Jennifer Hillier

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Jennifer Hillier is a Canadian author of Filipino descent. [1] Her 2018 novel Jar of Hearts won the 2019 International Thriller Writers (ITW) Awards for Hardcover Novel; in 2023, she won the ITW Award for Best Audiobook for her 2022 novel Things We Do in the Dark.

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Hillier was born and raised in Toronto. She lived in Seattle for eight years. She lives in Toronto with her spouse and child. [2]

Awards

Awards for Hillier's writing
YearTitleAwardResultsRef.
2019Jar of Hearts Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist [3] [4] [5]
International Thriller Writers Awards for Hardcover NovelWinner [3] [6] [7]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist [3]
2020Little Secrets Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller Finalist [8] [9]
2021 Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist [3] [10] [11]
2022Things We Do in the Dark Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery and ThrillerNominee [12]
International Thriller Writers Awards for Best NovelFinalist [3]
2023 International Thriller Writers Awards for Best AudiobookWinner [13]

Publications

Creep novels

  1. Creep. Gallery Books. 2011. ISBN   9781451625844. [14]
  2. Freak. Gallery Books. 2012. ISBN   9781451664546. [15]

Standalone novels

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