Book Review: Look Closely

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Look Closely     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Laura Caldwell
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Psychological Suspense   Legal Setting   Thriller
Mira, Jun 2005, $6.99, 384 pp.

The unsigned letter contained a cryptic message of “There is no statute of limitations on murder. LOOK CLOSELY”. Manhattan attorney Hailey Sutter has no idea who sent it, but knows what the writer is alluding to, the accidental death of her mother Leah when she was only seven years old.

Over the next two decades whenever Hailey asked her father what happened, he insisted she was ill and tells her no more including what happened to her two siblings who vanished without a trace just after Leah died. However, this time with the letter as a catalyst, she begins asking questions and learns that her mom died from a head injury. Not long after that Hailey begins remembering flashes of what happened on that fatal night and starts to wonder if her father killed her mother.

LOOK CLOSELY is a thrilling who-done-it that the audience wants to know the truth once Hailey gets the letter and decides she needs to know especially if her dad killed her mom and what happened to her siblings. The story line is fast-paced as the heroine begins exploring her mind for clues and seeking knowledge from others who might have tidbits. Though Hailey seems too egocentric, the audience will allow her that because of what occurred when she was a child but still not like her. Laura Caldwell provides a solid thriller that hoods readers with the need to know.

Harriet Klausner

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