New Releases by Linwood Barclay

Se aldrig væk – Linwood Barclays mest nervepirrende thriller – er tilbage i en ny oversættelse og indlæsning af Henrik Hartvig Jørgensen. Glæd dig til en thriller i topklasse! Nogle gange gemmer faren der, hvor du mindst venter den ... En varm sommerdag. En forlystelsespark. Alt, David Harwood håber på, er en lørdag uden bekymringer, som skal hjælpe med at løfte hans kone Jans humør efter en nylig episode med depression og selvmordstanker. Men i stedet for den sjove dag med deres søn, Ethan, som de havde planlagt, forvandles turen til et levende mareridt. Da Jan forsvinder fra forlystelsesparken, ser det først ud til, at Davids værste frygt er blevet til virkelighed. Men da han går til politiet for at melde hende savnet, begynder der at tegne sig et helt andet billede. Forlystelsesparken har kun registreret, at David har købt to, ikke tre, billetter, og overvågningskameraerne er ikke i stand til at give noget bevis på, at Jan nogensinde rent faktisk befandt sig i parken. Lige pludselig virker Davids historie utroværdig – og politiet begynder at overveje, om Jan måske allerede er død, myrdet af sin egen mand. For at bevise, at han er uskyldig, og forhindre, at Ethan bliver taget fra ham, bliver David nødt til at grave ned i fortiden og stå ansigt til ansigt med en frygtelig barndomstragedie – men gør han det, kan han risikere at ødelægge alt og alle, han holder af. --- "Enestående ... Spændingen stiger ... De overraskende plot-twists og de tiltalende karakterer gør dette til en af forfatterens bedste udgivelser." — Publishers Weekly "Skrivestilen er skarp; plot-twistene er slående og kommer ud af det blå." — Stephen King "Mr. Barclay er i stand til at påtage sig rollen som en amerikansk familiefar i en lille by fuldkommen suverænt." — The New York Times "Masser af overraskelser og plot-twists." — Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Dette må være en af årets mest gribende thrillere ... Læseren bliver fanget ind af de mørke komplotter og holdt fast i komplet spænding indtil sidste afsløring." — Daily Mail "Forfatteren Linwood Barclay bliver bare bedre og bedre ... Intens og gribende." — Daily Express "Forvent det uventede i denne gribende, ikke-til-at-sætte-fra-sig-igen-bestseller." — The Telegraph

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Terrific.”— Stephen King on Whistle New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed. Evil has a one track mind.... Annie Blunt has had an unimaginably terrible year. First, her husband was killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident, then one of the children’s books she’s built her writing and illustrating career on ignited a major scandal. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with her son Charlie to a charming small town in upstate New York where they can begin to heal. But Annie’s year is about to get worse. Bored and lonely in their isolated new surroundings, Charlie is thrilled when he finds a forgotten train set in a locked shed on their property. Annie is glad to see Charlie happy, but there’s something unsettling about his new toy. Strange sounds wake Annie in the night—she could swear she hears a train, but there isn’t an active track for miles—and bizarre things begin happening in the neighborhood. Worse, Annie can’t seem to stop drawing a disturbing new character that has no place in a children’s book. Grief can do strange things to the mind, but Annie is beginning to think she’s walked out of one nightmare straight into another, only this one is far more terrifying…

