Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 5/2/2017 + 379 more book reviews

This debut novel is very impressive for both its characterizations and suspenseful plot. When an adolescent girl, Karen Miller, is patiently "groomed" by a sophisticated pedophile, and then transported across the country, her death is assumed based on evidence planted by the pedophile. She leaves behind an abusive father, a concerned mother and a devastated younger sister. Years later, she has become Gisele, the pampered "daughter" of the wealthy French socialite, Tristan, and she is married with a daughter. There are mysteries within mysteries in this book that include a tragic death, the appearance of former family members and forays into the art world by people who are not always what they seem. The cleverly appropriate title is a gateway into an absorbing novel.

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