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'an archetypal page-turner, following every exciting twist with another, yet still finding space for subtle characterisation and humour.' (MORNING STAR )
'fluent and compelling' (Paul Connolly LONDONLITE )
'rollercoaster ride ... more twists and turns than you think you can handle, leading to an amazing finale that will leave you breathless.' (WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'thoroughly gripping' (IRISH EXAMINER ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'fluent and compelling' (Paul Connolly LONDONLITE )
'rollercoaster ride ... more twists and turns than you think you can handle, leading to an amazing finale that will leave you breathless.' (WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'thoroughly gripping' (IRISH EXAMINER ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A gripping web of deception and intrigue (Fanny Blake WOMAN & HOME )
compelling... the author doesn't flinch as he portrays grisly and gruesome deeds in suburbia (SUNDAY HERALD )
compelling... the author doesn't flinch as he portrays grisly and gruesome deeds in suburbia (SUNDAY HERALD )
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Jim Cutter is shocked when his neighbours, the Langleys, are murdered, but even more shocked when it turns out that Derek his teenage son is keeping a secret about the crime and that all the evidence points to him. As suspicion turns on his family, Jim starts to do some investigating of his own into who might have committed the murders. As he starts to uncover some long-buried secrets, his own life comes under risk.
This is the second book by Linwood Barclay that I have read. I enjoyed No Time for Goodbye, but felt that the ending let it down. Too Close to Home is just as readable but also hangs together better. It's an accomplished mystery that grabs you early and keeps you turning the pages late. Linwood Barclay's writing style is similar to that of Harlan Coben's and the cliffhanger endings to each chapter keep you wanting to read just one more. There are a lot of different strands to the book (at least one of which is a total red herring), and while parts of the mystery are quite predictable, there were a couple of twists that I definitely didn't spot in advance. The final resolution is somewhat far-fetched (so often the case with this genre), but overall it's a clever story that's been well thought through. The central narrator is likeable and the relationship with his teenage son feels very believable.
I do have one significant criticism of this book and it's hard to explain it without giving anything away, but there's one central secret that someone has kept because they thought they would be compromised and I just didn't believe that they would have felt the need to do that. However I still really enjoyed Too Close To Home. I read this book when I was in hospital recently and it was the perfect lightweight diversion. If you like Harlan Coben's books, I'm pretty sure that you will enjoy this too.
This is the second book by Linwood Barclay that I have read. I enjoyed No Time for Goodbye, but felt that the ending let it down. Too Close to Home is just as readable but also hangs together better. It's an accomplished mystery that grabs you early and keeps you turning the pages late. Linwood Barclay's writing style is similar to that of Harlan Coben's and the cliffhanger endings to each chapter keep you wanting to read just one more. There are a lot of different strands to the book (at least one of which is a total red herring), and while parts of the mystery are quite predictable, there were a couple of twists that I definitely didn't spot in advance. The final resolution is somewhat far-fetched (so often the case with this genre), but overall it's a clever story that's been well thought through. The central narrator is likeable and the relationship with his teenage son feels very believable.
I do have one significant criticism of this book and it's hard to explain it without giving anything away, but there's one central secret that someone has kept because they thought they would be compromised and I just didn't believe that they would have felt the need to do that. However I still really enjoyed Too Close To Home. I read this book when I was in hospital recently and it was the perfect lightweight diversion. If you like Harlan Coben's books, I'm pretty sure that you will enjoy this too.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this was my first Linwood Barclay and I liked it. started off a bit slow but I was engrossed in the middle and couldn't wait to finish it to see what happens. But then I got to the end and have to say that the ending was a bit of a letdown - was expecting something a little more 'thrilling'..especially as I'd guessed the 'Who Dunnit' character 3/4 way through!
Not bad tho...This one won't put me off reading another Barclay book.
Not bad tho...This one won't put me off reading another Barclay book.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After racing through 'No time for goodbye',I had high expectations for this second one by Barclay. Unfortunately, I was quickly disapointed. First of all, the style has gone horribly vulgar, loose, and it is actually an effort to read such a bad prose. Second, the story is gripping to start with, but soon slow down to boring exchanges between characters we don't really care about ( the mayor , the policeman...) But worse of all, the 'bestselling'author is an absolutely uncredible character and all the storyline around him simply ludicrous with a very silly ending.
Linwood, it's time for goodbye, I won't be reading another one...
Linwood, it's time for goodbye, I won't be reading another one...
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It was a good read.
Yes this was a good read and a good plot line. Little bit predictable but never the less I couldn't put it down.
Published 1 month ago by B. Mitchell
Too close to home
I really enjoyed Too Close to Home. I have read four Linwood Barclay books and enjoy the theme that always concern family endangers and how they are resolved. Read more
Published 1 month ago by EM
Too close to home
Another brilliant book from Linwood Barclay. This author knows how to build up the tension and suspense making it impossible to put the book down once started.
Published 1 month ago by sioan
Amazing book !!!
When i started to read this book i knew i wouldnt be able to put it down, it was that good, and it proved me right :) amzing book, a nust read
Published 1 month ago by Beth
A great page turner
I have just finished reading this book and absolutely loved it. I was so desperate to get to the end to find out who the killer was and the reason behind it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Fionna Morley
A great thriller
This is a book that keeps you turning the pages, there are revelation after revelation and it keeps you going.
I found myself drawn into the characters and the story. Read more
I found myself drawn into the characters and the story. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Vegar
Well written page turner.
Great story, well told and with a twist. However the end does get a little bit messy but in spite of that I did enjoy reading this book and would certainly buy another by this... Read more
Published 6 months ago by christie
Loved this!
I bought this from the charity shop that I work in, as I'd just read one of his books, Never Look Away which I thoroughly enjoyed. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Victoria
A credible well plotted thriller
The author manages to get the reader concerned about what happens to a family in upstate New York, ratcheting up the tension all the while. Read more
Published 7 months ago by bobbycow
good read
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