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One of Those Faces: A Novel Paperback – December 1, 2022

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From debut author Elle Grawl comes a psychological thriller about an insomniac artist who discovers a shocking truth about a recent spate of murders in her city: the victims all look just like her.

Years after escaping her abusive childhood, Harper Mallen has only ever known sleepless nights―or terrifying nightmares. She’s struggling to survive as an artist in a trendy Chicago neighborhood, getting by on freelance gigs, when she’s suddenly confronted with the worst fears from her past.

A young woman is killed outside Harper’s apartment―a woman who chillingly resembles her. As Harper searches for information about the victim, she discovers unsettling links to two other murders. Upon discovering another doppelgänger, Harper realizes her life is not the only one hanging in the balance.

As her obsession and paranoia deepen, everyone is a suspect: the handsome stranger in the café, customers at the painting studio, even the ghosts from her past. The closer she comes to unraveling the truth behind the murders, the more Harper realizes there is no one she can trust―not even herself.

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“What an insidious, creepy page-turner Elle Grawl has created! A completely assured debut that will send chills down your spine and keep you looking over your shoulder.” ―J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author

“One of Those Faces delivers an unreliable narrator whose paranoia is shaped by past trauma, a killer targeting women who look like her, and plenty of twists that tighten as the atmosphere closes in. This taut, chilling, page-turning psychological thriller is sure to put debut author Elle Grawl on the map.” ―Loreth Anne White, Washington Post, Amazon Charts, and Bild bestselling author of The Patient’s Secret

“Taut with suspense, One of Those Faces is a slow burn thriller that will make you deadbolt your door during the day. Grawl’s debut hypnotized me from start to finish.” ―Elle Marr, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Strangers We Know

“Make sure to clear your schedules, because One of Those Faces is such a wild and compelling ride you’re not going to be able to look away until the very last sentence. Grawl, with beautifully cinematic style, knocks you off balance until you feel like you’re slowly drowning in nightmares right alongside Harper, not knowing which way is up or what is true. Every time you catch your breath, another revelation pulls you under. This binge-worthy, trippy thriller should be at the top of everyone’s must-read list!” ―Brianna Labuskes, bestselling author of What Can’t Be Seen

“Perfectly paced and packed with doppelganger women and suspicious men, this creepy thriller kept me guessing all the way through! I was never sure who to trust, and I read it in a day!” ―Allie Reynolds, author of Shiver and the Swell

“Elle Grawl delivers on her irresistible premise with a story so full of mysteries and suspicious characters that your mind will spin trying to figure it all out. One of Those Faces is an eerie, page-turning thriller that leaves you increasingly unsettled with each new chapter.” ―Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot

“One of Those Faces kept me flipping pages in pursuit of answers well past my bedtime. An utterly satisfying rabbit hole…” ―Kathleen Willett, author of Mother of All Secrets

About the Author

Elle Grawl is a lawyer and thriller writer. After obtaining her BA in English Literature, she took a detour into law before returning to her love of writing. Her lifelong interest in true crime and experience as an attorney have provided her with plenty of writing material. Grawl enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and their two dogs. One of Those Faces is her first novel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (December 1, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 365 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1662500866
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1662500862
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Elle Grawl is a lawyer and thriller writer. After obtaining her B.A. in English Literature, she took a detour into law before returning to her love of writing. Her lifelong interest in true crime and experience as an attorney have provided her with plenty of writing material. Elle enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and their two dogs.

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Customers find the characters unreliable and the protagonist annoying. They find the explanations confusing and the plot convoluted, leaving many loose ends that aren't resolved at the end. While some readers enjoyed the storyline and found it interesting, others felt the book was frustrating and unsatisfying to read. Reviews are mixed on the writing quality, with some finding it well-written and enjoyable, while others found it poorly written and confusing.

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260 customers mention "Storyline"111 positive149 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the storyline. Some find it intriguing and suspenseful, with an exciting premise. Others feel the ending abruptly leaves questions unanswered, and there are too many competing storylines for their liking.

