Too Close to Home - Linwood Barclay

When I first saw Too Close to Home I thought I'd already read it as the cover is so similar to Barclay's bestselling book No Time for Goodbye, the version I have is blue like the first one and is the same design. I'd enjoyed that one so bought this one. On the back of the book it asks "What's more frightening than your next door neighbours being murdered? Finding out the killers went to the wrong house ....." The story opens with 17 year old high school senior (we're in America) Derek hiding out in his friend's house just as him and his family are off on holiday so he can have access to the place while they are away so he can have somewhere to ...  Read the complete review

Linwood Barclay has been writing for years, both as a journalist and an author, but recently his popularity has grown considerably mainly due to his best seller: No Time for Goodbye, which won Richard and Judy's Summer Read Competition. I thoroughly enjoyed reading that book, so I was automatically drawn to his latest novel: Too Close to Home. Too Close to Home is the story of what seems on the face of it, an everyday American family. The Cutter family consists of a Mother (Ellen), a Father (Jim) and a teenage son (Derek), making a satisfied yet modest living, living in a comfortable home and generally getting on with life. This all falls apart in ...  Read the complete review

It was with a sense of anticipation that I started reading "Too Close to Home" by Linwood Barclay, having thoroughly enjoyed "No Time for Goodbye", his best seller of last year. I often find when I have really enjoyed a book by an author another title can either be just as enjoyable, or a real letdown. Generally there is no middle ground, but with this book as I read it my emotions were mixed. Continuing the theme of "Book with a snappy title which sums up the plot", this book is about a family, the Cutters, who live next to a the Langley family who are murdered. The story is set in Promise Falls in upstate New York. Derek ...  Read the complete review

I came across Linwood Barclay after reading No Time for Goodbye, which was a huge bestseller, mainly because it was a Richard & Judy summe read winner. I really enjoyed No Time for Goodbye, it reminded me of Harlan Coben's books, so when I saw Too Close To Home I decided to give it a go. = About the Author = Linwood Barclay was born in the states but moved to Canada when he was 4 years old. He has an Honours B.A. in English from Trent University and worked for the Toronto Star newspaper before he retired in 2008 to concentrate just on books. His first standalone thriller, No Time for Goodbye, was a huge success and quickly became a bestseller in ...  Read the complete review

I started reading this book after thoroughly enjoying No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barcalay a few weeks ago. Too Close To Home was well worth the read but just wasnt as good as the first. It's very easy to read, with not too many characters that you can't keep up, but the only downfall is you kind of guess whats going to happen next before it actually happens! His first book was a massive bestseller across the world and was one of Richard and Judy's book club summer reads. Synopsis: The story follows the Cutter family who live down an old lane, with houses few and far between. The book starts by introducing the 3 members of the family, ...  Read the complete review