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 a brilliantly twisty psychological thriller featuring four unreliable narrators whose shifting agendas kee...
I finished this book yesterday, and I'm still thinking about it! It has more twists, curves, and plot changes than any other thriller book I've ever read. Four people, four POV's and you can't trust any of them. Nobody is who they say they are. They are all unreliable characters with his/her own agenda.
Simon: smart, young law school professor, loves word games, hoping to make tenure at the university.
Vicky: wife, works at a trauma center helping domestic violence survivors, sketchy past
Lauren: Simon's love from 19 years ago, can they really pick up from so long ago?
Christian: financial planner who is trying to help Vicky get her share of the $21 million trust fund, but she must stay married for 10 years.
Just when I thought I had something figured out, another plot twist! This has it all-revenge, deception, lies, secrets, and even a bit of love. 4.5 stars for a solid suspenseful thriller but because it is so twisty, there is an element of belief that you have to suspend.
Simon: smart, young law school professor, loves word games, hoping to make tenure at the university.
Vicky: wife, works at a trauma center helping domestic violence survivors, sketchy past
Lauren: Simon's love from 19 years ago, can they really pick up from so long ago?
Christian: financial planner who is trying to help Vicky get her share of the $21 million trust fund, but she must stay married for 10 years.
Just when I thought I had something figured out, another plot twist! This has it all-revenge, deception, lies, secrets, and even a bit of love. 4.5 stars for a solid suspenseful thriller but because it is so twisty, there is an element of belief that you have to suspend.
4.5 stars rounded up. By far one of the best thrillers I've read this year! why didn't I read this earlier?!? LOVE the premise. Ellis makes you really feel for the two main characters- Simon and Vicky. To be honest, he does a much better job with Simon than Vicky. I read this book more than 3 months ago, and usually I forget the plot and characters, but not with this one. So well done.
Read this one if you want to read a twisty, complicated thriller that gets your heart rate a little elevated.
Worth the read? Definitely.
Read this one if you want to read a twisty, complicated thriller that gets your heart rate a little elevated.
Worth the read? Definitely.
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