No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay
No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay
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No Time for Goodbye

Author: Linwood Barclay

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/25/2007


Synopsis

The house was deathly quiet. That was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke that morning to find herself alone. Her family—mother, father, and brother—had vanished without a word, without a note, without a trace. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia is still looking for answers. Now she is about to learn the devastating truthCynthia and Terry Archer still live in Milford, Connecticut, not far from the old Bigge house on Hickory Street. With a solid marriage and a young daughter, the Archers seem on track for a successful future. But the questions raised by Cynthia’s past still haunt her, and her obsession to find the answers threatens to destroy everything they’ve worked for. For Cynthia, there can be no closure until she finds out why her family disappeared—and how they could have left her behind.Terry thinks the segment on the popular TV crime-stopper program Deadline is a mistake. But his wife hopes that someone watching will have a lead to her missing family. Sure enough, it’s Cynthia who spots the strange car cruising the neighborhood, hears the untraceable phone calls, and discovers the ominous “gifts.” And as Cynthia’s nerves begin to unravel, no one’s innocence is guaranteed, not even her own. By the time the first body is found, it’s clear that her past is more of a mystery than she ever imagined—or may ever survive.Someone has returned to this Connecticut town to finish what was started twenty-five years ago. And by the time Terry and Cynthia discover the killer’s shocking identity, it will be too late even for goodbye.

About Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay, a former columnist for the Toronto Star, is the internationally bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed novels, including Fear the Worst, Too Close to Home, and No Time for Goodbye, which has been optioned for film. He lives near Toronto with his wife and has two grown children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on April 29, 2017

Holy crap on a cracker! This book was fantastic. Definitely a 5 star novel. I love Linwood Barclay because his writing is so similar to Harlan Coben's and I am a huge fan of Coben and am becoming an even bigger fan of Barclay. This book gave me goosebumps more than once and in my book (no pun intend......more

Goodreads review by Janice on August 04, 2008

I gave this book five stars simply for entertainment value. It was almost like watching a film, the characters came to life and the whole book was great fun to read - who cares if the plot was a little implausable. It's not the sort of book you'll want to keep and read again but enjoy it as a fast f......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on March 28, 2016

"Well, I'll tell you something," he said, "but not if you're going to tell the cops because if you do, I'll tell them I never said any of this, because they might find a way to use it against me, the fuckers." This book was just okay. It's a thriller. Cynthia's 14 when her mom, dad, and older brother......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 12, 2023

A good psychological thriller is all in the mind! The first paragraph of the dust jacket blurb was a hook that would haul in any reader who enjoys a good thriller, "The house was deathly quiet. that was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. Fourteen year old Cynthia Bigge woke that mornin......more

Goodreads review by Suz on September 22, 2015

My first Lynwood Barclay novel, which I picked up on a whim at the library, as I had been hearing things about this author from my Aussie Reader friends. I was constantly checking and unchecking boxes, second guessing my ideas as to ‘who dunnit’. My assumptions were partly correct, and I enjoyed try......more