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sony08's review against another edition
4.0
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Another great book from Susan Lewis.
Much enjoyed with few twists and turns throughout.
Another great book from Susan Lewis.
Much enjoyed with few twists and turns throughout.
kbranfield's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
Fans of police procedurals do not want to miss Susan Lewis's newest release Behind Closed Doors. With a very intriguing mystery and an outstanding cast of characters, it is an absolutely riveting novel that is impossible to put down.
Detective Sergeant Andrea "Andee" Lawrence comes face to face with her unresolved and traumatic past when fourteen year old Sophie Monroe is reported missing. While investigating Sophie's case, Andee is haunted by the memories of her sister Penny's disappearance twenty years earlier. With Penny's fate still unknown, Andee does everything in her power to uncover the truth about what happened to Sophie, but can she maintain her objectivity during such an emotionally volatile investigation?
Andee is a single mother of two teenagers who has recently moved back to the town where she and Penny vacationed with their grandparents every summer. Devastated after her twenty year relationship with her children's father ended, Andee has finally started a new relationship when a family crisis brings her ex back into her life. Trying to juggle both her professional and personal lives is quite challenging and Andee is also plagued with doubts that her judgment is clouded by her unsettling memories of Penny's case and the impact of her disappearance on her family.
Although readers only see a brief glimpse of Sophie, her presence is keenly felt throughout the entire novel and it is impossible not to feel a connection to her. She is a very sympathetic character and her back story is incredibly heartbreaking. Her reactions to all of the changes in her life are sadly all too real in today's world and it is very easy to understand the reasons behind her (misguided) choices.
The mystery element is positively brilliant and there are numerous plot twists that effectively keep the truth about what happened to Sophie obscured for most of the story. While Andee's investigation uncovers a fairly long list of suspects and possible motives for Sophie's disappearance, none of the clues lead to definitive answer for what happened to the missing teen.
Behind Closed Doors is a completely captivating read with a richly developed cast of characters and a complex storyline. It is an emotionally compelling novel that has plenty of depth and substance and a plot is all too frighteningly realistic. Susan Lewis brings the story to a very unexpected and poignant conclusion that is quite moving. An excellent mystery that fans of the genre are going to love.
Fans of police procedurals do not want to miss Susan Lewis's newest release Behind Closed Doors. With a very intriguing mystery and an outstanding cast of characters, it is an absolutely riveting novel that is impossible to put down.
Detective Sergeant Andrea "Andee" Lawrence comes face to face with her unresolved and traumatic past when fourteen year old Sophie Monroe is reported missing. While investigating Sophie's case, Andee is haunted by the memories of her sister Penny's disappearance twenty years earlier. With Penny's fate still unknown, Andee does everything in her power to uncover the truth about what happened to Sophie, but can she maintain her objectivity during such an emotionally volatile investigation?
Andee is a single mother of two teenagers who has recently moved back to the town where she and Penny vacationed with their grandparents every summer. Devastated after her twenty year relationship with her children's father ended, Andee has finally started a new relationship when a family crisis brings her ex back into her life. Trying to juggle both her professional and personal lives is quite challenging and Andee is also plagued with doubts that her judgment is clouded by her unsettling memories of Penny's case and the impact of her disappearance on her family.
Although readers only see a brief glimpse of Sophie, her presence is keenly felt throughout the entire novel and it is impossible not to feel a connection to her. She is a very sympathetic character and her back story is incredibly heartbreaking. Her reactions to all of the changes in her life are sadly all too real in today's world and it is very easy to understand the reasons behind her (misguided) choices.
The mystery element is positively brilliant and there are numerous plot twists that effectively keep the truth about what happened to Sophie obscured for most of the story. While Andee's investigation uncovers a fairly long list of suspects and possible motives for Sophie's disappearance, none of the clues lead to definitive answer for what happened to the missing teen.
Behind Closed Doors is a completely captivating read with a richly developed cast of characters and a complex storyline. It is an emotionally compelling novel that has plenty of depth and substance and a plot is all too frighteningly realistic. Susan Lewis brings the story to a very unexpected and poignant conclusion that is quite moving. An excellent mystery that fans of the genre are going to love.
marceelf's review against another edition
4.0
http://www.anurseandabook.com/2015/01/behind-closed-doors-by-susan-lewis.html
Behind Closed Doors by Susan Lewis
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (January 20, 2015)
Sold by: Random House LLC
What They Say....Detective Sergeant Andrea Lawrence is reluctant to take this emotionally charged
case, but she can’t help herself. In a small British seaside community, a fourteen-year-old girl has vanished. Sophie Monroe hasn’t been seen since she fought—loudly, miserably—with her stepmother and father more than a week before. But her frantic parents seem to be the only people concerned about Sophie’s disappearance. Everyone else just assumes that an angry teenager is acting out by hiding for a while.