En enkelt god gerning ... Kan koste ham livet. HVEM TØR DU STOLE PÅ, NÅR DIT LIV ER PÅ SPIL? High school-lærer Richard Boyle havde aldrig nogensinde forestillet sig, at han en dag ville stå ansigt til ansigt med en tidligere elev, der er trængt ind på skolen for at dræbe folk – men da han pludselig står foran Mark LeDrew, som er iført en hjemmelavet bombevest, skrider Richard øjeblikkeligt til handling. Hans handlekraft og mod afværger en massakre, og han bliver udråbt til helt. Men Richards kortvarige berømmelse bringer ham i en afsporet pengeafpressers søgelys – en mand, som har et gammelt regnskab at gøre op. Situationen kommer hurtigt ud af kontrol, og Richard bliver fanget i et net af dødbringende hemmeligheder og vanvittige beskyldninger om unævnelige gerninger. Mens han forsøger at finde frem til sandheden, opdager han, at der er et eller andet helt galt i byen. Det er, som om hans allernærmeste forsøger at skjule sandheden for ham, og hvis han vælger at stole på den forkerte, kan det koste ham alt. --- "En hæsblæsende historie – her får man virkelig noget for pengene." – Stephen King "Sindsoprivende." – The Times "Linwood Barclay mestrer den moderne thriller til fulde, og bogen er umulig at lægge fra sig. Du er nødt til at læse den." - David Koepp "Linwood Barclay er i sin helt egen liga." – T.M. Logan "En af de bedste krimiforfattere lige nu, og han har aldrig været i bedre form." – Mark Billingham

Scénario original, suspense redoutable et personnages jubilatoires : Linwood Barclay livre un nouveau thriller implacable et hautement addictif. Absolument génial ! " Ton papa n'est pas quelqu'un de bien. Ton papa a tué des gens, mon grand. " Tels sont les derniers mots prononcés par le père de Jack avant d'abandonner femme et enfant pour plonger dans l'anonymat du programme de protection des témoins. Des années plus tard, Jack, devenu écrivain au succès mitigé, est recruté par les U.S. Marshals. Sa mission : rédiger des biographies pour ceux qui, comme son père, se retrouvent contraints de rejeter leur passé et de vivre sous une identité toute neuve, insoupçonnable. Un signe du destin ! Car Jack cherche depuis toujours à reprendre contact avec son paternel. Mais comment faire quand tout a été mis en place pour le rendre introuvable ? Sans compter que Jack ne sait rien des méfaits de son père, ni de ses ennemis...

"Linwood Barclay''s I Will Ruin You is a page-turner that also has important things to say. You''ll get your money''s worth out of this one." –Stephen King In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher’s act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. How would you react in a life-or-death situation? It’s a question everyone asks themselves, but few have to face in real life. English teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down a former student intent on harming others, but when Mark LeDrew shows up at Richard’s school with a bomb strapped to his chest, Richard immediately jumps into action. Thanks to some quick thinking, he averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, but not all the attention focused on him is positive. Richard’s brief moment in the spotlight puts him in the sights of a deranged blackmailer with a score to settle. The situation rapidly spirals out of control, drawing Richard 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 the town—something that ties together Mark, the blackmailer, and a gang of ruthless drug dealers, and Richard has landed smack in the middle of it. He’s 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. What price will he pay for one good deed?

En kvinde forsvinder. Hendes mand mistænkes. Sandheden vil gøre dig ... ÅNDELØS Mens Andrew Mason er på fisketur en weekend, forsvinder hans hustru, Brie, sporløst. De fleste formoder, at Andy er den skyldige – for det er altid ægtemanden, er det ikke? – men politiet er ikke i stand til at rejse tilstrækkeligt med beviser mod ham. Andy går i hundene nogle år – han drikker for meget i et forsøg på at holde sorgen på afstand, og alle hans venner på nær én forsvinder. Nu er der gået seks år, og Andy har omsider fået styr på sit liv. Han har solgt det hus, han tidligere delte med Brie, og er flyttet væk. Han er godt i gang med at slå rødder sammen med sin nye kæreste, Jayne, og livet er godt. Men snart går Andys rolige liv op i sømmene. En dag dukker en kvinde op på hans gamle adresse og begynder at råbe forvirret op, da hun ser det nye hus, der er blevet bygget på grunden. Og så forsvinder kvinden – som har en slående lighed med Brie – lige så pludseligt, som hun kom. Politiet bliver underrettet, og så begynder gamle spørgsmål – og dunkle mistanker – at dukke op til overfladen igen. Kan det virkelig tænkes, at Brie er i live så mange år senere? Og hvis hun er, hvor har hun så været? Inden længe står det klart, at Andy er nødt til at finde ud af, hvad pokker der foregår – af hensyn til fremtiden for både ham selv og dem, han holder af. Spørgsmålet er bare, om han kan holde sig i live længe nok til at finde svarene.

