Close My Eyes - Hardcover

McKenzie, Sophie

3.81

6,619 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250033896 ISBN 13: 9781250033895

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2013

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Gone Girl meets Before I Go to Sleep in Sophie McKenzie's Close My Eyes, a riveting psychological thriller about a grieving mother who finds out years after her daughter's death that her child may still be alive

When Geniver Loxley lost her daughter at birth eight years ago, her world stopped... and never fully started again. Mothers with strollers still make her flinch; her love of writing has turned into a half-hearted teaching career; and she and her husband, Art, have slipped into the kind of rut that seems inescapable.

But then a stranger shows up on their doorstep, telling Gen the very thing she's always wanted to hear: that her daughter Beth was not stillborn, but was taken away as a healthy infant and is still out there, somewhere, waiting to be found. It's insane, unbelievable. But why would anyone make that up? A fissure suddenly opens up in Gen's carefully reconstructed life, letting in a flood of unanswerable questions. Where is Beth now? Why is Art so reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or is it something more sinister? And who can she trust to help her?

Ignoring the warnings of her husband and friends, Gen begins to delve into the dark corners of her past, hopeful she'll find a clue to her daughter's whereabouts. But hope quickly turns into fear and paranoia, as she realizes that finding the answers might open the door to something even worse than not knowing. A truth that could steal everything she holds close – even her own life.

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Review:

""Close My Eyes" starts with a parent's worst nightmare and builds from there, twists and twists again, delivering a final punch that will leave you gasping." --Joseph Finder, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Buried""Secrets "and "Paranoia"

CLOSE MY EYES is"Slam-bang suspense."--"Booklist"""Gone Girl "meets "Before I Go to Sleep..."a riveting psychological thriller."--"Bookreporter""Exquisite...[a] true shocker...packs an emotional punch." --"Library Journal "(starred review)"Fascinating."--"Kirkus Reviews""Shocking...those who like their thrillers with heaping spoonfuls of romance will [also] be satisfied."
--"Publishers Weekly""A masterpiece...a first-class read you won't soon forget." --Linda Castillo, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Gone Missing "and" Breaking Silence" "[Full of] twists...deliver[s] a final punch that will leave you gasping." --Joseph Finder, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Buried Secrets" and "Paranoia"

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Slam-bang suspense. "Booklist"

"Gone Girl "meets "Before I Go to Sleep "a riveting psychological thriller. "Bookreporter"

Exquisite [a] true shocker packs an emotional punch. "Library Journal (starred review)"

Fascinating. "Kirkus Reviews"

Shocking those who like their thrillers with heaping spoonfuls of romance will [also] be satisfied. "Publishers Weekly"

A masterpiece a first-class read you won't soon forget. "Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of Gone Missing and Breaking Silence"

[Full of] twists deliver[s] a final punch that will leave you gasping. "Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Buried Secrets and Paranoia""

"Slam-bang suspense." --Booklist

"Gone Girl meets Before I Go to Sleep...a riveting psychological thriller." --Bookreporter

"Exquisite...[a] true shocker...packs an emotional punch." --Library Journal (starred review)

"Fascinating." --Kirkus Reviews

"Shocking...those who like their thrillers with heaping spoonfuls of romance will [also] be satisfied." --Publishers Weekly

"A masterpiece...a first-class read you won't soon forget." --Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of Gone Missing and Breaking Silence

"[Full of] twists...deliver[s] a final punch that will leave you gasping." --Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Buried Secrets and Paranoia

About the Author:

SOPHIE MCKENZIE is also the bestselling author of more than fifteen novels for children and teens in the UK, including the award winning Girl, Missing and Blood Ties. She has won numerous awards, was one of the first Richard and Judy children's book club winners, and has twice been longlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal. She lives in London and writes full-time.

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