Did someone help Sophie run away, or abduct her? Either way, Detective Andee is certain something bad has happened. As Andee investigates, two men jump to the top of the list of suspects—but neither of them can be located. And the deeper Andee delves into Sophie’s life, the more she struggles to keep her own darkest fears at bay—because Andee knows all too well what happens when young girls are lost and never found.
What I Say....Sophie was a wild teen. Her hair is dyed purple, she is fighting with her family and partying way too much. But when she runs away, taking her phone, clothes and computer, her father and stepmother are beside themselves with worry. Their minds aren't eased when she texts them to tell them to stop looking for her.
Andee is a second generation detective with teenagers of her own. She has a sister who ran away when she was young, never to return home. Her disappearance has haunted Andee all of these years, and taking on a missing persons case stirs up a lot of old feelings.
As her investigation continues, lot of secrets come tumbling out. Sophie has been partying with local boys (and men), her parents have a new baby with an undiagnosed medical condition, the tanning spa manager has her pedophile brother living with her, lounge singer Tomasz leaves for Poland to see his sick mother (only she's not sick), which becomes suspect after Sophie's journal reveals her crush on him, that doesn't appear to be completely unrequited. Add this onto the fact that two other young girls have disappeared from the area, without ever being reported as missing.
One thing that I really liked was that the author didn't make Sophie some poor angel, misunderstood and with a heart of gold. Sophie was a terribly mixed up little girl whose mother died, but that wasn't presented as get out of jail free card for the drugging, drinking, and partying she was doing. Anyone who has ever had a teenaged daughter knows that even when they are basically good kids, they can still be perfect asshole that make you dream of the empty nest.
This was a book that kept you hooked, thinking you knew where it was going, but by the end, you realized you really didn't know anything. You really don't know what goes on behind other people's closed doors.
Current Goodreads rating 3.95
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Behind Closed Doors by Susan Lewis
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (January 20, 2015)
Sold by: Random House LLC
What They Say....Detective Sergeant Andrea Lawrence is reluctant to take this emotionally charged
case, but she can’t help herself. In a small British seaside community, a fourteen-year-old girl has vanished. Sophie Monroe hasn’t been seen since she fought—loudly, miserably—with her stepmother and father more than a week before. But her frantic parents seem to be the only people concerned about Sophie’s disappearance. Everyone else just assumes that an angry teenager is acting out by hiding for a while.
Did someone help Sophie run away, or abduct her? Either way, Detective Andee is certain something bad has happened. As Andee investigates, two men jump to the top of the list of suspects—but neither of them can be located. And the deeper Andee delves into Sophie’s life, the more she struggles to keep her own darkest fears at bay—because Andee knows all too well what happens when young girls are lost and never found.
What I Say....Sophie was a wild teen. Her hair is dyed purple, she is fighting with her family and partying way too much. But when she runs away, taking her phone, clothes and computer, her father and stepmother are beside themselves with worry. Their minds aren't eased when she texts them to tell them to stop looking for her.
Andee is a second generation detective with teenagers of her own. She has a sister who ran away when she was young, never to return home. Her disappearance has haunted Andee all of these years, and taking on a missing persons case stirs up a lot of old feelings.
As her investigation continues, lot of secrets come tumbling out. Sophie has been partying with local boys (and men), her parents have a new baby with an undiagnosed medical condition, the tanning spa manager has her pedophile brother living with her, lounge singer Tomasz leaves for Poland to see his sick mother (only she's not sick), which becomes suspect after Sophie's journal reveals her crush on him, that doesn't appear to be completely unrequited. Add this onto the fact that two other young girls have disappeared from the area, without ever being reported as missing.
One thing that I really liked was that the author didn't make Sophie some poor angel, misunderstood and with a heart of gold. Sophie was a terribly mixed up little girl whose mother died, but that wasn't presented as get out of jail free card for the drugging, drinking, and partying she was doing. Anyone who has ever had a teenaged daughter knows that even when they are basically good kids, they can still be perfect asshole that make you dream of the empty nest.
This was a book that kept you hooked, thinking you knew where it was going, but by the end, you realized you really didn't know anything. You really don't know what goes on behind other people's closed doors.
Current Goodreads rating 3.95
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_bookally_'s review against another edition
3.0
Really had me hooked but was a bit unimpressed with the end...
jackielk2020's review against another edition
1.0
Didn't finish, which I almost never do. I couldn't get into after 4 chapters and gave up. There were a lot of characters and a lot of jumping around
julie7's review against another edition
4.0
Must admit, I thought that this was going to be a tale of 'nothingness'.... But it wasn't, it was engaging, despite being an easy book to read. Crime, relationships and thought provoking.
bookally's review against another edition
3.0
Really had me hooked but was a bit unimpressed with the end...
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