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4.0 out of 5 stars
Lone Wolf a Great Ride!, July 16 2006
This review is from: Lone Wolf (Mass Market Paperback)
I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an Advance Reading Copy of Linwood Barclay's third installment of the Zack Walker mystery series.
Like in "Bad Move" and "Bad Guys" before it, Barclay manages to combine the sardonic, hilarious wit of his newspaper column with first-rate characterization, plot twists, and suspense. This third book is significantly darker than the first two - the crimes are more horrendous, the ramifications more unthinkable, and the villains more, well, villainous. However, there were still scenes and dialogue that made me laugh out loud. The real craft of the Zack Walker series is that the humour in no way distracts the reader from the more serious elements of the story.
If you like a good mystery, "Lone Wolf" is a sure thing. Read the first two novels in the series before you get into this one, if you want to truly appreciate the characters and the many comments about earlier events.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Barclay books are a must read!, May 17 2011
This review is from: Lone Wolf (Mass Market Paperback)
I discovered this author not long ago and loved his style of writing. The first one I read was "No Time for Goodbye" and then I bought most of his books.
Just finishing this one, I must say that Linwood is now in my top authors to read, along with Saul, Cook and Patterson.
In this book, again I was laughing out loud and can just imagine myself as the main character in the goofy way he gets into trouble and the way he thinks. My kind of guy.
I love gore and love stories that go into details as does Mr. Barclay. In this story with rednecks (love them) and their killer pit bulls, the their hunger for fish and human flesh - love it!
The one bad thing I must say is the ending. During the story, there are many times the characters go fishing and hook into Audrey - a huge Musky. When Bob finally catches Audrey, we do not know how long it took to bring the fish, how much it weighed and it's size - a let down. Story is built up but no ending - hmmmm
I am looking forward to the next book from this author!
- Michel
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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