Little Secrets, Anna Snoekstra
Little Secrets, Anna Snoekstra
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Little Secrets

Author: Anna Snoekstra

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2017


Synopsis

What happens when ambition trumps the truth? 

A town reeling in the wake of tragedy 

An arsonist is on the loose in Colmstock, Australia, most recently burning down the town's courthouse and killing a young boy who was trapped inside. 

An aspiring journalist desperate for a story 

The clock is ticking for Rose Blakey. With nothing but rejections from newspapers piling up, her job pulling beers for cops at the local tavern isn't nearly enough to cover rent. Rose needs a story—a big one. 

Little dolls full of secrets 

In the weeks after the courthouse fire, precise porcelain replicas of Colmstock's daughters begin turning up on doorsteps, terrifying parents and testing the limits of the town's already fractured police force. 

Rose may have finally found her story. But as her articles gain traction and the boundaries of her investigation blur, Colmstock is seized by a seething paranoia. Soon, no one is safe from suspicion. And when Rose's attention turns to the mysterious stranger living in the rooms behind the tavern, neighbor turns on neighbor and the darkest side of self-preservation is revealed.

About Anna Snoekstra

Anna Snoekstra was born in Canberra, Australia in 1988. She studied Creative Writing and Cinema at The University of Melbourne, followed by Screenwriting at RMIT University.She currently lives in Melbourne with her husband and tabby cat.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on November 13, 2017

I’m such a sucker for books set in Australia; I’m not sure what it is about the setting, but they feel atmospheric in a way that reading about stories happening in the United States just doesn’t compare to. I was a huge fan of Snoekstra’s last book, Only Daughter, and when I saw she had another book......more

Goodreads review by Veronica ⭐️ on January 17, 2018

Anna Snoekstra has written a complex and riveting novel with a clearly manipulative and unlikeable protagonist. Straight up Rose starts to manipulate the reader. I initially felt sorry for her but the more I read the more I learned that she was selfish and unscrupulous. Set in a small country town whe......more

Goodreads review by Zoe on October 23, 2017

3.5 Stars! Creepy, gritty, and exceptionally atmospheric! In this latest novel by Snoekstra, Little Secrets, she transports us to Colmstock, Australia, a small town not only devastated by economic depression but reeling from the destruction and tragedy caused by an arsonist with no conscience, and a p......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on September 06, 2017

I think that over the last decade or so, Australian mystery & crime fiction has really come into its own, with authors using unique characteristics in their stories and creating a niche market for themselves that draws readers from all around the world for an Aussie interpretation of “noir”. For me,......more

Goodreads review by Dale on February 14, 2018

A small town in Australia is experiencing shocking events. A fire which burnt down the courthouse and one of the businesses in town, was also responsible for the death of a young boy. And then dolls looking eerily like some of the children in town are left at various doorsteps. One arrives for young......more