Those Empty Eyes
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You know her name. You know her face. You know THOSE EYES… Ten years after she was exonerated for murdering her entire family, the girl the tabloids called “Empty Eyes” is the only one looking for the truth in this propulsive thriller from internationally bestselling author Charlie Donlea. "Draws readers in from the first heart-stopping pages and doesn't let go until the end." —Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed Empty Eyes by the media, was accused of the killings, fought to clear her name, and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation. It’s been ten years since, and Alex hasn’t stopped searching for answers about the night her family was killed, even as she continues to hide her real identity from true crime fanatics and grasping reporters still desperate to locate her. As a legal investigator, she works tirelessly to secure justice for others, too. People like Matthew Claymore, who’s under suspicion in the disappearance of his girlfriend, a student journalist named Laura McAllister. Laura was about to break a major story about rape and cover-ups on her college campus. Alex believes Matthew is innocent, and unearths stunning revelations about the university’s faculty, fraternity members, and powerful parents willing to do anything to protect their children. Most shocking of all—as Alex digs into Laura’s disappearance, she realizes there are connections to the murder of her own family. For as different as the crimes may seem, they each hinge on one sinister truth: no one is quite who they seem to be . . .
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this is my first time doing a written review, i won't be going in depth of it b/c i'm not very good @ it. just want to say that this book had me non stop reading. it's one of those books that once you pick up you can't put it down. it had so much going on but ignoring that fact i still kept @ it.
i did enjoy it though, it kept me entertained & hooked. i was also annotating all the time. it struck me w/ so many emotions that when i would catch myself reaction a certain way i would put a hand on my forehead, sigh & laugh.
i did stop for a moment due to not having my pens to keep annotating(smh) throughout that time i just kept thinking about how things would end & how close alex was to getting her truth. it kept me awake waiting for answers. i would catch myself thinking what would happen next & always left surprised & wanting more. i also had a lead & i was in fact right by the end & was still taken by surprise !
i also want to give the author amazing round of applause for doing so good in the writing. they did amazing work getting help from friends, getting correct information & wanting to know how it all works so there is no mistake. i respect them for that, 5 ☆☆☆☆☆ for me!
as for wanting to write this review it was b/c i had downloaded this app again after losing my old account. i'm not into describing what i have read only b/c i would go so deep into giving a review that i would want to read it again after done writing haha. this is not the type of review everyone wants to look for but if i can make others read a book i enjoyed then great! just wanted to say that...
