Don't Look Close: A Novel
From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen, comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer…

If you look closely, you just may catch a killer.

Peter's sister Ellie has always had his back. So of course, now that he's learning to use his wheelchair in a polio rehabilitation ward under the eyes of his well—meaning parents, it's Ellie who offers to help him escape, no matter what the doctors order.  

But on the day they're scheduled to leave, Ellie doesn't show. Then Peter gets a phone call. Ellie is still in Canmore, a nearby mining town, and the police won't let her leave.

She's a suspect in a murder investigation. 

Determined to clear his sister's name, Peter makes his own way to Canmore—even if that puts him square in the path of a murderer. Because tensions between the miners and the establishment run deep, and soon Peter's sure the town is harboring a monster—one who targets those who won't step in line.

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Don't Look Close: A Novel
From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen, comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer…

If you look closely, you just may catch a killer.

Peter's sister Ellie has always had his back. So of course, now that he's learning to use his wheelchair in a polio rehabilitation ward under the eyes of his well—meaning parents, it's Ellie who offers to help him escape, no matter what the doctors order.  

But on the day they're scheduled to leave, Ellie doesn't show. Then Peter gets a phone call. Ellie is still in Canmore, a nearby mining town, and the police won't let her leave.

She's a suspect in a murder investigation. 

Determined to clear his sister's name, Peter makes his own way to Canmore—even if that puts him square in the path of a murderer. Because tensions between the miners and the establishment run deep, and soon Peter's sure the town is harboring a monster—one who targets those who won't step in line.

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Don't Look Close: A Novel

Don't Look Close: A Novel

by Jaima Fixsen
Don't Look Close: A Novel

Don't Look Close: A Novel

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From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen, comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer…

If you look closely, you just may catch a killer.

Peter's sister Ellie has always had his back. So of course, now that he's learning to use his wheelchair in a polio rehabilitation ward under the eyes of his well—meaning parents, it's Ellie who offers to help him escape, no matter what the doctors order.  

But on the day they're scheduled to leave, Ellie doesn't show. Then Peter gets a phone call. Ellie is still in Canmore, a nearby mining town, and the police won't let her leave.

She's a suspect in a murder investigation. 

Determined to clear his sister's name, Peter makes his own way to Canmore—even if that puts him square in the path of a murderer. Because tensions between the miners and the establishment run deep, and soon Peter's sure the town is harboring a monster—one who targets those who won't step in line.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781728294933
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication date: 08/18/2026
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jaima Fixsen is half of the USA Today bestselling author duo Audrey Blake. She lives in Alberta, Canada.

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