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father—who was taken into witness protection years ago—before his enemies can get to him. Your dad’s not a good person. Your dad killed people, son. These are some of the last words Jack Givins’ father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his mother to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives as best they could. Years later, Jack is a grown man with problems of his own. He’s a talented but struggling author, barely scraping by on the royalties from his moderately successful first book. So when the U.S. Marshals approach him with a lucrative opportunity, he’s in no position to turn them down. They’re recruiting writers like Jack to create false histories for people in witness protection—people like Jack’s father. The coincidence is astonishing to Jack at first, but he soon realizes this may be a chance to find his dad. Only there’s one problem—Jack’s father hasn’t made contact with his handlers recently, and they have no idea where he is. He could be in serious danger, and Jack may be the only one who can find him. But how will he find a man he’s never truly known? A man who has done terrible things in his lifetime and made some deadly enemies in the process—enemies who wouldn’t think twice about using his own son against him.

Techmillionæren Miles Cookson har flere penge, end han kan nå at bruge, og alt, hvad han kan ønske sig, bortset fra tid. Han er for nylig blevet diagnosticeret med en uhelbredelig sygdom, og der er halvtreds procents risiko for, at han har givet den videre til næste generation. For Miles er det ensbetydende med at kigge fortiden grundigt efter i sømmene ... To årtier tidligere manglede Miles penge og blev sæddonor. Et sted derude har han børn – ni styks. Og måske står de over for at skulle arve ham på både godt og ondt. Måske hans formue, eller måske noget langt værre. Samtidig med at Miles begynder at lede efter de børn, han aldrig har kendt, begiver Chloe Swanson, som gerne vil være dokumentarist, sig ud på en søgen efter sin biologiske far. Hun er rustet med en viden om, at hendes mor toogtyve år tidligere opsøgte en fertilitetsklinik i New York for at blive gravid. Da Miles og Chloe endelig får kontakt, bliver deres glæde over at finde hinanden overskygget af en række mystiske og rædselsvækkende begivenheder. Miles' andre arvinger forsvinder en for en, og alle spor af dem bliver slettet, som om de aldrig har eksisteret. Hvem er den brutale morder – en anden arving, som systematisk fjerner sine rivaler? Eller foregår der noget endnu mere dystert? "Et energibundt af en thriller med fuld tryk på speederen." T.M. LOGAN "Barclay holder kløgtigt motoren kørende." THE TIMES "Videnskab møder storhedsvanvid i dette tidssvarende og fikse stykke underholdning." Washington Post "En efter en er ikke kun Barclays bedste bog til dato, men helt afgjort sommerens bedste thriller. Den har en herligt vanvittig slutning, der ville være skøn at se i en filmudgave." Florida Times-Union "En efter en er en fornøjelig, spændstig thriller, der aldrig slipper spændingen, mens den ræser derudad for at binde det hele sammen. Hvad mere kan man ønske sig?" Mystery & Suspense "Barclay vender og drejer behændigt alle sine karakterer i en skarp og spændende thriller, der vil fængsle læserne helt til slut." Library Journal Linwood Barclay er en international bestsellerforfatter med over tyve anmelderroste thrillere og krimier bag sig. Han er født i USA, men hans forældre flyttede til Canada, da han var fire år, og dér har han boet siden. Han bor i Toronto med sin kone, Neetha. De har to voksne børn. Hver bog af Linwood Barclay er en suveræn opvisning i personkarakteristik, plot og uventede drejninger. Hans bøger udkommer i over 39 lande og er solgt i mere end otte millioner eksemplarer på verdensplan.

