Wonderland

(Paperback)

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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 parks dark secrets hidden beneath its weathered attractions.

Vanessa Castros first day as deputy police chief of Seaside, Washington, is off to a bang. The unidentifiable homeless man rotting inside the tiny towns 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 killers twisted game

Filled with fast-paced chills and a shocking, bloody finale, Wonderland is top of the line thriller writingYou better call in sick, because youre 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).

Reviews

PRAISE FOR WONDERLAND

A fast-paced, razor-sharp thriller that is impossible to put down. Jennifer Hillier is a stunningly talented author and Wonderland is her best yet. -- Mark Edwards, bestselling author of Follow You Home
PRAISE FOR JENNIFER HILLIER'S GRIPPING THRILLERS

Hillier's third thriller fairly shudders with tension. [She] sends her reader into a labyrinth of creepy twists and grotesque turnsThe secrets of the past refuse to keep quiet in this disquieting, taut thriller. -- Kirkus Reviews
As she ably proved in her debut (Creep, 2011), [Hillier] has a fine knack for creating hideous killers. This time she turns the formula whodunit on its head A tense, suspenseful, thoroughly creepy thriller. -- Booklist
Once I got started I couldnt stop reading, and I confess to having sweaty palms a few times. A thrill ride that will have your attention from start to finish! This one is 4.5 stars. -- Suspense Magazine
Hillier writes beautifully horrific stories Readers will be immersed until the final page, thanks to the velocity at which this unique thriller is told. -- RT Reviews (Top Pick)
[A] rapid-fire thriller of dark, unsettling proportions with some very surprising twists. With the turn of each new page, the suspenseful plot is tense and gripping...a skillfully penned tale of murder and cover-up that will keep readers enthralled until the powerful finish. Thriller fans should not miss The Butcher! -- Fresh Fiction
Top of the line 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. -- Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author
I was engrossed on page one, couldnt put the book down and breathless at the ending. Be prepared for late night reading. Then sleep with the lights on if you can. This one blew me away. -- Robert Dugoni, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Author Bio

Jennifer Hillieris theUSA TODAYbestselling and award-winning author ofThings We Do in the Dark,Little Secrets,Jar of Hearts,The Butcher,Freak, andCreep. A Filipino Canadian born and raised in the Toronto area, she spent eight years in Seattle, which is where all her books are set. She now lives in Oakville, Ontario, Canada with her husband and son. Visit her on the web at JenniferHillierBooks.com.