Once again Harlan Coben is the subject of a 247 eBook review. Just One Look involves a twisting plot that unravels itself superbly at the end and I have to say that throughout the book I was positively hooked. Few books keep me reading for more than an hour at a time but at points the page turning became a frantic ritual to discover what would happen next.
The violence is fairly graphic but it is only done with the story in mind and at no point did I think it had been added for shock value. Cleverly one of the main characters barely features in the book and their actions throughout the story are more important that you may realise, until you get to the end of course.
It is difficult to write too much without giving the ending away but for only US$8 this is a great read and excellent value for money.
“An ordinary snapshot causes a mother’s world to unravel in an instant. After picking up her two young children from school, Grace Lawson looks through a newly developed set of photographs. She finds an odd one in the pack: a mysterious picture from perhaps twenty years ago, showing four strangers she can’t identify. But there is one face she recognizes–that of her husband, from before she knew him.
When her husband sees the photo that night, he leaves their home and drives off without explanation. She doesn’t know where he’s going, or why he’s leaving. Or if he’s ever coming back. Nor does she realize how dangerous the search for him will be. Because there are others interested in both her husband’s past and that photo, including Eric Wu: a fierce, silent killer who will not be stopped from finding his quarry, no matter who or what stands in his way.
Her world turned upside-down, filled with doubts about her herself and marriage, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past she struggles to learn the truth, find her husband, and save her family.”