Inspired by his decades-long love of cars, internationally bestselling author Linwood Barclay envisions a world in which automotive technology outpaces our wildest dreams—and our darkest nightmares—in a gripping new novel of action and suspense These headlights are watching you… The media have descended on Garrett Island, a small, isolated community that is the setting of a visionary experiment. All the residents’ cars were sent to the mainland and for the past month the islanders have been “driving” the Arrival, a revolutionary autonomous vehicle. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go and, because the fleet is networked and aware of one another, car travel is now 100% safe. The future, it seems, has arrived. As the excitement reaches a fever pitch, Sandra Montrose—islander, single mom, and public relations executive—prepares for Arrival Inc.’s flashy press event. Sandra is more than ready for this new world. Her husband died after falling asleep at the wheel and she’s relieved that her two teens, Archie and Katie, will never need driver’s licenses. But as the celebratory day gets underway, disaster strikes. A visiting journalist has vanished, possibly murdered. Before long, the Arrivals run amok, no longer taking orders from their passengers. They’re starting to organize. They’re beginning to hunt. And they seem hell-bent on killing any human they encounter. Is this all just a tragic accident, a technological malfunction with deadly consequences? Or were the vehicles programmed to act this way in a cruel act of corporate sabotage? Or could it be that the Arrivals have a mind of their own? Fasten your seatbelts—it’s going to be a bumpy ride

A missing woman. A husband suspected. The truth will . . . TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY From the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Elevator Pitch comes a gripping psychological thriller about a formerly missing woman who has suddenly returned under mysterious circumstances. One weekend, while Andrew Mason was on a fishing trip, his wife, Brie, vanished without a trace. Most everyone assumed Andy had got away with murder—it’s always the husband, isn’t it?—but the police could never build a strong case against him. For a while, Andy hit rock bottom—he drank too much to numb the pain, was abandoned by all his friends save one, nearly lost his business, and became a pariah in the place he once called home. Now, six years later, Andy has finally put his life back together. He sold the house he once shared with Brie and moved away. To tell the truth, he wasn’t sad to hear that the old place was razed and a new house built on the site. He’s settled down with a new partner, Jayne, and life is good. But Andy’s peaceful world is about to shatter. One day, a woman shows up at his old address, screaming, “Where’s my house? What’s happened to my house?” And then, just as suddenly as she appeared, the woman—who bears a striking resemblance to Brie—is gone. The police are notified and old questions—and dark suspicions—resurface. Could Brie really be alive after all these years? If so, where has she been? It soon becomes clear that Andy’s future and the lives of those closest to him depend on discovering what the hell is going on. The trick will be whether he can stay alive long enough to unearth the answers.

Najgorszy dzień w życiu Tima Blake'a zaczął się od śniadania. Robił je dla siedemnastoletniej córki Sydney, która pracowała dorywczo w pewnym hotelu. Gdy po pracy nie wróciła do domu i nie odpowiadała na jego telefony, Tim zgłosił zaginięcie córki, a jednocześnie postanowił sam jej szukać. Tylko jedno utrzymuje go w przekonaniu, że do najgorszego jeszcze nie doszło: to, że podobnie jak on, szukają jej jacyś ludzie - ludzie gotowi zabić, by ją odnaleźć. Pytanie tylko: kto będzie pierwszy?

Pewnego ranka, którego nigdy nie zapomni, Cynthia Archer budzi się z okropnym kacem i poczuciem, że czeka ją przeprawa z rodzicami. Tymczasem dom jest pusty. Rodzice i starszy brat zniknęli bez śladu. Poszukiwania zakończyły się całkowitym niepowodzeniem. Dziewczyna nie znalazła odpowiedzi na dręczące ją pytania: Czy rodziców i brata zamordowano? Jeśli tak, to czemu jej darowano życie? A jeśli żyją, dlaczego porzucili ją w tak okrutny sposób? Dwadzieścia pięć lat później Cynthia zgadza się wziąć udział w telewizyjnym programie dokumentalnym, w nadziei, że ktoś sobie coś przypomni o tamtej sprawie sprzed lat. Pewnego dnia dostaje list. Jego treść nie ma sensu, a mimo to Cynthię przechodzi dreszcz ...

