Just One Look

A Novel

By: Lindsay Cameron

Narrated by: Annie Q

A young woman’s escalating obsession with a seemingly perfect man leads her down a dangerous path in this “delicious and marvelously controlled” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of suspense.

“Bitingly modern and totally addictive, Lindsay Cameron’s suspense debut is the freshest take on stalker fiction since You.”—Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SHE READS

Eyes aren’t the windows to the soul. Emails are.

Cassie Woodson is adrift. After suffering an epic tumble down the corporate ladder, Cassie finds the only way she can pay her bills is to take a thankless temp job reviewing correspondence for a large-scale fraud suit. The daily drudgery amplifies all that her life is lacking—love, friends, stability—and leaves her with too much time on her hands, which she spends fixating on the mistakes that brought her to this point.

While sorting through a relentless deluge of emails, something catches her eye: the tender (and totally private) exchanges between a partner at the firm, Forest Watts, and his enchanting wife, Annabelle. Cassie knows she shouldn’t read them. But it’s just one look. And once that door opens, she finds she can’t look away.

Every day, twenty floors below Forest’s corner office, Cassie dissects their emails from her dingy workstation. A few clicks of her mouse and she can see every adoring word they write to each other. By peeking into their apparently perfect life, Cassie finds renewed purpose and happiness, reveling in their penchant for vintage wines, morning juice presses, and lavish dinner parties thrown in their stately Westchester home. There are no secrets from her. Or so she thinks.

Her admiration quickly escalates into all-out mimicry, because she wants this life more than anything. Maybe if she plays make-believe long enough, it will become real for her. But when Cassie orchestrates a “chance” meeting with Forest in the real world and sees something that throws the state of his marriage into question, the fantasy she’s been carefully cultivating shatters. Suddenly, she doesn’t simply admire Annabelle—she wants to take her place. And she’s armed with the tools to make that happen.

A great read

This book was actually a great read. I was a little tentative at first because it had 3.5 stars. 8 people apparently rated it but didn’t give a review which I thought was weird. So I said screw it, used a credit and figured that if I didn’t like it I could return it. Well I ended up actually loving it. I finished it in 4 days and that’s only because of work. I know there are a lot of stories of a female protagonists who’s a nobody who wants to be with the rich man but I feel like there was a different twist or maybe aspect to this story. You think it’ll go one way until something happens then you may find yourself panicking for her and then it goes in the opposite direction. All in all I think you should totally give this book a chance.

Kept me up all night! Riveting!!

With razor sharp wit, Lindsay Cameron‘s suspense debut is a captivating and intense ride! Just One Look is a fast paced thriller that hooks you from the very beginning. Twists and a surprise ending make this a must listen! Well performed - narrator really nailed the character!

Loved it!

I listen to a lot of psychological thrillers, but too many of them are predictable or the characters are one-dimensional. This one was EXCELLENT! The protagonist is a stalker with a troubled past and psychological issues, yet she was surprisingly likable, and I genuinely felt emparthy for her. Her actions were wrong, but she wasn't menacing or evil and didn't mean any harm - she was just desperate to be loved. The plot was tightly-written with a lot of twists and turns, and the last 25 percent or so was a roller coaster ride that had me on the edge of my seat.

Really interesting story

A bit repetitive. Corny ending. Narrator didn’t do a good job. Overall pretty decent listen to zone out to… since I ended up finishing it.

Just One Look shows us how tenuous the line is between snooping and stalking.

Are you a bit of a snoop? Throughout this book I found myself torturously deciding if I was capable of the things Cassie was. I simultaneously hated her and was weirdly rooting for her. Warning - Only begin this book if you are prepared to do nothing else for two days.