Dont look behind you is a 1990 young adult thriller novel by lois duncan. Duncan believes that don t look behind you was a premonition of her daughters death. This is the second book featuring detective eden berrisford and follows on seamlessly from the first one the girls next door. Reviewing the book under its american title dont look now, margaret millar of the new york times was lukewarm. April, who has trouble adjusting to the new circumstances. This story clearly isnt but in a sense its the exception that proves the rule. See all 26 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. She plays competitive tennis, has a loving boyfriend and is looking forward to going to duke university. Rogers creates convincing characters and situations, and then betrays his own creations with an. Griffin, night terrors, stranger with my face, dont look behind you, and the twisted window. Dont look behind you paperback january 1, 1991 by loisduncan author 4.
Get an answer for what happened in the end of don t look behind you. The nasty, almost fetishistic power games that get played on the strong central female character form a theme that runs through several episodes the house that jack. April corrigans life is turned upsidedown when she when she learns that her father has been working secretly undercover for the fbi. Dont look behind you by samuel rogers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If you dont feel comfortable telling me about your sex life thats okay.
Lois duncan i need a full book summary but every site i go to i have to pay to see it. Watch the avengers season 3, episode 12 dont look behind you. Although this book can be read as a stand alone book i would suggest that the girls next door be read first as it carries on with eden berrisfords private life. Hed been demolishing an old farmhouse and leveling the topsoil on canyon road east in puyallup pronounced pewalup, washington. Dont look behind you by lois duncan, paperback barnes. So i have a soft spot for lois duncan, as she was one of the very first ya authors i was ever introduced to. You don t look behind you a safari guides encounters with ravenous lions, stampeding elephants, and lovesick rhinos don t look behind you true tales of a safari guide. Dont look behind you friendsfamilyfans of max allan. Part of what makes the scares so effective in the p. Her young adult novels included ransom, i know what you did last summer, killing mr. I also just dont like her writing style very much but i had to read one of her books for school. Survivor of domestic violence, where i survived an attempted murder. Dont look behind you is a definite 5star read for me.
Angela marsons, author of silent scream and blood lines mel sherratt has done it again. What readers are saying about dont look behind you. Don t look behind you i think is mels best book to date. I know it isnt very scary but i get scared pretty quickly.
Its about a girl by the name of april corrigan who used to live the perfect life in high school. I hacked the game to allow the player to see behind them without. Is it a dangerous stranger or someone you know and trust. She wasn t allowed to play tennis she wasn t allowed to contact any of her old friends she had to deal with having short hair she wasn t allowed to contact steve at all she had no tv she had to make totally new friends she had to go by valerie weber she had to leave her dog she had to live in a new house. A family is thrust into the federal witness relocation program that fails, in. See all 27 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I have been reading dont look behind you by lois duncan. The book is based on lois duncans daughter kaitlyn arquettes personality. Arquette was shot to death shortly after the book was published while riding home from her friends house. Dont look behind you dont look behind you by lois duncan prezi by karlee emerson characters and setting april corriganvalerie weber is the main character in the book. While acknowledging du mauriers popularity, she felt the book to be a collection of five uneasy pieces in which the reader is given an intriguing situation, a series of neatly planted clues and a generous number of plot twists.
Ann rules crime files, book 15 you don t know what you don t. Angela marsons, author of silent scream and blood lines mel sherratt has done it. Peter allison dont look behind you true tales of a safari guide dont look behind you. With patrick duffy, pam dawber, dominic raacke, anne marie deluise. To completely honest, dont look behind you wasnt that great of a book and i wasnt that impressed with april. Cathy is invited to spend a weekend at the home of sir cavalier resagne, an authority on medieval costume. She wasnt allowed to play tennis she wasnt allowed to contact any of her old friends she had to deal with having short hair she wasnt allowed to contact steve at all she had no tv she had to make totally new friends she had to go by valerie weber she had to leave her dog she had to live in a new house. Pdf don t look behind you download read online free.
