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Broken Promise

Broken Promise

by Linwood Barclay (Author)

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    Paperback 2015

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Synopsis

David Harwood is asked to look in on his cousin Marla, still traumatised after losing her baby, and he considers it a temporary relief from his dead-end life. But when he arrives, he's disturbed to find blood on Marla's front door. He's even more disturbed to find Marla nursing a baby, that she claims was delivered to her 'by an angel'. Soon afterwards, a woman's body is discovered, stabbed to death, her own baby missing. It looks as if Marla has done something truly terrible. The evidence seems overwhelming, but David just can't believe that his cousin is a murderer. Then who did kill Rosemary Gaynor? Why did they then take her baby and give it to Marla? It's up to David to find out what really happened, but he soon discovers that the truth could be worse than he ever imagined ...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 528
 Edition: 0
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Dec 2015
ISBN 10: 1409146464
ISBN 13: 9781409146469

Media Reviews
Broken Promise is a treat, full of ingenuity and flair and, what's more, it's a book that does not accentuate its effects, but assumes that the reader will be paying the closest attention. THE INDEPENDENT If you like your crime more twisty than a bowl of fusilli pasta, then you will love Linwood Barclay and this tale of a small town newspaper reporter investigating a gruesome murder and a missing baby. RED ONLINE a relentless white-knuckle ride of a thriller, set in the fictional small American town of Promise Falls... There is real storytelling craft on display here, and if ever a book deserved the description 'page turner' it's this one. BIG ISSUE Fast and smartly plotted. SUNDAY MIRROR Like a less surreal Twin Peaks, this is a compellingly grotesque portrait of the American dream in meltdown. SUNDAY EXPRESS Like a less surreal Twin Peaks, this is a compellingly grotesque portrait of the American dream in meltdown. And don't expect all the answers in this first volume - Barclay is keeping plenty of secrets back for parts two and three. MAIL ON SUNDAY Broken Promise smoothly combines a page-turning Harlan Coben pace with a Jeffery Deaver-esque twist. There's even a hint of classic Stephen King in the presentation of an American small town with disturbing secrets. Barclay's evocation of middle-class America and the frustrations of a man forced to return to his roots form the heart of this cleverly constructed mystery that amply demonstrates why Barclay is one of the biggest-selling US writers of crime fiction. The first chapter may read simply I hate this town , but readers will be seduced by the dark heart of Promise Falls. SUNDAY HERALD
Author Bio
Linwood Barclay is the international bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels, including NO SAFE HOUSE, A TAP ON THE WINDOW, TRUST YOUR EYES and the Richard & Judy 2008 Summer Read winner and number one bestseller, NO TIME FOR GOODBYE. He lives near Toronto with his wife. www.linwoodbarclay.com.