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Linwood Barclay
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Sep 7 2010
Linwood Barclay is back with more unexpected twists and superb characters in a spine-tingling, mesmerizing thriller about a husband whose wife disappears, along with everything he thought he knew about their life together.

David Harwood, a reporter in Promise Falls, New York, is stressed out. The newspaper he works for is outsourcing jobs to India, he can't get a solid lead on the corrupt for-profit prison moving to town, and his wife, Jan, is struggling with a bout of depression. As a much-needed break, David and Jan decide to take their four-year-old son, Ethan, to a local amusement park for a day of ice cream, rollercoasters, and carefree fun. But revelry is quickly replaced by panic when, within an hour of arriving at the park, Ethan goes missing. Though he is soon found, panic escalates to full-blown terror when Jan suddenly disappears. Confused and worried, David finds himself desperately searching for any clue that could lead him to his wife - even if it means unraveling a tangle of lies and deception that become more complicated at every turn.


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Quill & Quire

As with most expertly crafted thrillers, it’s only after finishing Linwood Barclay’s latest novel that the real fun begins. In the thick of reading, there’s an uncontrollable need to keep turning pages, to keep up with the plot twists Barclay drops at both expected and unexpected intervals, and to enjoy the heady rollercoaster effect produced by the story’s unbridled momentum.

Taking a step back, the architecture of Barclay’s story comes into focus and can be properly appreciated. Take, for example, the book’s opening, which finds newspaper reporter David Harwood, his wife Jan, and son Ethan enjoying a much-needed day trip together at a theme park just outside the central New York town of Promise Falls. For an instant it appears Barclay will follow the standard trope of having Ethan disappear. Which he does. But then the pattern shifts, and it’s Jan who ends up lost. The search for the missing woman turns up all manner of nasty surprises.

Like other Barclay protagonists, Harwood teeters on the edge of unlikability. His relentless pursuit of a corrupt politician and his anger at discovering secrets Jan kept about her background and her motives for marrying and having a child ensure that his edges remain rough. But Harwood’s anger can’t disguise his deep love for Ethan, or his primal desire to protect the boy. Unlike Barclay’s previous domestic thrillers, the bad guys here don’t quite rise to the same level of believability as the good (albeit deeply flawed) ones, though they do, in the case of one very psychopathic one-armed man, embody a macabre sense of the absurd.

Woe be to those who dismiss Barclay as a writer who’s found a formula and sticks with it. Such a thing shouldn’t be dismissed, it should be admired. Finding a viable niche is a prospect most writers – especially those who want to make thrillers their métier – never achieve.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

"Moves at the speed of a downhill racer."
—The Globe and Mail

Praise for Linwood Barclay:
"Canada's current thriller king."
National Post

"What a story! Holds the reader in a tight grip, as good and evil match wits and wiles. Barclay pushes the envelope of suspense to the edge and beyond, offering a revealing peek into the human psyche, exploring every parent's worst fear. This is imaginative and scintillating, and you'll enjoy every page."
— Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Charlemagne Pursuit"Affecting and effective … [Barclay] hit the international best-seller lists last year with his first thriller, No Time for Goodbye. Too Close to Home shows him in even better form."
The Wall Street Journal

"A terrific page-turner that keeps you in suspense until the very end. If you like Harlan Coben, you'll love Linwood Barclay."
— Peter Robinson, author of Friend of the Devil

"Just flies off the page. It's a one-sit thriller."
— Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Brass Verdict

"A high-speed emotional roller-coaster. The surprises will leave you breathless."
— Robert Crais, New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Darkness

"A terrifically fast-paced suspense story."
The Washington Post



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4.0 out of 5 stars What a tangled web... Oct 6 2011
By Wendy
Format:Hardcover
A web of suspense and shocking twists, deviously crafted, alarmingly real. This is one you may read more than once. Two thumbs up!
Wendy Reis, editor
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5.0 out of 5 stars never look away July 21 2012
By Jane
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I like anything written by Linwood Barclay. He has a way of keeping my attention so well that sometimes I can't sleep til I read more and then more and soon I just don't put the book down til I am done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great story-teller. Jun 28 2012
By dancer
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Barclay kept me on the edge of my seat. I started the novel while waiting for car repairs. The car was ready and I couldn't wait to get home and finish the book - which I did by the end of the day. Each time I thought I had it figured out, I turned the page and I was wrong again! An excellent read.
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