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Someone Is Watching A Novel
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- ISBN: 9780553390636
- ISBN: 0553390635
- Physical Description: print
- Publisher: Random House 2015/03
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| General Note: | [Hardcover] |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Kimberley Public Library | ON ORDER (Text) | BKI632282445414 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | On order | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Deeply shaken after a brutal attack, Bailey Carpenter struggles to reclaim control over what had once seemed like a neatly-ordered life. Unable to face her job, her friends, or even the world outside her apartment, Bailey is trapped with her thoughts, replaying the attack in a desperate search for a detail that will help the police uncover the identity of her unknown assailant. Bailey sees her attacker in the face of every stranger, and is unable to trust anyone other than her half-sister, Claire, and Claire's snarky teenage daughter Jade. To pass the time in her lonely apartment, Bailey plays with the binoculars she once used in her career as a private investigator, scanning the high-rise buildings around hers for entertainment. She quickly discovers afavorite source: a handsome, wealthy playboy in the apartment across the street. But she watches him strut around his bedroom, she starts to wonder if he's putting on a show - with her as his intended audience. Looking out the window late one night, she sees him looking tauntingly right back at her, binoculars in hand. Could it be the assailant she's been so desperate to identify has been right there, watching her, the whole time? The police, exasperated after Bailey's many paranoid false alarms, believeshe's crying wolf, and Claire tries to convince her she's wrong. Doubting her own sanity, Bailey has only Jade left to turn to, and together the two hatch a dangerous plot to discover just what exactly is going on in the apartment across the way"-- - Baker & Taylor
Struggling with trauma and isolating herself from the outside world after a brutal attack, Bailey Carpenter, a former private investigator, uses her binoculars to peep at an alluring neighbor who she fears may be her assailant. - Baker & Taylor
"Perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner, Mary Higgins Clark, and Jenny Milchman, Someone Is Watching is a pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat novel of suspense that features the extraordinary storytelling gifts of bestselling author Joy Fielding on full display"-- - Baker & Taylor
Struggling with trauma and isolating herself from the outside world after a brutal attack, a former private investigator uses her binoculars to peep at an alluring neighbor who she fears may be her assailant. By the New York Times best-selling author of See Jane Run. - Random House, Inc.
A pulse-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner and Mary Higgins Clark with a sly nod toward Alfred Hitchcockâs classic film Rear Window, Someone Is Watching boasts the extraordinary edge-of-your-seat storytelling of bestselling author Joy Fielding at the height of her powers.
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As a special investigator for a hotshot Miami law firm, Bailey Carpenter is smart, savvy, and fearless. When sheâs assigned to spy on a deadbeat dad in the middle of the night, Bailey thinks nothing of the potential dangers, only that she needs to gather evidence. Then she is blindsidedâattacked and nearly killed.
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Now the firm grip Bailey once had on her life is shaken. Her nightmares merge into her waking hours and sheâs unable to venture beyond her front door without panicking. A veritable prisoner in her own home, Bailey is uncertain whom she can trust. But old habits die hard, and soon Bailey finds a new use for her idle binoculars: casually observing from her window neighboring buildings and other peopleâs lives. This seemingly harmless diversion becomes a guilty pleasure when Bailey fixates on the handsome guy across the streetâuntil she realizes that he is also watching her. Suddenly she must confront the terrifying possibility that he may be the man who shattered her life.
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Though crippled by fear, Bailey knows she canât ignore her suspicions and risk leaving a predator at large. With the police making no headway in solving her case, sheâs determined to overcome her terror and reclaim the power she lost by unmasking her attacker and taking him down herself. But itâs a harrowing battle that threatens to wreck Baileyâs credibility, compromise an investigation, and maybe even claim her sanity.
Praise for Someone Is Watching
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âSomeone Is Watching gripped me from the first to the very last page. Bailey Carpenter is a heroine whoâs both victim and warrior woman, a fascinating sleuth who will linger with you long after youâve finished this thrilling read.ââTess Gerritsen
âJoy Fielding has long been a go-to author for me. She never fails to deliver an edge-of-your-seat read, and with her patented blend of complex characters and escalating suspense she is in top form here. I highly recommend Someone Is Watching.ââKaren Robards
âJoy Fielding pens a spiraling tale of paranoia and suspense, as sultry as a Miami night. Readers will find a heroine to root for, scold, and ultimately adore in Bailey Carpenter. Though comparisons to Rear Window will inevitably arise, Fielding has created something even more remarkable: a modern-day Gaslight in which both cat and mouse are real, flawed, and eminently relatable.ââJenny Milchman
âSomeone Is Watching is a gripping, fast-paced psychological thriller reminiscent of Rear Window and the works of Lisa Gardner. . . . Not geared to the faint of heart, Fieldingâs story of one womanâs search for justice, understanding, and internal peace is nothing short of arresting.ââBooklist (starred review)
âThis engrossing standalone from bestseller Fielding makes you care about Bailey Carpenter. . . . The characters pulsate with life, and there are a few shocks in storeâfor Bailey and the readerâbefore the denouement. And the presence of Jade, Claireâs outspoken teen daughter, blows everyone else off the page.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
âA pageÂturning ride with a likable protagonist.ââKirkus Reviews