En chute libre. Lundi, 8 heures. Plusieurs employés de Cromwell Entertainment empruntent un ascenseur pour rejoindre leurs bureaux situés aux 33e et 37e étages d'un gratte-ciel new-yorkais. Curieusement, la cabine ne s'arrête pas et poursuit sa montée. Avant de lâcher. Un accident mécanique, tragique et banal. Mais le lendemain, un drame similaire se produit dans un autre building du quartier. Puis un autre le mercredi. La panique s'installe dans Big Apple. Qui peut bien menacer la ville la plus verticale du monde ? Alors que la population n'ose plus sortir de chez elle, que les services de maintenance sont saturés, que la Bourse dégringole, deux flics désabusés et une journaliste tenace vont s'engager dans une course contre la montre pour résoudre ces affaires avant l'inauguration de la plus grande tour résidentielle de Manhattan, prévue pour la fin de la semaine... Avec ce nouveau polar, Linwood Barclay défie les lois de la gravité pour nous offrir un moment de suspense aussi anxiogène que jubilatoire. Cramponnez-vous ! Les portes de l'ascenseur viennent de se refermer ; il n'y a plus d'issue.

De erfgenamen van een stervende techmiljonair worden op mysterieuze wijze een voor een uitgeschakeld Techmiljonair Miles Cookson heeft meer geld dan hij ooit kan uitgeven, en alles waar hij ooit van heeft gedroomd – behalve tijd. Recentelijk is er een terminale ziekte bij hem geconstateerd, en er is vijftig procent kans dat die erfelijk overdraagbaar is. Voor Miles betekent dit dat hij in zijn verleden moet gaan graven. Twintig jaar geleden is hij namelijk spermadonor geweest. Nu lopen er negen kinderen van hem rond die op het punt staan bepaalde zaken van hem te erven. Miles speelt namelijk met de gedachte om zijn immense vermogen na zijn overlijden onder zijn erfgenamen te laten verdelen. Terwijl Miles op zoek gaat naar de kinderen die hij nooit heeft gekend, begint de jonge documentairemaker Chloe Swanson aan een zoektocht naar haar biologische vader. Als Miles en Chloe uiteindelijk met elkaar in contact komen, wordt hun ontmoeting overschaduwd door een reeks mysterieuze en beangstigende gebeurtenissen: een voor een verdwijnen de andere erfgenamen zonder een spoor achter te laten, alsof ze nooit hebben bestaan. Is een van Miles' kinderen zijn concurrenten aan het uitschakelen? In de pers 'In deze topthriller komt alles samen: chantage, afgunst, ontrouw, vervalsing, seksueel misbruik en huurmoorden. Personages en dialogen zijn perfect.' ***** VN Detective & Thrillergids 'Barclay zet valse sporen uit en leidt ons – op z'n Harlan Cobens – steeds slim af in deze knap geplotte en sinistere thriller.' VN Detective & Thrillergids 'Barclay behoort tot de beste thrillerschrijvers.' Dagblad van het Noorden 'De weergaloze Barclay overtreft zichzelf in Ik zal je vinden. Korte hoofdstukken vol cliffhangers houden je aan de pagina gekluisterd.' The Wall Street Journal

The New York Times bestselling author of Elevator Pitch and master of psychological suspense returns with a riveting thriller in which the possible heirs of a dying tech millionaire are mysteriously being eliminated, one by one. “Find You First starts with a bang and ends with an even bigger one. . . . It’s the best book of his career.” — Stephen King Tech millionaire Miles Cookson has more money than he can ever spend, and everything he could dream of—except time. He has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. For Miles, this means taking a long hard look at his past . . . Two decades ago, a young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids—nine of them. And they might be about to inherit both the good and the bad from him—maybe his fortune, or maybe something much worse. As Miles begins to search for the children he’s never known, aspiring film documentarian Chloe Swanson embarks on a quest to find her biological father, armed with the knowledge that twenty-two years ago, her mother used a New York sperm bank to become pregnant. When Miles and Chloe eventually connect, their excitement at finding each other is overshadowed by a series of mysterious and terrifying events. One by one, Miles’s other potential heirs are vanishing—every trace of them wiped, like they never existed at all. Who is the vicious killer—another heir methodically erasing rivals? Or is something even more sinister going on? It’s a deadly race against time . . .

