A Tap on the Window [Paperback] [Mar 27, 2014] Linwood Barclay . LIN WU DE ... - Softcover

Linwood Barclay . LIN WU DE ...

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ISBN 10: 1409120333 ISBN 13: 9781409120339

Publisher: Orion, 2014

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2014-03-27 Pages: 512 Language: English Publisher: Orion When Cal Weaver stops at a red light on a rainy night while driving home. he ignores the bedraggled-looking teenage girl trying to hitch a ride - even when she starts tapping on his window. But when he realises shes one of his sons classmates. he knows he cant really leave her. alone. on the street.But nothing prepares him for the consequences of trying to help her out. The next morning hes gone from Good Samaritan to Murder Suspect. and with one girl dead and another missing. hes suddenly at the centre of a deadly puzzle that reaches right to the heart of the town - from its bullying police force to its strangely furtive mayor - and finally to one familys shocking secret.

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About the Author

LINWOOD BARCLAY, former columnist for the Toronto Star, is the #1 international bestselling author of nine critically acclaimed novels, including Trust Your Eyes, The Accident, Never Look Away, and No Time for Goodbye, which has been optioned for film. He lives near Toronto with his wife and has two grown children.

From Booklist

When Cal Weaver spots hitchhiking teenager Claire Saunders, his instincts scream that he should just get her a cab, but Claire’s vulnerability nudges the private investigator’s grief over his son’s recent death, and he offers to drive her home. In those few moments of Cals grief-clouded judgment, Claire makes Cal an unwitting instrument in her intricate plot to disappear. The next day, Claire’s best friend, Hanna, is found murdered after disguising herself as Claire to provide diversion for Claires escape. When police target Cal for Hanna’s murder, he knows that finding Claire and discovering why she ran is the only way to keep them both safe. The most obvious lead is the feud between the town’s mayor, who is Claire’s father, and the police chief over accusations of police brutality, but Cal feels he’s missing something. The characters and small-town New York setting are vividly rendered, and that credibility shifts this thriller’s premise from far-fetched to plausibly weird. Another success for Barclay, with unfettered storytelling, rapid pacing, and sympathetic characters primed to please hordes of eager summer readers. --Christine Tran

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409120333
• ISBN 13: 9781409120339
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496