FAR FROM TRUE
BY LINWOOD BARCLAY
Published: 8th March 2016
BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
A freak accident has killed Lucy Brighton’s father. And when she goes to his house, she’s convinced that someone has broken in. She asks private investigator Cal Weaver to look into it – but isn’t prepared for what he’ll find.
Cal discovers a secret ‘playroom’ in the basement, complete with video equipment, and it looks as though there’s a missing recording.
How does the stolen DVD connect to the other disturbing events that are happening in the town? As Cal investigates further, and more people start dying in mysterious circumstances, it’s clear that someone is targeting Promise Falls. But who – and how far will they go?
This is the second in a trilogy and I’d somehow missed the first book, so had to read that first! I then knew who all the characters were, as it’s told from multiple perspectives. Aside from the confusion of that, and the abrupt ending meaning you’d need to dive straight into the third instalment, this is Barclay doing what he does best.
* Thanks to Berkshire Publishing and Linwood Barclay for the digital ARC provided via Netgalley; this is my honest review.
4 / 5
Linwood Barclay doing what he does best!