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No Time For Goodbye [Paperback]

Linwood Barclay
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Book Description

12 Jun 2008

On the morning she will never forget, suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty hangover and a feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. But when she leaves her bedroom, she discovers the house is empty, with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. In the blink of an eye, without any explanation, her family has simply disappeared.

Twenty-five years later Cynthia is still haunted by unanswered questions. Were her family murdered? If so, why was she spared? And if they're alive, why did they abandon her in such a cruel way?

Now married with a daughter of her own, Cynthia fears that her new family will be taken from her just as her first one was. And so she agrees to take part in a TV documentary revisiting the case, in the hope that somebody somewhere will remember something - or even that her father, mother or brother might finally reach out to her...

Then a letter arrives which makes no sense and yet chills Cynthia to the core. And soon she begins to realise that stirring up the past could be the worst mistake she has ever made...


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Product details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; Reprint edition (12 Jun 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0752893688
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752893686
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (303 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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a fast-moving roller-coaster of a read (Emma Lee-Potter DAILY EXPRESS )

Barclay's enjoyably creepy tale...certainly keeps one turning the pages (TIMES )

Barclay's knack for character development and ability to write believeable dialogue marks him out as a potential big-bucks thriller superstar (Paul Connolly LONDON LITE )

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You wake up. Your house is empty. Your family has disappeared...

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking read! 26 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book which I found hard to put down. Its the kind of book that keeps you guessing and I enjoyed this aspect, a bit like watching a two parter on tv - seeing the first part then trying to fathom what is going to happen next / how its going to end in the second part.

I'm surprised at the poor reviews for this book - I thought it was well written and flowed well. No book is perfect but the ending was credible and not a let down. This is an author to add to your wish list.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good plot; spoilt by inane dialogue 19 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
I bought this book on the basis of the blurb on the back - and have to say it lived up to expectations plot-wise, although I more or less guessed what had happened quite early on, due to a clue in the first chapter. The idea was great - in 1983, 14-year-old Cynthia Bigge wakes up with a raging hangover following a night out with her unsuitable boyfriend and the ensuing row with her father, to find that her entire family (mother, father and brother) have disappeared. The story then brings us forward 25 years, with Cynthia married to Terry Archer, an English teacher, and the mother of an 8-year-old daughter. The story is henceforth told through the eyes of her husband as they try to unravel the mystery of what really happened to her family so many years before.

So far, so good. However, at several points during the story I honestly felt like throwing the book away - I got so irritated with the continuous incomplete sentences, and particularly the use of "Californian Valley-Girl Interrogative" - starting right at the beginning of the story, when Cynthia's mother phones her friend: "Hi - this is Patricia Bigge? Cynthia's mother?" This was annoying enough, but was even worse through being constantly interlaced with "like". Yes, I know some people speak this way ("thanks" to American and Australian soap operas), but I don't need to be reminded of it in a novel!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A good thrilling read 12 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
This book grabbed me from the word go. The easy and quick pace throws you straight into the story and takes you on a roller coaster ride to the end. Nearly every chapter leaves you wanting to know what happens next. A good thriller from start to finish.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Thriller
Barclay is a master when it comes to constructing a complex plot. This book starts with an intriguing premise. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars bigamy !!
An interesting take on a thriller using bigamy as the keystone - quite well disguised - at least I had not considered it. Read more
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Fantastic story, couldn't put it down!
Gripped me from beginning to end, would highly recommend. Can't wait to start another Barclay book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
Amazing, could not put the book down!! Tears at the end, well worth the read!!! Read it straight away! Fab!
Published 14 days ago by Danielle Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars From book to ebooks
My Daughter lent me the book and I enjoyed reading it from cover to cover. When I saw it on kindle list I down-loaded it straight away and enjoyed reading it for the second time.
Published 1 month ago by Brian Medway
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
This is a really good read, from the end of the first chapter it keeps you guessing. I had no idea what was going to happen and it doesn't disappoint. Page turner
Published 1 month ago by Roostring
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Barclay
In my humble opinion this is his very best novel - couldn't put it down ! And bought this as a gift to send to a friend who also appreciates it.
Published 1 month ago by byzzle
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Mr cobens
This is the third Linwood Barclay I have read.it was a very good story. It was obvious folly was involved though. Read more
Published 2 months ago by gavin bond
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought for book club
I bought this book for book club and I thoroughly enjoyed it. We all agreed it was a real page turner and disagreed with other reviews saying the book seemed to be in two halves. Read more
Published 3 months ago by drosle
5.0 out of 5 stars A new author to me in the last year
Having only just discovered Lynwood in the last year through my Canadian friends, I can honestly say that having read 3 of his books I am looking forward to more.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs P French
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