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Linwood Barclay

    1 januari 1955

    Linwood Barclay is een meester in spanning en psychologische thrillers, die zich verdiept in de donkerdere aspecten van de menselijke natuur en de verontrustende mysteries die schuilgaan onder de oppervlakte van het gewone leven. Zijn verhalen weven vakkundig verhalen vol spanning, waarbij thema's als verlies, verborgen geheimen en de altijd aanwezige mogelijkheid van gevaar worden verkend. Met een scherpe vertelstijl en een onheilspellend vermogen om ijzingwekkende sferen op te bouwen, houdt Barclay de lezers consequent op het puntje van hun stoel. Zijn vaardigheid in het creëren van invoelbare personages die geconfronteerd worden met onvoorstelbare omstandigheden, verstevigt zijn reputatie als een toonaangevende stem in hedendaagse thrillers.

    Linwood Barclay
    Bad Guys
    The Twenty-Three
    Chase
    Parting Shot
    The Lie Maker Intl
    Zonder een woord
    • 2025
    • 2024

      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?

      I Will Ruin You
    • 2023
    • 2023

      'Another perfect page-turner' The Times 'A triumph from the master thriller writer' The Sun

      The Lie Maker
    • 2022

      Look Both Ways

      • 448bladzijden
      • 16 uur lezen
      3,7(129)Tarief

      The residents of Garrett Island are part of a visionary experiment. Their cars have been sent to the mainland and now, for one month, they've got self-driving vehicles called Arrivals. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go, and because these cars are networked and aware of each other, road mishaps are a thing of the past. As the world's press arrives for a glimpse of this driverless future, islander and single mum Sandra Montrose preps for the huge media event. She's ready for this new world. Her husband died when he fell asleep at the wheel one night, and she's relieved her two teens, Archie and Katie, may never need drivers' licenses. God knows, Archie already finds enough ways to get into trouble. And Katie, unbeknownst to her mum, is flirting with danger as she investigates what strange secret the old man across the street is keeping in his garage. But as this special media day gets underway, there are signs all is not well. A member of the press has vanished, possibly murdered. There are rumours of industrial sabotage, an unleashing of a malevolent virus. Before long, the Arrivals aren't taking orders from their passengers anymore. They're starting to organise and hunt. And they've got the residents of Garrett Island in their sights

      Look Both Ways
    • 2022

      A missing woman. A husband suspected. The truth will ... Take Your Breath Away Linwood Barclay is... 'A suspense master' Stephen King 'In a class of his own' T.M. Logan'One of the finest thriller writers in the world' Mark Billingham

      Take Your Breath Away
    • 2021

      One will change your life. One will end it. Who will… FIND YOU FIRST? It’s a deadly race against time… Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend, and everything he could dream of – except time. Now facing a terminal illness, Miles knows he must seize every minute to put his life in order. And that means taking a long hard look at his past. Somewhere out there, Miles has children. And they might be about to inherit both the good and bad from him – possibly his fortune, or possibly something more sinister. So Miles decides to track down his missing children. But a vicious killer is one step ahead of him. One by one, people are vanishing. Not just disappearing, every trace of them is wiped. Number One Sunday Times bestseller Linwood Barclay returns with his electrifying new thriller, FIND YOU FIRST.

      Find You First
    • 2020

      In Linwood Barclays neuem Thriller „Die Geräusche der Nacht“ leidet Paul Davis nach einem traumatischen Vorfall an Gedächtnislücken und Wahnvorstellungen. Eine alte Schreibmaschine, die er von seiner Frau geschenkt bekommt, scheint nächtliche Botschaften von ermordeten Frauen zu senden. Realität oder Wahn?

      Die Geräusche der Nacht. Thriller
    • 2020

      Elevator Pitch

      • 400bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen
      3,9(358)Tarief

      It begins on Monday when four people board an elevator in Manhattan. Each presses the button for their floor, but the elevator climbs, non-stop, to the top before dropping. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a random tragedy. But on Tuesday, it happens again. And when Wednesday brings yet another catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world is plunged into chaos. It will be a race against time for detectives Jerry Borque and Lois Delgado to find the answers before a deadly Friday night showdown

      Elevator Pitch
    • 2018

      A Noise Downstairs

      • 400bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen
      3,9(375)Tarief

      Eight months ago, Paul found two dead bodies in the back of a co-worker's car. He was attacked, left for dead, and has been slowly recovering ever since. Therapy helps during the days, but at night he hears things, impossible things, that no one else can

      A Noise Downstairs