"...I thought maybe it was set up for a sequel, but nope, the cliffhanger was permanent." Read more

"...followed the protagonist to her childhood home, then the story began to fall apart...." Read more

"...I couldn’t stop reading because I had to understand. Excellent intrigue and wonderfully composed...." Read more

"...Things seemed to become repetitive- with no conclusion/hint to aid the reader in what was happening Doubt i will read any other books by this author" Read more

153 customers mention "Readability"103 positive50 negative

Customers have different views on the book's readability. Some find it interesting and a pleasure to read, with an intriguing premise and good start. Others feel it's frustratingly dissatisfying, almost quitting at times, with a toxic protagonist and a waste of a great idea.

"...I couldn’t stop reading because I had to understand. Excellent intrigue and wonderfully composed...." Read more

"I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I could relate to Harper in many ways (not letting things go, thinking too much) and what a ride...." Read more

"...Then it just got more and more unbelievable with no explanation...." Read more

"...Worth reading? Sure. Just don't expect everything to be wrapped up with a bow in the end." Read more

38 customers mention "Writing quality"26 positive12 negative

Customers have different views on the writing quality. Some find it well-written with many twists and a talented author. Others feel it's poorly written, drawn out, and lacking explanations.

"...Excellent intrigue and wonderfully composed. Thank goodness you followed your childhood dream, Elle Grawl!" Read more

"...premise, a great cast of characters, and the writing and plot were engaging enough to keep me turning pages to the very end...." Read more

"...I think the author is trying to be edgy or such - but it's not well written and fell apart while I was holding it...." Read more

"...She is able to convey a real sense of what her characters are thinking and feeling but she chose plot lines and character development which left..." Read more

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Customers have different views on the pacing. Some find it intense, disturbing, and gripping, while others describe it as dark and depressing.

"...I enjoyed her art, Woodstock, her emotions, her tenacity, and even the final outcome. One of the best mysteries I've read in awhile." Read more

"...It became very dark, twisted, and unpleasant to think about her actually doing any story...." Read more

"...I felt the author trusted readers and gives more to imagine and unsettling feelings even after finishing the book. Great movie material!..." Read more

"...It was a very dark read and I kept going hoping it would lighten up and the main character would get herself together but no such luck...." Read more

62 customers mention "Character development"18 positive44 negative

Customers find the characters confusing and self-destructive. They also mention that the main character is a mess and the storyline leaves the reader unsure who killed who.

"...For starters, the protagonist drove me crazy. At first, I felt bad for her with her horrifying childhood traumas...." Read more

"...Characters' motivations and actions were often left woefully unclear which severely limited one's ability to really "connect" with them throughout..." Read more

""One of Those Faces" has an interesting premise, a great cast of characters, and the writing and plot were engaging enough to keep me turning pages..." Read more

"...The constant jerk of one character interacting with another and then that being made questionable made my mind spin....." Read more

46 customers mention "Explanations"8 positive38 negative

Customers find the explanations in the book confusing and lacking. They mention that the plot is convoluted, leaving many questions unanswered and not making any sense at the end. The details and execution are criticized as poor.

"...But the ends are not tied off, no explanation is given for why she's a sleepwalking murderess, and we're left with feeling ripped off for having..." Read more

"...Then it just got more and more unbelievable with no explanation...." Read more

"...all up to our own interpretation, but the plot was too detailed and convoluted to not be tied up at least a little more. Worth reading? Sure...." Read more

"...And lots of unanswered questions. What really happened to Issi? Was it just an accident? What happened to Harper's mother? Father?..." Read more

10 customers mention "Loose ends"0 positive10 negative

Customers dislike the loose ends in the book. They say there are no closures at the end, and there is no explanation for why she's a villain.

