Monday, June 12, 2023

Those Empty Eyes- An Engaging Thriller

 


I've enjoyed every Charlie Donlea book I have read so I was excited to put this on hold at my local library and waited eagerly for my hold to come up.  This book is told mainly through the POV of a young woman who was accused of killing her own family and even after vindication in court, conspiracy theories abound and she has to take on a new identity.  This is just the tip of the iceberg of this story, so you are not being spoiled here. 

This book is a stand-alone story, BUT for fans of Charlie Donlea like me, about 80% into this story a side character from Charlie Donlea's book universe arrives on the scene.  The book has a resolution to all the questions the book asks, but also leaves room where I could see Charlie Donlea writing about the further adventures of our MC or one of the villains! Fun stuff! Great for vacation reading! 
5 stars!

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My own personal writing update, I've started drafting my story!  I've written about 2000 words so far, just a really rough draft and who knows where it will all end--but I'm having fun getting to know these characters! 

2 comments:

Northwoman said...

Charlie Donlea is a favorite and I've enjoyed all his books. I'm glad you loved it too.

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Carla Loves to Read said...

I have this on my TBR as well, so it was nice to read your review, which raised my anticipation for this book. Nice review, Victoria.