Those Empty Eyes, Charlie Donlea
Those Empty Eyes, Charlie Donlea
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Those Empty Eyes

Author: Charlie Donlea

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Unabridged: 10 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/28/2023


Synopsis

From the #1 internationally bestselling author and master of modern suspense comes a brilliantly twisting and propulsive standalone novel about a woman whose dark past as the lone survivor of her family’s slaughter collides with present-day crimes.

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed
Empty Eyes by the media, was accused of the killings, fought to clear her name, and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation.

It’s been ten years since, and Alex hasn’t stopped searching for answers about the night her family was killed, even as she continues to hide her real identity from true crime fanatics and grasping reporters still desperate to locate her. As a legal investigator, she works tirelessly to secure justice for others, too.
People like Matthew Claymore, who’s under suspicion in the disappearance of his girlfriend, a student journalist named Laura McAllister.

Laura was about to break a major story about rape and cover-ups on her college campus. Alex believes Matthew is innocent, and unearths stunning revelations about the university’s faculty, fraternity members, and powerful parents willing todo anything to protect their children.

Most shocking of all—as Alex digs into Laura’s disappearance, she realizes there are unexpected connections to the murder of her own family. For as different as the crimes may seem, they each hinge on one sinister truth: no one is quite who they seem to be …

About Charlie Donlea

Charlie Donlea is a #1 international and USA Today bestselling author known for gripping thrillers like The Girl Who Was Taken, Twenty Years Later, and Don't Believe It. His novels, published in nearly 40 countries and translated into over 20 languages, have sold millions of copies worldwide. Donlea's books are praised for their intricate plots, jaw-dropping twists, and cinematic suspense that keeps readers guessing until the very end. He lives in Chicago with his family and draws inspiration from remote Canadian fishing trips and his love of storytelling that rivals even the best binge-worthy TV.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on December 22, 2022

A messy plot that ends with a surprising twist! When she was 17 years old, Alexandra Quinlan's parents and little brother were ruthlessly shot and killed inside their family home. Accused of the crime, she becomes a media sensation dubbed "empty eyes (which is a stupid name, IMHO). Ten years have pa......more

Goodreads review by PamG on March 19, 2023

Charlie Donlea has crafted a complex novel of crime and sleuthing with plenty of suspense in his latest standalone novel, Those Empty Eyes. It features Alex Armstrong who has legally changed her name in addition to changing her appearance and backstory. Ten years ago, she was the traumatized tee......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on January 18, 2023

2.5 stars. A messy, unrealistic plot with too many side stories. Alexandra Quinlan is the only survivor the night her parents and brother are killed in their family home. Alex is labelled “Empty Eyes” by the public for the look she had when she was arrested and charged with their murders. Ten years af......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on January 18, 2025

Ten years ago, Alex Quinlan was the lone survivor of a horrendous crime that left her parents and brother dead. Found holding the shotgun that killed them, she was quickly deemed responsible for the crime by the police. Even worse, she was nicknamed Empty Eyes after her perp walk following her arres......more