Eye Contact
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4.9 • 16 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Like The Lovely Bones and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Cammie McGovern’s breakout novel is at once a hypnotic thriller and an affecting portrait of people as real as our next-door neighbors. In Eye Contact, two children vanish in the woods behind their elementary school. Hours later, nine-year-old Adam is found alive, the sole witness to his playmate’s murder. But because Adam has autism, he is a silent witness. Only his mother, Cara, can help decode his behavior for the police. As the suspense ratchets, Eye Contact becomes a heart-stopping exploration of the bond between a mother and a very special child.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A parent's worst nightmare becomes a crusade for justice in McGovern's dynamite second novel (after 2002's The Art of Seeing), set in an unspecified middle-class suburban community. Shortly after Adam, a nine-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder, and his friend Amelia, a 10-year-old diagnosed with PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified), disappear during recess from Greenwood elementary school, a traumatized Adam turns up next to Amelia's body in the nearby woods. Cara, Adam's 30-year-old single mom, helps the police unlock the clues in Adam's mind to try to identify Amelia's killer. Cara finds surprising assistance from 13-year-old Morgan, who's determined to solve the crime in order to distract authorities from his own guilty secret accidentally starting a fire in the wetlands his lawyer/environmentalist mom was trying to protect. Meticulously researched and emotionally absorbing, this provocative page-turner also addresses an important issue how to educate and care for children with special needs. Film rights optioned by Julia Roberts.
Customer Reviews
Thriller I'm Thrilled To Have Read
This book was a wonderful, riveting experience from start to finish. The characters were so relatable and real, and the plot twists kept me glued to the story until the very last word. I know the ending images will stay with me much longer than the time of finishing the book. It was a wonderfully complex combination of emotions that is unforgettable.
Phenomenal Book!
This book is filled with page turning suspense. I couldn't put the book down! The unique twists and turns of events was always unexpected. You could never predict how things would turn out. Its a must read, two (2) thumbs up book!!
I loved this book!
As a teenager I find myself picking up novels all the time. I get bored and go out to purchase a book. This will not fall short of your expectations if you have any for McGovern! A novel filled with intense suspense and mystery. You'll find yourself flipping through the pages at fire pace eager to see what lies ahead! Purchase this book now! You won't regret it!