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER** The #1 bestselling Linwood Barclay returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach—a heart-pounding tale of terror and menace that will make you think twice the next time you hit Up. It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, nonstop, to the top. Once there it pauses for a few seconds, but the doors don''t open. Instead, the elevator begins to descend floor-by-floor. Then it plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a random accident. . . . But on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And then Wednesday brings yet another tragic high-rise catastrophe. In only three days, one of the most vertical cities in the world—and the nation''s capital of media, finance and entertainment--is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it''s succeeding. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men and women working in offices across the city refuse to leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment towers go unanswered. Who is behind this? Why are they doing it? Are these deadly acts of sabotage somehow connected to a fingerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist race against time to uncover the truth before the city''s newest, and tallest, residential tower has its ribbon-cutting on Friday night. With each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the tension, building to a shattering finale. Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible . . . and will chill you to the bone.

From the New York Times--bestselling author of No Safe House comes the first novel in an explosive trilogy about the disturbing secrets of a quiet small town. After his wife's death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York. David believes his life is in free fall, and he can't find a way to stop his descent. Then he comes across a family secret of epic proportions. A year after a devastating miscarriage, David's cousin Marla has continued to struggle. But when David's mother asks him to check on her, he's horrified to discover that she's been secretly raising a child who is not her own--a baby she claims was a gift from an "angel" left on her porch. When the baby's real mother is found murdered, David can't help wanting to piece together what happened--even if it means proving his own cousin's guilt. But as he uncovers each piece of evidence, David realizes that Marla's mysterious child is just the tip of the iceberg. Other strange things are happening. Animals are found ritually slaughtered. An ominous abandoned Ferris wheel seems to stand as a warning that something dark has infected Promise Falls. And someone has decided that the entire town must pay for the sins of its past . . . in blood.

David Harwood är journalist och lever med sin nioårige son i Boston. Hans fru dog för ett par år sedan och när David förlorar jobbet ser han ingen annan utväg än att återvända till sitt föräldrahem i Promise Falls. En dag åker han hem till sin kusin Marla och blir förvånad över att hon har ett litet barn hos sig. Ett barn som Marla säger att en ängel lämnat hos henne. När David samma dag får höra att en ung kvinna hittats mördad i sitt hem och att hennes lilla barn saknas får han onda aningar. Samtidigt börjar andra underliga saker hända på orten. Broken Promise är första delen i en trilogi kretsande kring den lilla staden Promise Falls, där någon beslutat att alla ska få sona för det förflutnas synder. LINWOOD BARCLAY är bosatt i Kanada och arbetade som journalist innan han slog igenom som författare 2007. Sedan dess har han gett ut en lång rad prisbelönta spänningsromaner. Linwood Barclay är en spänningens mästare. Stephen King Ingen kan ge dig spänning och kalla kårar som Linwood Barclay. Tess Gerritsen En fängslande historia med intressanta karaktärer. The Associated Press En sann mästare är tillbaka på scenen. Suspense Magazine

Get ready to run . . . an edge-of-your-seat thriller with bite from international bestselling author Linwood Barclay, in his first novel for 9-12 year olds. Chipper is a very special dog. As part of a top-secret, multi-million dollar experiment to create the ultimate canine spy technology, Chipper's whole life has been spent within the walls of a secret organization known only as The Institute. Chipper is supposed to be more machine than mutt, but something's wrong and The Institute knows it. He's about to be terminated. Across the state, twelve-year-old orphan Jeff Conway is working all hours at his aunt Flo's lakeside cabin business. He misses his parents, his old life, and the dog he had to leave behind. When Chipper escapes and his and Jeff's paths collide, dog and boy find themselves tangled up in the most dangerous game of chase imaginable... Winner of the Arthur Ellis award for Best Kid's Crime Novel Danger, secrets and thrilling suspense in Linwood Barclay's action-packed first novel for children.

