Too Close to Home - Linwood Barclay

I've read something by Linwood Barclay before and enjoyed it, so this caught my eye in the library. The cover also informs us that it's the 'Number one bestseller', which I'm always a sucker for anyway. It also tells us that this is the author of Richard & Judy Summer Read winner for 'No Time for Goodbye', so I was expecting this to be a good read and I wasn't disappointed. Too Close To Home seems to fall into the crime thriller genre, even if at times there's more detail on the drama side of things than killings and case-solving. The book opens with one side of events and then shifts to put ... more

Last year, the first book I read was Linwood Barclay’s, “No Time for Goodbye”, it was a gripping read, full of twists and turns. He became an instant favourite, and his talent for creating an excellent book was clear. In turn, I leant the book to my younger brother, and best friend both of whom also thought it was amazing. I was keen to get my hands on more of his books. From looking at his Waterstones listings, I saw that his second UK release was to be “Too Close To Home” which was released in July this year. When going to Newquay, W H Smiths had it included on their “buy two get one half ... more

Determined to get me to like Linwood Barclay my mother has now given me three of his books to read and I disliked him a little more after finishing each book. That is not to say his books are terrible, they're actually quite readable. But only if you want a throwaway book that won't leave you thinking too much after it. =Plot= The Cutter family is thrown into the deep end of a nightmare when their next door neighbours are brutally murdered. Things get even more terrifying when they discover that they were the intended victims and the killers went to the wrong house. Initially they can't ... more