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 Amazing! July 23, 2010
DebDebbbb
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first book by Barclay that I read as it was a birthday present from a friend and I'm glad she saw it. This book was packed with adrenaline rushes and had me hooked from start to finish. I can honestly say this is one of the best books I have ever read.
 Addictive Reading July 16, 2010
Cheshire Cat
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read all his books so far and this one is just as good,in fact quite addictive and makes for good holiday reading!
As said before it is quite similar to his first book but just as action packed and would make a really good film. All in all a very good read round the Pool or on the Beach!
Only Dad can sort this one July 11, 2010
Mrs. Katharine Kirby (HELSTON, Cornwall United Kingdom)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Linwood Barclay explains that his own daughter gave him the idea for `Fear the Worst' with her throwaway question "Suppose you came to pick me up at my job, and found out I'd never worked there?"
So, here he gives us a gripping, raw, scenario, the everyday ground beneath suddenly unstable, a chilling thought. What to do next, where to go, whom to blame, whom to trust? So many byways and clues some of which lead nowhere and are plain misleading.
Hidden in the story is a nicely placed confidential nod to a previous book. No Time For Goodbye and Too Close to Home are both exciting, involving stories. At first I wondered if I'd read `Fear the Worst' already but then realised it is rather like a Harlan Coben book, initially along the same lines.
LB fleshes out the workaday dynamics of a broken family, with the painful view of loving parents who have split up but still regret this rather, despite having `moved on'. The thoughtful coming to terms with their situation and the parts they played in it by Tim and his ex, Suzanne, who are still fond of each other, rings very true.
Tim works for a car dealership, so there's much about the ins and outs of car sales, which is intriguing. L B says that he used friends who were retired car salesmen to fill him in on all the angles. Living alone, except for when Sydney joins him, Tim is having a struggle. Suzanne is now settled with a more successful dealer, Bob, he is at first a cardboard character treated with derision by Tim but later he emerges as a more realistic, likeable man.
Blond, attractive feisty Sydney, aka Francine, is just seventeen. You don't get too much of a grip on her as she is only seen from her father's subjective viewpoint. She could be anyone, doing anything. And now she's gone.
I felt slightly queasy reading `Fear the Worst', with it being written at a jerky, stop start, pace. I felt as though I were in a car that was being badly driven. So many dramas, from the outset it's all go; flying miles across the USA, chasing and accusing possible suspects, searches and encounters, all under pressure. Thrown around during cross-country chases, evaluating approaches from all corners. Later being helpless party to a frighteningly well- sustained, violent showdown in a car showroom; standing in the shadows watching a staged encounter under a covered bridge. However will it end?
Impossibly hard to let go of the book until you know what happens, so be prepared for an uncomfortable, frightening, bumpy ride/read...
Fear The Worst, a riveting read but... June 24, 2010
Andy (East Sussex UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having read the his first 2 books: "No Time For Goodbye" & "Too Close to Home"
I could not wait for this next book to become available. I searched for it on Amazon & pre-ordered it & when it arrived I got stuck straight into it. Now, I am no bookworm but I could not put it down. It is a brilliant read & draws you in after just a few pages. The pace picks up slowly & there are plenty of areas where you can see the story coming together culminating in a fast paced ending where it's impossible to stop reading. The end is very slightly disapointing but it does not ruin the ride.
Another captivating read by a relatively new author & one I would definately recommend.
 Fear The Worst Review March 25, 2010
A. Redfearn (West Yorkshire, England)
Not bad and reasonably gripping and pacy, but not as good as either "No Time For Goodbye" or "Too Close To Home". Lacks the "killer twist" present in both his last two novels.
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