Far From True

Far From True by Linwood Barclay
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book started out a little slow at first; however it does have one of my favorite characters from previous book. Cal Weaver. Cal has moved to Promise Falls after the death of his wife and son. He’s started his PI business again in this new town of his. Several characters also return, David Harwood, Det. Duckworth, and Derek Cutter.
The book starts off with an explosion at the drive-in movie theater that is set to close that weekend. Several people are hurt and several have died, when the giant screen collapses. Lucy Brighton’s father and step-mother are two of the people that are killed at the drive-in. She asks Cal Weaver to look into a recent break-in at her father’s house. Cal takes Lucy case up on the assumption that it’s fairly easy. But when Cal starts looking into it things get more interesting then he thought it would.
Det. Duckworth not only has to figure out what happened at the drive-in and find out who’s responsible for the screen coming down and kills people, but he’s also trying to dodge his wife, who wants them to try and have a baby. He’s also looking into a security officer at the local college that recent shot a person that they believe were grabbing girls and saved the life of another one of his security guards.
I have read several books by Linwood Barclay, and they have all held the promise of a good thriller. This one did pick up and delivered the promise that I have come to love from the author. The characters were as they should be, some you love, some you despise, some you root for, some that are total jerks, and some that are so ridiculous that you can’t help but make fun of them.


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