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The Accident by Linwood Barclay
A terrific book! Set in Connecticut, it begins with a Prologue where two innocent women meet a tragic fate pulling the reader into the story. Chapters One to Sixty-Three unfold two months later and are told from 1st and 3rd point of view. The Epilogue is three weeks later.
The story centres on counterfeit goods and smuggling rings. People on hard times trying to survive and others lashing out in response to grief. There is a horrible accident that leaves a young girl without her mother. The woman's husband is forced to ask who was the wife he was married to when evidence challenges his assumptions. Seemingly pleasant purse parties are revealed to have nefarious motives. Clever for sure!
Barclay is a clear and crisp writer. He includes a few hints of backstory to strengthen the human element. This is a plot driven book that twists and turns. Barclay keeps us guessing about the Prologue finally revealing how it fits in with the overall action in chapter twenty-three.
The chapter sixty-three finale is a wow. Enjoyed The Accident and will read Linwood Barclay again.
Marianne Perry
Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries.
www.marianneperry.ca
The story centres on counterfeit goods and smuggling rings. People on hard times trying to survive and others lashing out in response to grief. There is a horrible accident that leaves a young girl without her mother. The woman's husband is forced to ask who was the wife he was married to when evidence challenges his assumptions. Seemingly pleasant purse parties are revealed to have nefarious motives. Clever for sure!
Barclay is a clear and crisp writer. He includes a few hints of backstory to strengthen the human element. This is a plot driven book that twists and turns. Barclay keeps us guessing about the Prologue finally revealing how it fits in with the overall action in chapter twenty-three.
The chapter sixty-three finale is a wow. Enjoyed The Accident and will read Linwood Barclay again.
Marianne Perry
Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries.
www.marianneperry.ca
