Jennifer Hillier has done it again! I’ve been a huge fan of hers since I read Jar of Hearts a few years ago, so when I saw this listed, I immediately snapped it up. I was not disappointed! Although Little Secrets remains my favorite of her novels, Things We Do in the Dark is a close second. The pacing of the story was perfect as usual. Hillier is really great at giving her readers just enough to keep them hooked, but not one bit more, so you’re always at a 9 out of 10 on the urgency scale. I can never put her novels down, which explains why I finished this one so quickly. Although I did see one major twist coming, it was handled so artfully that I didn’t mind at all. This was a near-perfect thriller and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to read it early. I already can’t wait to read what she puts out next.

I love this author and was so excited to read her latest thriller. This book doesn't disappoint. The author weaves a tale that’s suspenseful, twisted, and shocking, but equally tender with a vulnerability that will crawl right into your mind and stay in your thoughts for days after you finish it.
A true master in thriller writing, and a book I highly recommend.

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞.

Jennifer Hillier has been an auto-buy author for me ever since JAR OF HEARTS, and as soon as I saw the cover for this one, I anxiously waited for the day it would be available to request. THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK exceeded every expectation I had.

Paris Peralta knows she's going down for murder. The young yoga teacher is found in her bathroom holding a straight razor presumed to be the item that opened her much older celebrity husband's femoral artery as he lay dead in the bathtub, But while Paris is worried about the murder charge, it's the media attention she's worried about.

Paris has worked to overcome her past, and she is terrified that someone will recognize her. She's right to be worried because she's caught the attention of Ruby Reyes, dubbed 'The Ice Queen' by the media. Convicted of an eerily similar murder 25 years prior, Ruby is unexpectedly released from prison and is making demands of Paris.

We have a dual timeline, a celebrity murder, a strip club, a narcissistic mother, courtroom drama, and a podcast that gives a nod to this clever title. Are the "things we do in the dark" out of shame, out of necessity, out of protection, or out of a fierce need for survival? In this story it's all of these and so much more. Utterly engrossing with characters so sharply formed, each horror described with such breathtaking precision, reality came to a complete standstill. I was absorbed in this dark fictional tale, and I know that you will be too. Releases July 19, 2022, from Minotaur Books. Forever grateful to the publisher and to NetGalley for this riveting early read.

Jimmy Peralta is a famous comedy who is in the midst of a comeback after previously retiring. One night he is found dead in the bathtub of his home and the number one suspect is his new wife Paris. Paris woke up in the same bathroom holding a razor that appears to be the murder weapon. However, there is much more to the story and Paris secret past might just be the answer to her current predicament.

The author has done it again and written another riveting suspense thriller. This is the third book I’ve read by the same author and have loved them all. This was was particularly good in that it had a couple different story lines and jumps between the past and the present. I did figure out the twist fairly early on but it didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the book and I still hadn’t full figured everything out. It was also great that the author paid homage to Canada her home country and specifically Toronto. Being Canadian myself it was awesome to see Toronto represented in a major book. I would certainly recommend picking this one when it comes out later this year

Jennifer Hillier is definitely becoming one of my favorites for twisty murder books. I can't say that the outcome completely surprised me, but it was executed with such style and flair that it didn't matter that I had a decent guess. Joey/Paris is an awesome character - not really a villain but not really a hero either. And hooooo boy, that ending. So so good.

Jennifer Hillier has become a new favorite author of mine. This book was so incredible and mind blowing. Multiple POVs with a dual timeline. The build up, the mystery, the back story, the darkness of this book. SO GOOD. This book had the darkness of a Karin Slaughter with the effed up twist of an Alice Feeney novel. I will be recommending this to everyone. EVERYONE.

Things We Do In the Dark by Jennifer Hillier - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5/5
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Jennifer Hillier does it again! 💕At this point, I am convinced she can do no wrong. In this thriller, we follow Paris Peralta as she is accused of murdering her famous husband. She has escaped from a dark past, but someone is letting her know that they know exactly who she is, and what she is running from.
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I couldn’t get to the next page quickly enough. Hillier’s use of multiple points of view and timelines blend seamlessly together to create suspense and keep you guessing. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, this amazing roller-coaster of a thriller took me down another twisting tunnel. 🎢 Excellent and wonderful. Exactly what I’ve come to expect from Jennifer Hillier! ✨🙌🏻
•Favorite Line ~ “As a woman once reminded her a long time ago, the common denominator in all terrible things that have happened to you is you. Everywhere you go, there you are.”
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Available July 2022

Another excellent psychological thriller from Jennifer Hiller. I could not put this one down. An intricate story of secrets and trauma., Things We Do in the Dark keeps the reader guessing until the end scene.

Jennifer Hillier does it again! Such an amazing story and great character development! The only thing it was missing was a chapter on what happens to Paris after. I would have loved to know where she ended up on the aftermath of everything!

