Fear the Worst
by Linwood Barclay
Dell Publishing
$7.99 (paperback), 512 pages
Ever have a lonesome week saved by a seat-of-your-pants thriller? I just did, and have become an instant fan of the Canadian writer, Linwood Barclay. Even with a cover blurb claiming he “pushes suspense to the edge and beyond” I was unprepared for the originality, thoughtfulness and shocking ending of this instant classic. He starts with a separated father missing his almost-adult daughter, but the story line manages to get below the surface with regard to the man’s relationship to his ex-wife, her current boyfriend, his daughter’s friends, the man’s work relationships and most significantly, what we know, want to know and don’t want to know about our children. Read the rest of this entry ?
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