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Fear the Worst

Linwood Barclay

Tim Blake is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife who's moved in with another man. It's not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for when his daughter, Sydney, vanishes into thin air.

At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. As he retraces Sydney's steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being watched. There are others who want to find Sydney as much as Tim does. And the closer Tim comes to the truth, the closer he comes to every parent's worst nightmare--and the kind of evil only a parent's love has a chance in hell of stopping.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: Feb 23rd, 2010
  • Pages: 544
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.02in - 4.18in - 1.19in - 0.57lb
  • EAN: 9780553591750
  • Categories: Thrillers - SuspenseCrime

About the Author

Linwood Barclay is a former columnist for the Toronto Star. He is the #1 internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels, including The Accident, Never Look Away, Fear the Worst, Too Close to Home, and No Time for Goodbye. Multiple titles have been optioned for film.

Praise for this book

"Readers will find themselves desperate to finish just one more page before putting the book down . . . a page-turning thriller that's intense, compelling, and for the most part, expertly paced." - Kirkus

"Barclay earns a solid A for his page-turning plot."--Publishers Weekly

"Barclay's pacing is impeccable...an uncomfortably plausible tale ... a page-turner that keeps the reader guessing until the end."--Denver Post

"Gripping...Unfold[s] with mounting tension and suspense...believable and scary for being rooted in human-sized characters and laced with saving humor." -Wall Street Journal