Linwood Barclay
Author
Series
Promise Falls (Linwood Barclay) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When private investigator Cal Weaver looks into a break-in at the home of a recently deceased man, he uncovers far more than he is prepared for after he finds a hidden room in the basement. All evidence points to the room being used for salacious activity. Perhaps something illegal. He also finds that a cache of DVDs has been stolen from the room and soon realizes it may not be discs the thief was actually interested in. But there is something even...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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A missing woman. A husband suspected. The truth will . . .
TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY
From the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Elevator Pitch comes a gripping psychological thriller about a formerly missing woman who has suddenly returned under mysterious circumstances.
One weekend, while Andrew Mason was on a fishing trip, his wife, Brie, vanished without a
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English
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A troubled family accidentally reconnects with the criminal who saved their lives seven years prior and is propelled into another potentially lethal situation.
"Seven years ago, Terry Archer and his family experienced a horrific ordeal that nearly cost them their lives. Today, the echoes of that fateful night are still audible. Terry's wife, Cynthia, is living separate from her husband and daughter after her own personal demons threatened to ruin...
6) Parting shot
Author
Series
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"If you made a mistake that took someone's life, you'd remember it ... wouldn't you? After a tragedy rocks the community of Promise Falls, Cal Weaver is asked to investigate the threats being made to the accused's family. He's heard all about it on the news: the young man who drank too much, stole a Porsche and killed a girl, and who claimed afterwards not to remember a single thing. The whole town is outraged that he got off lightly, but for reasons...
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English
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"Four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower, press the buttons for their floor. The elevator proceeds, non-stop... then plummets to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific tragedy... until the next day it happens again, in a different skyscraper. The third day plunges the city into chaos. What does this sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? New York detectives and journalists race to find...
Author
Series
Promise Falls (Linwood Barclay) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A "novel about the disturbing secrets of a quiet small town... After his wife's death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York. David believes his life is in free fall, and he can't find a way to stop his descent. Then he comes across a family secret of epic proportions."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Hailed as "a suspense master" by Stephen King, Linwood Barclay now reveals the dark side of a small town—and the even darker secrets that hide there. ...
It's been two months since private investigator Cal Weaver's teenage son Scott died in a tragic accident. Ever since, he and his wife have drifted apart, fracturing a once normal life. Cal is mired in grief, a grief he can't move past. And maybe his grief has clouded his judgment. Because...
It's been two months since private investigator Cal Weaver's teenage son Scott died in a tragic accident. Ever since, he and his wife have drifted apart, fracturing a once normal life. Cal is mired in grief, a grief he can't move past. And maybe his grief has clouded his judgment. Because...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
It's the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, May 23rd, and the small town of Promise Falls, New York, has found itself in the midst of a full-blown catastrophe. Hundreds of people are going to the hospital with similar flu-like symptoms--and dozens have died. Investigators quickly zero in on the water supply. But the question for many, including private investigator Cal Weaver, remains: Who would benefit from a mass poisoning of this town? Meanwhile,...
11) Trust your eyes
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
A schizophrenic, map-obsessed, shut-in who tours the world using a computer program witnesses what he believes to be a murder in downtown New York City and enlists his caretaker brother in an effort to investigate.
Author
Language
English
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Description
In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father--who was taken into witness protection years ago--before his enemies can get to him. Your dad's not a good person. Your dad killed people, son. These are some of the last words Jack Givins' father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When his seventeen-year-old daughter fails to return from her summer job at the local hotel, an alarmed Tim discovers that the teen never worked there and has gone missing, a situation that turns more terrifying when his initial search results in a deaththreat.
14) Lone wolf
Author
Series
Zach Walker novels volume 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When a mutilated corpse turns up at his father's lakeside fishing camp, supposedly the victim of a vicious bear attack, journalist and family man Zack Walker begins to suspect something far more sinister and finds himself taking on a deadly predator with a host of terrifying weapons with a fanatical thirst for mayhem.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling master of psychological suspense returns with a riveting thriller in which the possible heirs of a wealthy dying man are mysteriously being eliminated, one by one by one"-- Provided by publisher.
Tech billionaire Miles Cookson has everything he could dream of-- except time. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. Two decades ago young,...
16) Bad move
Author
Series
Zach Walker novels volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher's act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants"-- Provided by publisher.
"How would you react in a life-or-death situation? It's a question everyone asks themselves, but few have to face in real life. English teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking...
18) Bad guys
Author
Series
Zach Walker novels volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Back on the job as a features writer for the city paper, Zack Walker stumbles into a murder that may be linked to a gang that has been terrorizing the city's high-end shopping district, finds himself on a path to confrontation with ruthless criminal "Barbie" Bullock, and must protect his daughter from a possible stalker.
19) Stone rain
Author
Series
Zach Walker novels volume 4
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When his friend Trixie Snelling becomes the prime suspect in a bizarre murder and implicates him in the discovery of a corpse strapped to her basement bondage cross, Zack Walker races to uncover the truth.
20) Whistle: a novel
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
A woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.