by Linwood Barclay
Oct 04, 2013
Read in October, 2013
I absolutely loved this book!! Linwood Barclay is such a
great suspense writer. His books are domestic thrillers with this one
being no exception. The main character is Cal Weaver, private
investigator. Strange deaths, disappearances of characters, secrets
between residents are all part of the crimes going on in Griffon, NY
where the book takes place. The book is written in the first person so
you feel as if you are solving the crimes with Cal as he goes through
his investigations. The reader can only make guesses and learn if they
are right as the book progresses. There is another subplot, written in
italics, in third person and the reader doesn't learn who the characters
involved are in that plot until much later on in the book. The two
plots eventually merge into one and it starts to make sense. It just
adds to the suspense of the story. Everytime I thought I knew what was
going to happen there was a twist. I love reading books with twists.
They make it more intriguing. Even though it was a 500 page book it was a
quick read. I can't wait until Barclay comes out with his next
thriller. He can't write them fast enough for me.
We have similar reading taste. Glad I found your blog. This was one of my Top Ten Books of the Year--one of my favorite authors.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rita. I love Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben as well when it comes to suspense writers. I will have to go check out your blog as well.
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