Behind Closed Doors
Jack and Grace Angel seem to have it all: wealth, charm, elegance, and the kind of marriage everyone envies. He's a powerful lawyer, she's the perfect hostess and devoted sister. They're inseparable, always together, always smiling. But friends begin to wonder why Grace never answers the phone, never meets for coffee, never carries anything with her. And behind the locked doors of their beautiful home, the truth is far more terrifying than anyone suspects.
- Grace - Protagonist
- Jack - Grace's husband
- Millie - Grace's younger sister with Down syndrome, currently living in a residential home
- Esther - Grace's friend
- Grace and Jack appear to have a perfect marriage, admired by friends and neighbors.
- Behind closed doors, Jack is a sadistic abuser who controls every aspect of Grace's life.
- Jack withholds Grace's visits with Millie as punishment whenever she misbehaves.
- His ultimate plan is to have Millie move into their house and imprison her in a hidden red room in the basement.
- Grace eventually drugs Jack and locks him inside the red room.
- Esther drives Grace to the airport for a pre-planned trip.
- Grace flies to Thailand alone and feigns worry when Jack never joins her.
- Authorities later find Jack's body in the red room and rule the death a suicide after Esther tells police she saw him wave from the window when she picked Grace up.
- On the last page, Grace asks Esther why she lied to the police, and Esther explains she realized Jack was evil because he always told people he had decorated Millie's room all in red.
- Grace - Alive - Happy to be free of Jack and ready to reunite with Millie
- Jack - Dead - Killed by Grace
- Millie - Alive - No further details
- Esther - Alive - No further details
- Domestic abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Confinement
- Animal death
- Murder
- Miscarriage
- Suicide
- Infertility
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Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 9781250121004
Publication Date: February 11, 2016
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
