Wonderland

Jennifer Hillier

Oct 2015 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

“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.” —#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 Hillier’s “fine knack for creating hideous killers” (Booklist) is vividly on display.

Welcome to Wonderland. By day, it’s 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 Wheel—the oldest Ferris wheel in the Pacific Northwest—fills the air. But before daybreak, an eerie feeling descends. Maybe it’s the Clown Museum, home to creepy wax replicas of movie stars and a massive collection of antique porcelain dolls. Or maybe it’s the terrifyingly real House of Horrors. Or…maybe it’s the dead, decaying body left in the midway for all the Wonder Workers to see.

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—whose defiant picture at the top of the Wonder Wheel went viral that same morning—is 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 park’s 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 killer’s twisted game? Acclaimed author Jennifer Hillier’s bone-chilling thriller is masterful and fast-paced, hurtling toward a shocking, bloody conclusion.

Ratings and reviews

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 🎡🎢🧸💀 It's 4 stars from me 🌟🌟🌟🌟😊👍

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.

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, Wonderland, 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.