“Don’t Look Now” by Max Manning is a story about London being haunted by posts of murders on social media, showcasing victims before and after their death. Soon, Detective Fenton finds himself searching for a serial killer who wants and craves attention. The more he kills, the more he posts. The more attention he gets the more he kills. A little more than a month later after Detective Fenton takes over the murder case, the killer is arrested. Thanks to the help of Adam Blake, London is finally able to rest and enjoy some peace.
This story takes place during both day and night in London. Some other locations are the police station, the crime scenes, and East London Park. However, we do see several characters' apartments and houses, such as Detective Fentons, Blakes, Detective Inces, and Leah Bishops. In this book, the main characters are Detective Fenton, Adam “Blake” Blake, Leah Bishop, and the killer. We soon find out the killer is Ray “Partington” Friel. All of these characters are amazing in their own way. They're significantly different to the point where it’s impossible to get them confused with each other, making the story even better than it already is.
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They help you understand what the story is really about and what the author is trying to tell you. The theme of this story is how dangerous and big our appetite for darkness really is. This is shown by the way people kept looking at the posts of the murders. They knew it was illegal and wrong but they let their curiosity get the best of them. The symbolism is the red blood and pale skin, which represents death and danger because it describes death. Another example of symbolism from this book, are the social media posts that the killer was posting which represents his crave for