“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder.Simon and Vicky couldn’t
seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure: absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer.
When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and obsession with revenge. These are just a few of the lies that make up the complex web... and they will have devastating consequences. And while both Vicky and Simon are liars, just who exactly is conning who? Part
Gone Girl and part
Strangers on a Train,
Look Closer is a wild rollercoaster of a read that will have you questioning everything you think you know.
A husband, his mistress, his wife, and her lover: in this wickedly clever novel of suspense, four lives collide, one ends up dead, and nothing is what it seems.
Simon Dobias is a brilliant but troubled law professor who never truly recovered from his parents' untimely deaths. Despite appearing to have a stable marriage, a secret whirlwind affair with an old flame throws everything into question.
Vicky Lanier truly cares for her husband, who saved her during her darkest moments. But their romance has run its course, and now Vicky's playing the waiting game. In just a few weeks, she'll finally have full access to Simon's twenty-million-dollar trust, and she can practically feel the money in her hands. But when she discovers his affair, her already precarious future hangs by a thread.
When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in the mansion of a wealthy Chicago suburb, it's the culmination of an explosive situation months in the making…
But as to how it happened and why? Question everything you think you know.
Story Locale: Chicago (suburb)
“A daring, brilliant thriller, full of characters you both love and hate and more unexpected turns than a mountain road at night without your headlights. Tremendous fun!”--
Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial
"Absolutely dazzling! David Ellis is a master storyteller who keeps us riveted to the pages. A whip-smart and diabolically plotted thriller, with crackling dialogue, nonstop pacing, and tour de force structure. A profoundly insightful study of greed, obsession, revenge, and justice. Riveting, compelling, and completely entertaining!
"--Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of Her Perfect Life 