"...But the ends are not tied off, no explanation is given for why she's a sleepwalking murderess, and we're left with feeling ripped off for having..." Read more

"...Finally it ended, no wrap up, no overall person to blame, and so many questions about why certain details were included in the story...." Read more

"...On top of that, there remained several loose ends at the conclusion...." Read more

"...could have been done intentionally for a sequel, but to me everything was left loosely and I prefer a more put together ending." Read more

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Customers find the book ends without a resolution or explanation. They feel the plot lacks clarity and structure.

"...Poorly structured plot with no clear direction or resolution. Ultimately left this reader disappointed." Read more

"...It was an easy read and interesting but no resolution to almost anything. Well written but not my cup of tea." Read more

"The endIng was a let down. No resolution. I need a sequel so I can find out what really happened." Read more

"...It was unsettling throughout, convoluted, with no resolution. On the plus side, it did have plenty of suspense and a twisty plot." Read more

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Captivating read, disjointed ending
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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I started reading at bedtime and ended up reading through the night! Fell asleep near the end and finished the last 20 minutes when I woke. Afterwards, I was glad I didn’t finish in the night because it had me so bewildered and frustrated to have ended in that way I probably would’ve tossed and turned for a few more hours! At first I thought maybe it was set up for a sequel, but nope, the cliffhanger was permanent.

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Sylvia
If I could rate this book a 10, I would!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2023
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This book kept me guessing. My mind scurried through characters, asking, “Who can Harper trust?” “Who is telling the truth?” “How can she think straight when she keeps using drugs?” I could see why she was in a constant state of doubt about so much in her life and how she felt less than, unworthy. When she got close to others, they suffered some consequence. She had to be so afraid, yet she also made deep connections that were derailed by self-doubt. I couldn’t stop reading because I had to understand. Excellent intrigue and wonderfully composed. Thank goodness you followed your childhood dream, Elle Grawl!

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C.L. Wells
Page turner that ultimately loses its way with a weak finish
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2022
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"One of Those Faces" has an interesting premise, a great cast of characters, and the writing and plot were engaging enough to keep me turning pages to the very end. However, certain aspects of the plot are unrealistic and the finale is unsatisfying and doesn't resolve many outstanding questions raised.

***Spoiler Alert if you continue reading below***

The blurb for the novel pushes the fact that Harper--the main character--keeps running into people (several throughout the novel) who have a striking resemblance to herself. This tantalizing detail is teased throughout the novel, but is never resolved. No cloning plot line, no lost sisters, nothing. It's just a tease with no payoff.

As the story progresses, we learn that a number of people in Harper's circle of friends and acquaintances are bad news. There's the lecherous landlord who tries to kill her, the dirty cop who tries to kill her, and her own father who apparently tried to kill her in the back story prior to the opening of the book, and the drug-dealing boyfriend who apparently supplied the drugs that killed his ex--who just happens to be one of Harper's many doppelgangers that appear throughout the novel by sheer coincidence. It's all just too unbelievable. Too many people are trying to kill Harper for different reasons for the plot to be realistic.

And then there's Harper, herself. Throughout the novel she keeps having blackout episodes and/or memory loss episodes where she wakes up finding evidence that she has been out sleepwalking, or maybe chopping someone up with a knife. This is teased throughout the novel with hints that she might be the murderer. And, in the end, we do learn that she, herself, did kill someone. But the ends are not tied off, no explanation is given for why she's a sleepwalking murderess, and we're left with feeling ripped off for having invested hours of our lives reading this book. It's like heading to a reportedly great restaurant and getting there to find that it's been turned into a run-of-the mill burger joint.

Lastly, there's the ending. After all the people trying to kill her are themselves dispatched to the great beyond, and after just learning that Harper is a sleepwalking murderer, it's revealed that her medical school student boyfriend with whom she's just moved cross-country with to start a new life is a drug dealer who's stealing and re-selling the medications of patients at the hospital where he's been working. We're left on the cliff hanger with no resolution. No details on just how many people Harper did or did not kill herself, and no details on whether or not her drug-dealing boyfriend intentionally killed a fellow-student who was onto his scam.