I finished up thriller queen @jenniferhillierbooks newest thriller 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑊𝑒 𝐷𝑜 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 and of course it was 100% fantastic. I mean has @jenniferhillierbooks ever produced anything less than a five star read?! The answer is no.

@jenniferhillierbooks gives us another unputdownable, addiciting, thrilling, suspensful and heart-wrenching read. Broken up into six parts and multiple POVs we are brought into the life of several flawed characters, their stories, and gut wrenching backgrounds. Although severely flawed, main character Paris is everything we could want in a thriller and I rooted for her the whole way.

SYNOPSIS: “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.“

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Thank you @netgalley and @minotaur_books for the early copy! ✨Release date is JULY 19, 2022✨

For whatever reason, I love books about folks that aren't famous, but famous adjacent (like the hairdresser to the stars in Jennifer Hillier's <i>Little Secrets</i>). I'm fascinated by people who are able to live in the liminal space between being known and being another average Joe. In this novel, we follow Paris. A woman on the run from her past, the last thing that she needs is to draw attention from the press. That's why it's a major risk when she decides to marry an aging has-been comedian who's finally making his comeback. It's why it's even worse when he's found in a pool of blood in his bathtub by the police and she's beside him with a razor. The last thing she needs when the tabloids begin their coverage is for someone from her old life to recognize her.

Of course, they do, and the past comes rushing back from there.

The novel takes you back and forth between her present nightmare and the people and circumstances she was so desperate to escape. While Hillier writes thrillers like no one else (hence me being so eager to get my hands on this), this book comes with pretty heavy content warnings for sexual assault, child abuse, and parental neglect. I found myself putting this down and stepping away every few chapters once I got deeper into the book. While I like my lit dark and twisted, I'm wary of books that veer into violence against children territory.

This is my first Jennifer Hillier novel, and certainly not my last. This is a great book with a solid plot and well developed characters. Great twists and quite hard to put down. Thank you NetGalley and Jennifer Hillier for the opportunity to read and review this book!

4.5 stars. This was my first Jennifer Hillier book, and it certainly won’t be my last. This was very cleverly written, and while I was able to put most of the pieces together before they were revealed, I still really enjoyed how things unfolded. All of the sub-plots came together in a really smart, compelling way.

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.

I've been debating my thoughts on this for awhile, and I've settled on: I liked it but didn't love it. The story was unique, but I couldn't quite connect with any of the characters and it was a challenge to stay engaged. I absolutely loved her earlier thriller Little Secrets, which was faster paced and a better fit for my thriller tastes 😉 I still recommend this one for sure - just know going it it's a bit more slow burn than her earlier ones. And look at this cover! It is just stunning 😍

Thanks so much to @stmartinspress @netgalley and the author for the ARC!

Jennifer Hillier, you did it again!! I just finished reading Jar of Hearts a few weeks ago and I thought there was no way you could top it. But "Things We Do in the Dark" is an absolutely amazing read full of fun twists and turns. I was cheering for the main character the entire time. This book will have you turning pages past your bedtime. I'm excited to read more of Hilliard's work.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read the ARC!

Another winner by Jennifer Hillier! I love that her characters are Asian as I am half-Chinese myself and can absolutely understand the family dynamics. Ruby is such a self-indulgent, reckless character as a mother and as a human being that it's amazing her daughter was able to get out on her own and take her own life into her hands. Fabulous writing as always from Jennifer!

Once again, Hillier pens a twisted read that leaves readers gasping at every turn! There's no doubt she's a fantastic writer and after reading this one she'll be staying on the top of my "one-click" authors for the future! I highly recommend this one!

Paris\Joey is charged with the murder of her famous husband. What follows is how Joey becomes Paris. We, the reader, get a full biography of Joey and the abusive relationship with her mother Ruby. Well detailed and all avenues are answered.
Thanks to NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

JENNIFER HILLIER DOES IT AGAIN MY FRIENDS. Man I love her writing and her stories. It's amazing how she can write such an atmospheric novel with suspense and make you feel actual emotions while reading. Will 100% read everything she writes.

Things We Do in the Dark, Jennifer Hillier
Jennifer Hillier, author of Jar of Hearts and Little Secrets, is just the BEST when it comes to writing thriller, and her newest book DOES NOT disappoint!! I was hooked on this book from the first page!!!
After hitting her head, Paris wakes up on her bathroom surrounded by the blood of her dead husband. With no memory of what happened and a straight edge razor blade in her hand, she is taken into custody and is charged with the homicide of her husband, famous actor Jimmy Peralta.
The book alternates between present day, and the past, mid ‘90s, telling a completely different story. We learn about Paris’ dark and disturbing past and her awful relationship with her mother, “The Ice Queen”, who about to be released from prison on murder charge (the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!!)
Both stories will have you guessing with each chapter, leaving you question who done it and who is who??
Of course they all tie together in the end, with just about a near perfect ending!!!
This book doesn’t come out until July, but I hope you put it on your To Be Read list and you love it as much as I did!
I was honored by be selected as an advanced reader for this book!