creep and Freak series best of her books （I have read all but one）， but this one was an entertaining story。#ThingsWeDoInTheDark #NetGalley #StMartinsPress 。。。more
Jen Dinkowitz
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Absolute garbage！Not only did it feel like multiple people wrote this book with the way it went from juvenile writing to slightly more exciting descriptions， there were so many annoyances on almost every page。 And as a chef， there aren’t five star restaurants。 There are three star restaurants。 Five stars are for hotels。 The author could at least get little details like that right with a simple moment of research， or you’d think someone in editing would。
Randi
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3。5 rounded up。 There was a lot going on here and while a lot of the twists were predictable to me， the build up/suspense was well done and I found the characters well developed。 Not my favorite of Hillier’s， but a good read。
Allyson Novak
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This book started off with a suspenseful story right away and I loved it。 I thought it was super good and a book I didn’t want to put down。
Maca
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*I received the Audible ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。Great audible narration！ Definitely pay attention to the trigger warnings stated at the beginning to know what the writing will entail going in。 This dark thriller was full of mystery and suspense all the way through！ I could not wait to find out if Paris actually killed her husband and what each aspect of the story would bring in the conclusion。 Even if I did guess parts before they were revealed， I stil *I received the Audible ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。Great audible narration！ Definitely pay attention to the trigger warnings stated at the beginning to know what the writing will entail going in。 This dark thriller was full of mystery and suspense all the way through！ I could not wait to find out if Paris actually killed her husband and what each aspect of the story would bring in the conclusion。 Even if I did guess parts before they were revealed， I still enjoyed listening。 I can’t even think of any questions left unanswered。 Claps all around for this one！ 。。。more
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