5 Stars from me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is a superb example of classic Barclay at his best. Much like one of my all time favourite books (Never Saw It Coming also by Linwood Barclay), it is fast, exciting, thrilling-without-being-scary and has a solid storyline.
It offers a hard-to-put-down reading style with a ‘just one more chapter’ feel to it, meaning that I raced through it in just two sittings. With a practiced and perfected blend of drama, thriller, crime and psychological, there is something for everyone within these pages.
What else is there to say, fans of Linwood Barclay will love this book!
Blurb: Life can change in a heartbeat…
When high school English teacher Richard Boyle comes face-to-face with an ex-student determined to commit an atrocity, his whole word changes. Thanks to his quick thinking, Richard averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, with his face splashed across the media. But not all the attention coming his way is good…
Somewhere out there, a memory is triggered by someone watching the news of the incident. A plan is hatched. When Richard receives the first threat, it’s very clear: it’s time to talk about what you did to me…
As the situation spirals dangerously out of control, Richard is drawn into a fraught web of salacious accusations and deadly secrets. As he tries to uncover the truth, he discovers that there’s something deeply wrong in his town— and that he has landed smack in the middle of it. Richard is desperate to find a way out, but everyone in his life seems to be hiding something, and trusting the wrong person could cost him everything he loves…
Read and Rated 