Bestsellerautor Linwood Barclay ("Ohne eine Wort") schreibt seine "Lügen-Trilogie" weiter! Auf "Lügennest" folgt nun der zweite Band der Thriller-Reihe, "Lügennacht". Alles beginnt mit einem Unfall. Das Autokino von Promise Falls wird schließen und lädt zur letzten Vorstellung ein. Doch dazu kommt es nicht: Kurz bevor der Film beginnt, kracht die Leinwand herunter und begräbt vier Leute unter sich. Unter den Opfern sind Adam und Miriam Chalmer. Als am nächsten Tag in ihr Haus eingebrochen wird, zieht ihre Tochter den Privatermittler Cal zu Rate. Dieser entdeckt nicht nur ein geheimes Zimmer, das den vielsagend Namen "pleasure room" trägt, sondern auch, dass eine Menge DVDs mit pikantem Inhalt gestohlen wurden. Plötzlich gibt es eine ganze Reihe von Verdächtigen - und Cal beginnt sich zu fragen, ob der Unfall wirklich einer war... "Spannend, spannender, Linwood Barclay - mit einem Roman des kanadischen Bestsellerautors erlebt man Thrill-Time de luxe." Literaturmarkt.info

Stephen King has called him “a suspense master.” Now the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of Broken Promise delivers a taut thriller about a crime that will give the town of Promise Falls a punch to the gut... Private investigator Cal Weaver doesn’t know what to expect when he’s called to the home of Chandler Carson. The sixteen-year-old has been suspended for writing a violent story about a bat-wielding teen who beats his best friend to death over a girl. Much to Chandler’s mother’s surprise, there’s nothing that Cal is willing to do—or can do—about it. Soon after, Chandler’s best friend is found murdered—beaten to death by a bat. Cal knew the victim, and now he knows the prime suspect. But there’s more to this story than anyone could have imagined... “Barclay has established himself alongside the masters of suburban fiction.”—The Associated Press “Twist-driven thrillers packed with explosive action are a hallmark of Barclay’s career.”—USA Today Includes a preview of Linwood Barclay’s new hardcover, Far from True

An unprecedented collective features pairings by 23 best-selling and critically acclaimed suspense writers, who in short high-action stories pit their most popular characters against one another.

It''s been two months since private investigator Cal Weaver''s teenage son, Scott, died in a tragic drug-related accident. Ever since, he and his wife have drifted apart, fracturing a once-normal life. Cal is mired in grief he can''t move past. And maybe that has clouded his judgment. Because he made a grave mistake driving home on a very rainy night. A drenched young girl tapped on his window as he sat at a stoplight and asked for a ride. And even though he knew a forty-something man picking up a teenage hitchhiker is a fool, he let her in the car--she was the same age as Scott and maybe she could help him find the dealer who sold his son the drugs that killed him. However, after a brief stop at a roadside diner, Cal senses that something''s not right with the girl or the situation. But it''s too late. He''s already involved. Soon Cal finds himself mired in a nightmare of pain and suspicion. Something is horribly wrong in the small town of Griffon in Upstate New York. There are too many secrets, too many lies. And Cal decides to expose those secrets one by one.