But wait! There is yet another bombshell that is left unresolved! AlSO in the last scene, in her boyfriend's closet, Harper finds her long-ago ex-boyfriend's notes from his current job as a journalist that indicate he was zeroing in on the drug-dealing boyfriend's scam. Said ex-boyfriend has just had an "accident" which resulted in him being put in a coma. End of story. So, no resolution to this bombshell, either.

This novel was a page-turner precisely because you expect all these plot points to be resolved in the end. But they aren't. Now that you know this, I doubt you'd find it interesting enough to read yourself.

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It had such potential...
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
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The premise of the book was exciting. So many different paths it could have gone at the beginning. More details added in at every possible turn. I had such hope for a great storyline. Then it just got more and more unbelievable with no explanation. Finally it ended, no wrap up, no overall person to blame, and so many questions about why certain details were included in the story.

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Numerous characters introduced that could be the murderer. Spoiler again - they all did it! All turned out murdering or attempting to murder someone. What? Not only does Harper find 3-4 different women who look exactly like her, she also sleeps with 2 of their boyfriends (plus everyone else in the story), and everyone ends up a murderer or dead/coma or both.

Harper finds out her estranged abusive father died - one she hasn't seen since she ran away at 16. She just happens to find out the day before the funeral and returns home for it - home where everyone thinks she's her twin sister who is supposed to be dead. Is her twin really alive? Is she one of the women Harper keeps seeing? Is Harper actually her own twin and she went crazy because of her abusive father? Why did her dad die? Why does she find out the day before the funeral? Was that planned?

The ending left me with so many frustrating questions. I wanted to rewrite the story and make use of at least some of the really good plot lines and twists. Some needed to be thrown out completely and it needed to actually be wrapped up at the end. Everyone can not be a villain in the story. Every single character we meet commits a crime, including the main character. Maybe not Danny (except for the statutory rape at the beginning) but he ends up in a coma with no real explanation. Everyone else is abusive, a drug dealer, drug addict, murderer, attempted murderer, peeping Tom, stalker, or dead because they look like Harper. It would have been better if she woke up from a nightmare.

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Melyssa Curtis
Hard to Put Down
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2022
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Colour me surprised that this was a first novel. It read like someone who has been writing for years. Incredibly well written and way too hard to put down once started. I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that I had no idea where this would go. How things would play out in the end. Often times I can see things coming, but with this, especially given the ending, I didn't see any of it coming.

My only real complaint was the ending didn't quite feel like an ending. With what has taken place there was an opening for more. So less concrete than I would have liked but a great story overall.

Will definitely read more from this author in the future.

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One of those Faces by Ellie Grawl
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2024
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Well a good story line with a twist. Ending needing a bit of concentration to follow at 2_am in the morning.
Might try another of Elle books

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Cheryl
Great read but weak finish
Reviewed in Australia on December 4, 2022
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I really enjoyed this book. It was an intriguing plot that kept me guessing right to the end. Unfortunately, when the story finished I was still guessing! Too many questions unanswered.

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A thrill ride!
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2023
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This is a fast-paced thrill ride! The book definitely had me going “WTF” quite a few times. The heroine is the definition of an unreliable narrator, and I loved her for it. The book is easy to read and lightning-fast paced. There are quite a few twists to the plot, and I really loved the concept of the book - how a woman’s lookalikes are being killed in her city. Is it all just a coincidence, or is she the real target? Does this have anything to do with the fact that her twin sister died years ago? There are so many fascinating characters to be suspicious of, from her love interest who keeps showing up everywhere, her old friend who knows the secrets of her past, to the mysterious cop who seems a little too invested in this case…

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Atmospheric!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2023
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Really enjoyed this book!
Like another reviewer has said the ending is ambiguous...
Perhaps a sequel will follow, I'll be keeping my eye out for that.

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