Wonderland
Oct 2015 Ā· Simon and Schuster
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āTop of the line thriller writingā¦You better call in sick, because youāre not going anywhere until you finish reading it. Oh, and you might want to lock the door, too. Just to be safe.ā ā#1 bestselling author Jeffery Deaver
Fans of Chelsea Cain and Lisa Gardner will devour this edgy thriller about the gruesome secrets hidden beneath a small-town amusement park. From the author of Creep, Freak, and The Butcher, Jennifer Hillierās āfine knack for creating hideous killersā (Booklist) is vividly on display.
Welcome to Wonderland. By day, itās a magical place boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run frenetically from the Giant Octopus ride to the Spinning Sombrero, while the tinkling carnival music of the giant Wonder Wheelāthe oldest Ferris wheel in the Pacific Northwestāfills the air. But before daybreak, an eerie feeling descends. Maybe itās the Clown Museum, home to creepy wax replicas of movie stars and a massive collection of antique porcelain dolls. Or maybe itās the terrifyingly real House of Horrors. Orā¦maybe itās the dead, decaying body left in the midway for all the Wonder Workers to see.
Vanessa Castroās first day as deputy police chief of Seaside, Washington, is off to a bang. The unidentifiable homeless man rotting inside the tiny townās main tourist attraction is strange enough, but now a teenage employeeāwhose defiant picture at the top of the Wonder Wheel went viral that same morningāis missing. As the clues in those seemingly disparate crimes lead her down a mysterious shared path of missing persons that goes back decades, she suspects the seedy rumors surrounding the amusement parkās dark history might just be true. She moved to Seaside to escape her own scandalous past, but has she brought her family to the center of an insidious killerās twisted game? Acclaimed author Jennifer Hillierās bone-chilling thriller is masterful and fast-paced, hurtling toward a shocking, bloody conclusion.
Fans of Chelsea Cain and Lisa Gardner will devour this edgy thriller about the gruesome secrets hidden beneath a small-town amusement park. From the author of Creep, Freak, and The Butcher, Jennifer Hillierās āfine knack for creating hideous killersā (Booklist) is vividly on display.
Welcome to Wonderland. By day, itās a magical place boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run frenetically from the Giant Octopus ride to the Spinning Sombrero, while the tinkling carnival music of the giant Wonder Wheelāthe oldest Ferris wheel in the Pacific Northwestāfills the air. But before daybreak, an eerie feeling descends. Maybe itās the Clown Museum, home to creepy wax replicas of movie stars and a massive collection of antique porcelain dolls. Or maybe itās the terrifyingly real House of Horrors. Orā¦maybe itās the dead, decaying body left in the midway for all the Wonder Workers to see.
Vanessa Castroās first day as deputy police chief of Seaside, Washington, is off to a bang. The unidentifiable homeless man rotting inside the tiny townās main tourist attraction is strange enough, but now a teenage employeeāwhose defiant picture at the top of the Wonder Wheel went viral that same morningāis missing. As the clues in those seemingly disparate crimes lead her down a mysterious shared path of missing persons that goes back decades, she suspects the seedy rumors surrounding the amusement parkās dark history might just be true. She moved to Seaside to escape her own scandalous past, but has she brought her family to the center of an insidious killerās twisted game? Acclaimed author Jennifer Hillierās bone-chilling thriller is masterful and fast-paced, hurtling toward a shocking, bloody conclusion.
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4.5
25 reviews
Gemma Darking
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September 12, 2023
Read this book after seeing it recommended often on a book club social site also kept popping up on my reading app so thought will finally read it and I was not disappointed... It had a really good story line that kept you guessing through out you think you have it all worked out but I never would of guessed in a million years who the serial killer ended up being... It could of gone many ways really gets your brain working at times I had to flick back because bit of character over load and with the boys all described as looking the same it was sometimes hard to keep up with different characters and there families and had to flick back now and again through out the book... Kept me intrigued till the end and was good how each chapter is told from a different character's point of view... Defo worth a read eerrie! Setting can imagine a big creepy theme park š”š¢š§øš It's 4 stars from me šššššš
Teresa Harris
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August 14, 2016
Not the worst book I've ever read but honestly couldn't keep me interested. Usually takes me a week to read a book and this one took me over a month.
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kasturi roy choudhury
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January 13, 2023
Loved it! There were parts where the investigation felt bit dragged..forming the picture a piece at a time will test patience but the ending is rewarding!Apart from criminal investigation it delves in psychological aspects and relationships (toxic relations). Being flawed still didn't help justify some characters annoying behaviour. Overall a good and engaging read!
About the author
Jennifer Hillier is the USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning author of Things We Do in the Dark, Little Secrets, Jar of Hearts, The Butcher, Freak, and Creep. 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.
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