Don't Look Close
A Novel
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- ¥1,300
発行者による作品情報
From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen, comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer…
If you look closely, you just may catch a killer.
When Peter Simmons calls his sister Edie from the polio rehabilitation ward, he expects to hear that she’s on her way to get him. Instead, he learns her ex-husband has been murdered – and whispers around town have turned her into a prime suspect.
Determined to set things right, Peter checks himself out of the hospital and heads to Clairbeck, the rugged mining community Edie calls home. He can’t walk or drive unassisted, but armed with his camera and a stubborn streak, he’s intent on proving her innocence.
Clairbeck, however, is far from welcoming. Old grudges between miners and the establishment simmer, and even Edie’s clinic isn’t the safe haven it appears to be. As Peter observes – and then investigates – he starts to wonder… Is someone watching, waiting, and eliminating anyone who steps out of line?
In a town shrouded in secrets, Peter’s eye for truth might be the only thing that stops a killer, unless he draws the killer’s eye first…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A photographer unravels a murderous conspiracy in this patient, character-driven mystery from Fixsen (The Specimen). In 1955, after being discharged from rehab following a disabling bout of polio, Peter Simmons looks forward to joining his sister Edie at her home in the small Canadian mining community of Clairbeck. Before he arrives, Edie calls to tell him police are questioning her about the murder of her philandering ex-husband, whose body was found in her car on a secluded mountain road. Edie maintains her innocence, so Peter investigates on his own. Camera in hand, he uncovers a web of secrets tied to some of the most prominent figures in Clairbeck, which suggest a serial killer might be on the loose. Fixsen elegantly captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of small-town life, and her depiction of Peter's tenacity and resourcefulness in the face of his disability is inspiring. The pacing, however, lags—the story of Peter grappling with the effects of his polio is often more involving than the core mystery. Still, there's just enough atmosphere and intrigue on offer to entertain fans of low-key whodunits.
