Look Closer

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I pull down the latch and open the front door, the cool October air rushing into the space inside the hood over my head, which covers my face completely and blocks my peripheral vision. Finally, I have to back peddle and admit that the initial psychological conversations by Simon served a purpose and my slight rant was mis-placed.

It’s hard to know who to root for in this cat-and-mouse game, as we learn more of our protagonists’ motivations. Said partner is Vicky who is just counting the days until November 3rd when she can reap its benefits. However, this is a lengthy novel that could have been more concise and it took a while to gain momentum (approximately the 25 % mark for me) but once I was engaged I found it hard to put down. Children who are exploited often carry cash obtained from their exploitation and will visit bank branches to pay it into their abuser's account.

The real Vicky Lanier was a seventeen-year-old high school student who went missing from Fairmont, West Virginia, and was never found. For each child or young person who is being exploited there will be different members of the public and staff working in the service industry who may see them and be in a position to protect them.

Credit Ellis’s ability to invoke empathy for two people with troubled backgrounds who have sustained great losses.

Appearing normal with unusual backgrounds, Simon and Vicky have shared a home together for ten years and upon their anniversary they will be awarded a trust fund left by his father of twenty million dollars. I honestly went into this domestic thriller completely blind (except for knowing that the large majority of readers really liked it) and I think it's the best way to go about your reading experience. Simon’s father left him a 21 million dollar inheritance in a trust which is set up to where it is solely Simon’s property until he is married to his wife for 10 years at that time it would then convert to joint marital property.