Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay

Never Look Away

by Linwood Barclay

It starts with a trip to a local amusement park. David Harwood is hoping a carefree day at Five Mountains will help dispel his wife Jan's recent depression, black moods that have led to frightening thoughts of suicide. Instead, a day of fun with their four-year-old son Ethan turns into a nightmare. When Jan disappears from the park, David's worst fears seem to have come true. But when he goes to the police to report her missing, terrified that she's planning to take her own life, the facts start to indicate something very different. The park's records show that...Read more

Reviewed by ibeforem on

3 of 5 stars

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This was a story that didn’t go where you expected it to. The twists and turns started from the very beginning, but some held together better than others. We end up with two non-related story lines that are connected by one person: journalist David Harwood.

David is understandably upset when his wife disappears and things start to not make sense. But I think he was allowed a little too much leeway for someone who is essentially a murder suspect. The cops in this story are largely useless, and I might have preferred if they weren’t involved at all. The resolution has a little bit of a “let’s just hurry up and tie this up” ring to it.

Overall, this wasn’t a bad read, I just didn’t think it was top notch. I would give Barclay another try; this premise and I never clicked.

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