Look Closer
Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure … absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer. When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and obsession with revenge. These are just a few of the lies that make up the complex web...and they will have devastating consequences. And while both Vicky and Simon are liars, just who exactly is conning who? Part Gone Girl, part Strangers on a Train, Look Closer is a wild rollercoaster of a read that will have you questioning everything you think you know.
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Readers say *Look Closer* by David Ellis is an engaging, fast-moving psychological thriller told via four perspectives that keep readers guessing with...
This is the fourth book by David Ellis that I’ve read. This story didn’t have the action-packed plot that I liked about his Invisible series, but it was intriguing enough to keep me on edge for a lot of the story. This is what can be described as a psychological thriller.
The book summary pretty much lays out the primary premise of the story, so I’m not going to repeat any of that. Between the two main storylines, the murder investigation of Simon’s mistress, Lauren, and the plans Simon’s wife, Vicky, had to steal Simon’s trust fund. However, there are underlying stories to each of the main storylines that kept me invested in the story.
The story flips back and forth between the time before Lauren’s murder and the investigation after her murder as well as flipping back and forth between four of the MC’s: Simon, Vicky, Christian (Vicky’s lover) and Sgt Jane Burke, the lead investigator in the murder case. In the early part of the story, I was all over the board on who I suspected of the murder. Just when I thought I had a solid suspect, a major detail would be discovered, or some twist or turn would develop that would throw my suspicions elsewhere or nowhere. This was a great way to keep the reader guessing.
Somewhere around the 70% mark, I started to suspect the rest of the plotline. WOW!!! While I was right about the killer, I was sooo wrong about so much else. The ending was pretty wild with a boatload of crazy revelations and schemes that I didn’t see coming and some nail-biting moments and scenes. If I could give it 4.5stars I would but I’m feeling compelled to round up because it was a really great read.
The book summary pretty much lays out the primary premise of the story, so I’m not going to repeat any of that. Between the two main storylines, the murder investigation of Simon’s mistress, Lauren, and the plans Simon’s wife, Vicky, had to steal Simon’s trust fund. However, there are underlying stories to each of the main storylines that kept me invested in the story.
The story flips back and forth between the time before Lauren’s murder and the investigation after her murder as well as flipping back and forth between four of the MC’s: Simon, Vicky, Christian (Vicky’s lover) and Sgt Jane Burke, the lead investigator in the murder case. In the early part of the story, I was all over the board on who I suspected of the murder. Just when I thought I had a solid suspect, a major detail would be discovered, or some twist or turn would develop that would throw my suspicions elsewhere or nowhere. This was a great way to keep the reader guessing.
Somewhere around the 70% mark, I started to suspect the rest of the plotline. WOW!!! While I was right about the killer, I was sooo wrong about so much else. The ending was pretty wild with a boatload of crazy revelations and schemes that I didn’t see coming and some nail-biting moments and scenes. If I could give it 4.5stars I would but I’m feeling compelled to round up because it was a really great read.
It was good and it could’ve been better had not figured it out in the first few chapters. I was hoping I wouldn’t be able to get it. There were like one or two little twists that just kind of I was iffy about that were confirmed but overall, it was pretty good. I just wish I hadn’t figured it out so early on.