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Are There Any Recurring Characters If I Read Jennifer Hillier Books In Order?

Reading Jennifer Hillier's thrillers, I hope some favorite detectives or villains return across series, connecting the creepy plots emotionally.
2026-07-25 03:51:35
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5 Answers

Mario Lipana
Mario Lipana
My take on this: Read the Maggie duology for closure. Read the Carter duology for follow-up on secondary characters in all their poignant, beautiful, bruised glory. And for pure suspense? Read Wonderland or Things We Do in the Dark FIRST. You can’t go wrong.
2026-07-27
Willian Hernandez
Willian Hernandez
I’m jealous of people reading these in no particular order. Each book is a rocket-fueled, “wow, just happened” read, and the connections between them are a lovely bonus to the main event of each book: a terrifying, can’t-put-down-it read.
2026-07-28
Jonathan Villagomez
Jonathan Villagomez
You think this has to do with the detective from the other two books? Because all I can think of is that the author of Wonderland is intentionally writing a completely isolated, terrifying story about an amusement park. It’s a standalone, for better or worse.
2026-07-30
Kipani Wailase
Kipani Wailase
The comment about Detective Vince Carter was great too. Although he wasn’t a major part of Jar of Hearts, he appears again in Little Secrets and his character development between the two books is fantastic. In Little Secrets you can see how the first case has affected him and how he uses this in his new case. This was a great detail and shows why reading a series in order is worthwhile.
2026-08-02
Fatimah Nasution
Fatimah Nasution
The description of the detective link as an "easter egg" is slightly off for me. The reference to the "Jar of Hearts" case in "Little Secrets" isn't crucial to the plot of "Little Secrets" but instead it deepens the reader's understanding of Carter's past trauma and how it affects his current investigations and emotions. For readers interested in character, order does matter for this particular pair.
2026-08-11

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