Rythme effréné, humour décapant, le tout premier polar du créateur de frissons. Un thriller aussi original qu'angoissant ou quand un gaffeur patenté démasque des voisins pas si tranquilles... Zack Walker a une obsession : la sécurité. Marié et père de deux enfants, cet auteur de science-fiction a préféré quitter un environnement urbain qu'il juge par trop dangereux pour une vie de banlieue bien paisible. Mais en bon parano, Zack continue à voir des catastrophes partout : ses ados s'obstinent à laisser la porte ouverte aux cambrioleurs potentiels et sa femme abandonne son sac à main à la disposition de tous. Un jour, profitant d'une virée au supermarché, Zack vole ledit sac, histoire de donner une leçon à l'imprudente. Catastrophe ! C'est en réalité celui d'une inconnue. Et quand Zack se rend au domicile de cette dernière et découvre un cadavre, les choses se gâtent sérieusement...

#1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay’s novels have been praised as “compelling” (The Associated Press), “gripping” (The Wall Street Journal), and “fast-paced” (The Washington Post). Now, Barclay returns with a thrilling story in which two brothers suddenly find themselves pulled into a frightening vortex of power and murder… Thomas Kilbride is a map-obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves the self-imposed bastion of his bedroom. But with a computer program called Whirl360.com, he travels the world while never so much as stepping out the door. He pores over and memorizes the streets of the world. He examines every address, as well as the people who are frozen in time on his computer screen. Then he sees something that anyone else might have stumbled upon—but has not—in a street view of downtown New York City: an image in a window. An image that looks like a woman being murdered. Thomas’s brother, Ray, takes care of him, cooking for him, dealing with the outside world on his behalf, and listening to his intricate and increasingly paranoid theories. When Thomas tells Ray what he has seen, Ray humors him with a half-hearted investigation. But Ray soon realizes he and his brother have stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy. And now they are in the crosshairs…

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that''s what she tells people. She watches the news for stories of missing people, then waits a few days and goes to see the family. She tells them she’s had a vision and that she may know where their missing loved one is—for a price, of course. Keisha''s latest mark is Wendell Garfield, whose wife disappeared a week ago. She''s seen him on TV, pleading for his wife to come home, or for whoever took her to let her go. Keisha tells Wendell her vision of what might have happened. Unluckily for Keisha, her vision turns out to be alarmingly close to the truth. As she wades deeper into the mystery, Keisha inadvertently finds herself caught in a web of suspicion and violence that’s much more complicated than she first thought—and which may end up with her own disappearance… Also includes a preview of Linwood Barclay’s newest thriller, Trust Your Eyes

In this mesmerizing thriller by acclaimed author Linwood Barclay, a typical American community descends into darkness, as an ordinary man is swept into one of the most violent mysteries of modern life. It’s the new normal at the Garber household in Connecticut: Glen, a contractor, has seen his business shaken by the housing crisis, and now his wife, Sheila, is taking a business course at night to increase her chances of landing a good-paying job. But she should have been home by now. Waiting for Sheila’s return, with their eight-year-old daughter sleeping soundly, Glen soon finds his worst fears confirmed: Sheila and two others have been killed in a car accident. Adding to the tragedy, the police claim Sheila was responsible. Glen knows it’s impossible; he knew his wife and she would never do such a thing. When he investigates, Glen begins to uncover layers of lawlessness beneath the placid surface of their suburb, secret after dangerous secret behind the closed doors. Propelled into a vortex of corruption and illegal activity, pursued by mysterious killers, and confronted by threats from neighbors he thought he knew, Glen must take his own desperate measures and go to terrifying new places in himself to avenge his wife and protect his child. Bold and timely, with the shocking twists and startling insights that have become trademarks of this new master of domestic suspense,The Accidentis a riveting triumph, a book that moves at a breathless pace to a climax no one will see coming.

Vous êtes marié, père d'un petit garçon. Un boulot intéressant. Un couple plutôt heureux. Et si le pire était à venir ? Une belle journée, une sortie en famille, votre épouse qui s'éloigne quelques instants. Et qui ne revient pas. Fugue ? Enlèvement ? Suicide ? Aux confins de toutes nos angoisses... Linwood Barclay, créateur de frissons.