This book is so tightly constructed, and the plot twists so carefully put together, that I read it twice. You will find yourself not knowing who deserves your sympathy, and then questioning what you think you know about justice. Let me just say this: people in this novel are not what they seem. I can't say much more than that without giving things away, and I do NOT want to ruin this thrill-ride of a novel for you. Due to the novel's construction, however, she is known to us. However, once he is in, he commits and is determined to find the missing woman, who's identity is unknown to him. A police detective, Camille Verhoeven, is assigned to the case against his will he lost his wife and their unborn child in a kidnapping that ended with his wife's murder, and he is determined not to stay on this case. Act I begins with a brutal, violent kidnapping in Paris. A disturbing treasure, but a treasure nonetheless.Īlex is split into three acts. Another part of me is thrilled that our shelves continue to contain yet-unfound treasure, and let me tell you: this is a treasure. Part of me is sad that I didn't discover this novel sooner. The books on the lower right hand corner are quite easy to miss, especially if they have an unassuming grey spine and a one word title.
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