Book Review: Someone Is Watching
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This is my book review of Someone is Watching by Joy Fielding.
Bailey is a female investigator for a law firm. She is outdoors working on a case, binoculars focused on her subject, when a man accosts and rapes her. He puts a pillowcase over her head, so she has no idea what he looks like.
Every man Bailey sees, she wonders: “Is this the man who raped me?”
She becomes reclusive. Baily cannot bring herself to leave her condo.
She takes a knife and checks out every nook and cranny of her home several times a day because she no longer feels safe.
Immersed in a civil suit between her and her brother versus their half-siblings over their father’s fortune, now she is thrown into total personal chaos and fear.
She cannot work and wears pajamas day after day.
Her older half-sister, a nurse she barely knows, finds out about her trauma and comes to her aid. Bringing with her her 16-year-old precocious yet irreverent daughter, Jade. They become her safety net in an unsafe world.
Her love life falls apart. She cannot bear the thought of a man touching her.
Whereas she was once the type of young woman who reveled in her career and carried a gun, now she wanders her condo many floors up with a knife in hand, looking for an unseen enemy.
My Thoughts:
The story is well-written and races along at a fast clip. I read it in a couple of nights and savored every page.
You will not see the end coming. Those are the books I love best!
Reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window”, this book makes you think about how vulnerable we are as women, no matter how physically strong we may be.
Rape is a crime of hate. And the rape is not just of one’s body. But of their trust, their happiness, their peace of mind.
Bailey, the private investigator, is forced to rethink who she is as a woman, a lover, and a friend.
She comes to understand that those who smile and say they care about you can also be wolves in sheep’s clothing.
About the Author:
Mary Higgins Clark (born Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins was an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and various European countries. All of her novels remained in print as of 2015, with her debut suspense novel, Where Are the Children?, in its 75th printing
She died in 2020.
Joy Fielding is my favorite author and I love nothing more than cracking open one of her new books, even on the Kindle!
Sounds like a good read… Very emotional. Thanks for the review, Brenda. Have a great evening ♥
Joy Fielding's latest book, She's Not There, is one of her best books. A few years ago, I stopped reading her books because I lost interest in her writing style. This new one held my interest from the beginning.
Sounds really good! I too love psychological thrillers! I'm ordering this one from my library right away. You should read all of the first books written by Mary Higgins Clark (not her daughter)… as her first 5 or so were awesome and I could NOT put them down.. even when I was working I would read until 3:00 in the morning, even though I had to get up at 6:00 for work!
Sounds really interesting. xo Laura
Joy Fielding is one of my all time favorites! Do you read Catherine Coulter (FBI series) or Iris Johansen (Eve Duncan series)?
I like her books also and just added this one to my wish list!
Oh boy, this sounds like a great book – add another one to my list!!