No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of No Time for Goodbye
Book Review: GOOD TO THE VERY END
Summary: 5 Stars
I usually solve or at least partly solve murder mysteries about 3/4 of the way through the book but this one had me thinking up until the end. It was a great read with a few twists to keep you wondering who actually is guilty here!!!Book Review: Gift Giver
Summary: 4 Stars
I was totally amazed at the price I got this book for. This shopping is so much better than going out to a store. This book was given as a gift to my friend, who started this book and was in dire need to finish it. When I received the book, the packaging was great, but the price on the back of the book should've been taken off. The book was used and could be told due to the edges of the pages. All and all the book was in excellent condition.Book Review: Good mystery, all the pieces came together
Summary: 3 Stars
You Wake up
Your House is Empty
Your Family as Disappeared
Without a Trace.........
I thought this was a good mystery, but my only issue is that I figured it out early on. Now when you figure out what is going on, it becomes an OMG moment and you have to read the rest in one sitting. So that was exciting for me but for some I think they may be let down once they figure it out.
Barclay did an excellent job on piecing it all together though, that alone was exciting to read.
I would have gave it 3 1/2 stars but couldn't figure out how, sorry.
Book Review: Great Read
Summary: 5 Stars
Listened to the audio book on a 10 hour drive....it kept the whole family entertained.Book Review: Harlan Coben Lovers...Here's A Perfect Book For You!
Summary: 4 Stars
Like Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay is an author that I see on alot of the retail bookshelves these days so I decided to give him a try. Now I know why Coben and Barclay share the valuable shelf space...because their plots and writing styles are basically from the same mold. If I read this book with no cover then I would have immediately screamed "this is Harlan Coben"!
These type of mysteries are what I call "you-or-me" mysteries. They usually deal with the everyday Tom or Sue who wakes up one day and "whammo, it's not going to be a good day"! The you-or-me protagonist usually is directly involved in a majority of the investigation while the police detective is more of a secondary character. The plot is backward-logical whereby the beginning makes perfect sense by the end.
In this book, Cynthia Bigge wakes up one day to find her house empty and her family gone (a plot that has brewed in my head for years). Fast forward 25 years and Cynthia and her husband get involved in digging deeper into the mystery. Along the way, the reader picks up a piece of the puzzle and tries to fit into into the storyboard.
IMO, Harlan Coben is good but overrated. I usually rate his books as with a solid four stars but usally don't feel her deserves a five. Same for this book by Linwood Barclay. I will try another book by him but I hear they are all similar with the Coben-esque style.
I don't think you will be disappointed and maybe you will really enjoy it but I am a reader looking for more wow and impact.