A review by renee_reads_books
Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
I couldn’t put this book down, even though it did give me nightmares one night.
When Alexandra Quinlan is 17, someone enters her family’s home in the middle of the night and kills her parents and 13 year old brother. She survives only by making it look like she jumped from her window and, instead, hiding behind a grandfather clock.
Police decide she must be the suspect. There’s a trial. Her lawyer, Garrett Lancaster, and his partner Jacqueline convince the jury of her innocence, but it doesn’t convince the general public. Meanwhile, the killer is still out there.
Over the course of the next decade, Alexandra conducts her own investigation, following clues and the little bit of evidence she has. She finds other similar crimes with a similar calling card and starts to make connections with people who can help her learn more.
But someone’s got an eye on her, too. Someone knows she’s getting too close to figuring out what really happened that night, and why.
This one kept me turning pages. I had fun trying to piece the mystery together with the clues provided, always changing my theory as I learned more. There are lots of twists and turns in this one. Really enjoyed it. 4.5/5.
When Alexandra Quinlan is 17, someone enters her family’s home in the middle of the night and kills her parents and 13 year old brother. She survives only by making it look like she jumped from her window and, instead, hiding behind a grandfather clock.
Police decide she must be the suspect. There’s a trial. Her lawyer, Garrett Lancaster, and his partner Jacqueline convince the jury of her innocence, but it doesn’t convince the general public. Meanwhile, the killer is still out there.
Over the course of the next decade, Alexandra conducts her own investigation, following clues and the little bit of evidence she has. She finds other similar crimes with a similar calling card and starts to make connections with people who can help her learn more.
But someone’s got an eye on her, too. Someone knows she’s getting too close to figuring out what really happened that night, and why.
This one kept me turning pages. I had fun trying to piece the mystery together with the clues provided, always changing my theory as I learned more. There are lots of twists and turns in this one. Really enjoyed it. 4.5/5.