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by Alex Barclay (Author)
2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (2 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007195346
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007195343
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 97,323 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for Alex Barclay's 'Darkhouse'. 'Darkhouse is a terrific debut by an exciting new writer.' The Independent on Sunday 'Excellent summer reading!Barclay has the confidence to move her story along slowly, and deftly explores the relationships between her characters!' Sunday Telegraph 'Darkhouse meets all the criteria of a good thriller -- scary moments, twists, and page-turning hooks...Darkhouse will guarantee you a few sleepless nights.' Irish Evening Echo 'Alex Barclay's dark, suspenseful novel is the chiller-thriller of the Summer.' Saga Magazine 'A great thriller...There are loads of twists and turns, it wil make your bus journey home fly by!' B Magazine

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In The Sunday Times bestselling novel 'Darkhouse', Alex Barclay took you on a terrifying excursion to hell and back. In 'The Caller', she leaves you stranded there! NYPD Detective Joe Lucchesi is on the trail of a killer locked into a dark fantasy world that has come crashing into reality with devastating result !and a rising body count. People are being murdered in their own apartments, their faces savagely beaten, their bodies discarded in their hallway for a loved one to find. Back on the job after a year out and a terrifying ordeal at the hands of a psychopath, Joe finds himself the reluctant lead in another high-profile investigation. And his problems don't end there, battling with physical pain and overwhelmed by friction in the task force and at home, Joe throws himself into his work. But just when he feels close to making a breakthrough, the investigation is rocked by tragedy and another victim's life is hanging in the balance.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good writing, but disappointing end......, 30 May 2007
By G. Woods (Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews
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I read Alex Barclay's debut novel Darkhouse last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was, therefore, looking forward to a similar experience with her new novel The Caller.
The storyline is good although it borrows from a number of other serial killer novels in some aspects, the detail is well researched, and there are a few tense moments in the book.
However, I cannot find myself sympathising with the lead characters - they are very stereotypical - and I didn't feel myself getting sucked into the story in the way that a good thriller should do.
The main let-down for me was the weak ending. There was never any explanation for why the killer behaved the way he did, why the bodies were posed the way they were, why the phone calls were made, etc etc.
It seemed to me as if Ms Barclay had the idea for the story but really didn't know what to do with it at the end and just finished it as quickly as possible.
Hopefully her next novel will address these faults as she is basically a good thriller writer......
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not sure what book the 1-star reviews were reading!, 25 Mar 2008
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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'The Caller' is the second book from author Alex Barclay, starring New York homicide detective Joe Lucchesi. Following on from the shocking ending in Darkhouse, the Lucchesi's, now living back in New York, are still suffering from the trauma that they experienced when living in Ireland the previous year, at the hands of Duke Rawlins. A new killer is on the loose, apparently allowed access into the victim's houses without forceable entry, then having there faces (their teeth in particular) battered to a pulp before being finished off with a .22 to the temple. Joe and Danny are on the case and it seems that there are more murders linked to their first reported one, going back nearly a year.

I absolutely loved Barclay's debut novel 'Darkhouse' as it was fresh, different and basically one of the best recent thrillers that I'd read for some time. I was put off from reading this follow-up due to negative or below-average reviews on here and on other sites but now, after reading it, I really can't believe I waited so long to give it a go. It isn't as original as the first novel but is still a fantastic seriel killer thriller that I found extremely hard to put down and flew through the pages in no time. Some of the minor characters from the previous novel, due to them being in New York while Joe was in Ireland, were now main characters, so if you have read Darkhouse you'll be familiar with a lot of them. Joe and Danny are very likeable and their relationship with each other is very believeable. How the family are dealing with the aftermath from the previous book is very well written, as I find with a lot of on-going series the characters just move on as if the events from the last book never happened, which was not the case at all here.

The Caller was a surprise when you find out who the killer is, with a great and unexpected twist when he is revealed. I do however agree with some of the other reviews here that have commented on that there are quite a few plot holes at the end where some of the reasoning of why things have happened are left unexplained, such as the teeth facsination. Other than this though this is again a brilliant book from Barclay and I just can't wait for her to write another book in the series as I'm longing to read another book starring Joe and Danny. Overall this is a great thriller that was well above my expectations and one that kept me guessing all the way to the end.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book but disappointing ending, 24 Jun 2007
By Rachael Molloy "thebluemile" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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Most of this book I loved. I couldn't put it down and I read it in a few days. But there were somethings that I was really disappointed with. Mostly it was loose ends that were never tied up at the end, which would have made it so much better.

Why the killer did what he did, why he chose those specific people, what was the significance of the phone calls etc were never explained. It was like the last chapter was missing or something.

It's a shame really because the rest of the book was great, but the ending just didn't deliver. I like the rest of the book to be explained in ending and it just wasn't. I still think it was a great book, but the ending just let it down.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Caller
The first book I have read by Alex Barclay. I will certainly read her other books. I related to the main characters but as with other reviews I was left with so many loose ends -... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. D. M. Robinson

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than previously - just.
I didn't like 'Darkhouse' much; the dialogue was pathetic and now, having read this book, I can see where there is a difference. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Michael Watson

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced thrills but let down with the end.
I have just finished this book and readit in only 1 day. I, like other reviewers, hesitated reading this book due to all the negative reviews on here however I finally got around... Read more
Published 15 months ago by molko

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor
I was not at all impressed with this book. It was slow to start and had a disappointing plot.
Published 23 months ago by Mrs. J. Slater

2.0 out of 5 stars Good but something's missing
Perhaps, Barclay should have spent more time going into each individual character. Honestly, it dragged so bad in the beginning, I contemplated giving up. Read more
Published 24 months ago by marsha

1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious in the extreme.
This book deserves 3 marks out of 10. There are too many unimportant characters that are never fleshed out. Read more
Published on 2 Jul 2007 by C. Parkhurst

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrills from Start to Finish

Alex Barclay was born in Dublin in 1974. She has two older brothers, an older sister and a younger brother. Read more
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