- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Bantam; American First edition (Sep 25 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 055380555X
- ISBN-13: 978-0553805550
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16.3 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #231,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Barclay (Bad Guys) tugs hard on the heartstrings with the tragic tale of Cynthia Bigge, whose parents and brother vanished without a trace the day after she had a tempestuous teenage argument with her father. Twenty-five years later, raising a daughter with her husband, Terrence Archer, in Milford, Conn., but still haunted by her family's disappearance, Cynthia goes on TV to talk about what happened and plead for clues. A mysterious phone call leads her to believe her father, at least, may still be alive, but as her excitement grows, so do Terrence's worries. It soon appears that someone is playing a unexpectedly vicious game with Cynthia's emotions, and that her family held secrets she never suspected. Though some plot twists require significant suspension of disbelief, skilled characterization and convincing dialogue more than compensate. (Oct.)
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From Booklist
After turning out four mystery novels featuring science-fiction author Zack Walker (the most recent is Stone Rain, 2007), Toronto Star columnist Barclay pens a stand-alone thriller that carries his signature blend of humor and suspense. Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge wakes up one morning to find her entire family gone. Twenty-five years later, their unexplained disappearance still haunts her. She agrees to appear on the reenactment show Deadline, hoping the TV exposure might provide her with some answers, although her husband, English teacher Terry Archer, is considerably more skeptical. Indeed, not long after the show airs, the two are shaken down by a psychic, receive a series of bizarre phone calls, and become the victims of a break-in, although nothing is taken; instead, something is left—a hat that Cynthia is convinced belonged to her father. As Cynthia's paranoia escalates, Terry's patience wears thin, and the two decide to hire a private detective. That's when the mayhem starts. Despite a few implausible plot turns, this fast-paced read is bound to please, offering an especially intriguing premise and plenty of irreverent humor. Wilkinson, Joanne
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Much Time,
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This review is from: No Time for Goodbye (Hardcover)
I looked forward to this book since I have enjoyed other novels by Barclay. But I found it a bit disapointing. This book isn't so much a whodunnit as a what happened.The story is about a family gone missing, and attempts to still discover what happened by the lone survivor twenty five years later. While is there is some real suspense I felt that Barclay was prolonging things. I also found much of what transpired fairly predictable. That by itself is not a real problem, for in most mysteries, the outcome isn't the issue, but how we get there is what good suspense is about. And after a leisurely told story the climax is a bit too overdone. It is as if i have been walking along a path very slowly just wandering on my own when all of a sudden I have to run through a whole bunch of stuff. As I said, not a bad book at all, but it seemed too long for me. I kept saying, "well get on with it already."
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Immensely enjoyable,
By I Love a Good Mystery (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No Time for Goodbye (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one of the most enjoyable books I have read in the last year. The writing style is realistic and readable and the twists are hard (if not impossible) to see coming. While reading it, I was constantly coming up with different theories, only to have each of them proven false, leaving me wondering right up until the end. There are times when the reader is not sure who is speaking, who is being spoken to, and even when the conversation is taking place. A truly great read, and very hard to put down. Another thing I appreciated about this book was the way it all hung together at the end, with no annoying plot holes.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
bad writing,
This review is from: No Time for Goodbye (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book because it had a catchy premise. But the author throws away a fascinating main character and replaces her with her extremely annoying husband. And the air just goes out of the story. He is a fatuous, unamusing oaf who objects to / reacts against every single clue and new piece of information - so much so that you want to hit him. Exceedingly irritating. Unrealistic world and events. Many editing errors.
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