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Book cover of Little Secrets
Little SecretsJennifer Hillier

Characters in Little Secrets

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Marin Machado

    Seattle salon owner whose four-year-old son Sebastian is abducted from Pike Place Market; a year later she uncovers her husband's affair and plots revenge.

Supporting characters

  • Derek Machado

    Marin's husband; struggling to cope with their son's disappearance, he begins an affair with a much younger woman.

  • Sebastian Machado

    Marin and Derek's four-year-old son, abducted from Pike Place Market; his disappearance drives the novel's events.

  • McKenzie Li

    The much younger woman Derek is having an affair with; Marin becomes fixated on her as the novel alternates between the two women's perspectives.

  • Vanessa Castro

    A former cop turned private investigator Marin hires to find out the truth about Derek.