Jacket Man, Linwood Barclay
Jacket Man, Linwood Barclay
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Jacket Man

Author: Linwood Barclay

Narrator: Kevin Stillwell

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2016


Synopsis

From the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of Far From True, a short story where the grifter is not who he seems.
Sam seems like an ordinary guy. While he is filling up his car with gas in Stamford, Connecticut, a car whips into the station lot, stops alongside, and asks him for directions to LaGuardia Airport. Gian claims that he is from Milano, but Sam can spot an imitation in a second. The accent is all wrong, and while Gian tries to sell him counterfeit luxury coats that he can't take back on the plane to Italy, they bump hips, and Sam feels what he thinks is a gun tucked into Gian's belt. "Jacket Man" is a story of how to escape with your life, and some counterfeit pleather coats while you're at it.
"Jacket Man" by Linwood Barclay is one of 20 short stories within Mulholland Books's Strand Originals series, featuring thrilling stories by the biggest names in mystery from the Strand Magazine archives. View the full series list at mulhollandbooks.com and read them all!

About Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay spent twenty-seven years at Canada’s largest paper, the Toronto Star, until 2004 when he published Bad Move and became a full-time writer of thrillers. He has published more than a dozen novels, including the bestsellers No Time for Goodbye and Trust Your Eyes, which has been optioned by Warner Bros. for film.


Reviews

Goodreads review by itchy on April 03, 2021

Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's shorts.......more

Goodreads review by Carla on September 01, 2021

A really short story that is typical of Linwood Barclay with a page turner chapter ending that is actually the cliff hanger story ending. I loved the story as it is but so wish I could turn that final page and see what comes next.......more

Goodreads review by Kim on February 21, 2018

Short story but classic Linwood Barclay, he is a master at telling stories! Jacket Man is an excellent psychological thriller, loved it! I'm binge reading/listening to as many of LB's books as I can get my hands on!......more

Goodreads review by Spicydish on December 09, 2023

Too short. Great beginning for what should have been a novel instead it was merely an appetizer.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 21, 2021

Very enjoyable short story. I actually prefer his short stories more than his novels. This one has multiple twists that catch you off guard.......more