The novel tells the story of seventeenyearold april corrigan after her family is forced to enter the witness protection program and relocate to a different state. Made for cable, don t look behind you debuted over. I am well i guess a nerd and this is my last chance to bring up my english grade. Dont look behind you is a suspenseful thriller by lois duncan.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. So,imagine my surprise when i discovered a book of hers that ive never read. Detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, household moving, fiction. The answer is as simple as turning around, but dont look behind yourun. I think this is a good age because i dont think kids in middle school would understand what is happening in this book. Dont look behind you book report by taylor davis on prezi. If you ask me lois duncan should of made it the other way around, spending 50 pages on the hotel and 100 pages of the rest of the book. This character is a teenage girl in a family that becomes part of the federal witness security program. Ann rules crime files, book 15 you dont know what you dont. I had a wonderful time reading dont look backwhat fun, what fun, what fun. When his testimony convicts a notorious drug dealer, the whole family must relocate and enter the federal witnes. All i have to say is, what the my voice, can you hear it. Dont look behind you is the story of april corrigan and her family and their life when they have to enter the witness security program.
Seventeenyearold april finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, who is a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and. Dont look behind you is a good book for 8th12th graders to read. This actionpacked tale, brimming with witty characters, vivid historical detail, and tautly woven intrigue kept me guessing until the very end. When the greatest show on earth rose the rails, hotel for dogs, news for dogs. Don t look behind you by ann rule this is another gripping book by ann rule regarding some of the monstrous criminals of the usa. Dont look behind you i think is mels best book to date. From memory of many years ago, i also loved locked in time, but i haven t read it recently. Don t look behind you by samuel rogers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Dont look behind you character descriptions for teachers. I dont know about you, but seeing her there sends a chill up my spine. Its brian clemens 4th script for the show and it has his fingerprints all over it. Get an answer for what happened in the end of dont look behind you. You dont look behind you a safari guides encounters with ravenous lions, stampeding elephants, and lovesick rhinos dont look behind you true tales of a safari guide. This character is an undercover fbi agent who becomes a witness in a. Duncan believes that dont look behind you was a premonition of her daughters death.
Two thirds of the book succeed in creating atmosphere and mood and mounting horror. Peter allison don t look behind you true tales of a safari guide don t look behind you. Until her father who was testifing against a company gets shot at and his family is treatended. This book is about a family who is just like any other family, they go to school. From memory of many years ago, i also loved locked in time, but i havent read it recently. Ill be watching you walking home on a dark night, you hear footsteps coming up behind you. The storyline weaves its way expertly towards a tense, thrilling and dramatic climax. When he meets his assistant for a business lunch, he has no idea the afternoon will end with her murder. Griffin, night terrors, stranger with my face, don t look behind you, and the twisted window. Fragments puzzle before hearing the dont touch the dial now or look behind you messages will make. Dont look behind you vocabulary flashcards quizlet. April is a popular happy 17 year old who appears to have it all. A family is thrust into the federal witness relocation program that fails, in deadly ways, to protect them. On the contrary, of the ones i have read, then i don t rate this one or i know what you did last summer, but i highly recommend killing mr griffin and stranger with my face.
A pt camera hack reveals lisa is always behind you, and its. There are 4 cases outlined in this book, the first two being the most important in terms of the volume of treatment. The first case deals with the disappearance of a man by the name of joseph tarricone. Rachel took a deep breath, oh no, i just dont have a lot to say.
Dont look behind you ebook by ann rule rakuten kobo. Dont look behind you questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you. She also wrote works for younger readers including silly mother, the circus comes home. She takes teenage angst and selfconscious paranoia and spins them into a web of horror and mystery. To completely honest, don t look behind you wasn t that great of a book and i wasn t that impressed with april. I loved the book and cant wait to brag to my mother that ive already read the latest amanda quick.
Walking home on a dark night, you hear footsteps coming up behind you. Dont get mad, but ive seen how your husband looks at me when i, as you put it, wiggle my ass. On the contrary, of the ones i have read, then i dont rate this one or i know what you did last summer, but i highly recommend killing mr griffin and stranger with my face. A story of a murderer in the making, of suspense and horror, built up, step by step, as daphne, engaged to harold a college psychology professor, is the projected victim.
This book is typical for lois duncans writing style. Dont look behind you by ann rule this is another gripping book by ann rule regarding some of the monstrous criminals of the usa. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Desprate need a full book summary on dont look behind. It won a number of regional awards and was adapted into a television film in 1999. Dont look behind you ebook by mel sherratt rakuten kobo. Don t look behind you questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on don t look behind you. As some of you may know, murder never knocks was originally announced and even listed at amazon, including cover art as dont look behind you. Detective eden berrisford crime thriller series book 2 thanks for sharing. I also just don t like her writing style very much but i had to read one of her books for school. Chapter one it was midafternoon on a very warm dayjune 4, 2007when bulldozer operator travis haney paused to wipe the sweat from his forehead.