With BROKEN PROMISE, his 14th work of fiction, Barclay begins to bring together characters introduced in past titles while advancing and updating their storylines. While doing so, he is extremely considerate of readers who are new to his work or who have dipped into the Promise Falls canon only intermittently. While an intimate knowledge of what has gone before will enhance the reader’s enjoyment of the book, such is not necessary to follow what’s going on. The result is one of Barclay’s most satisfying efforts to date. With all the action and mysterious crime happening in Promise Falls— Final Assignment, makes its way to the high school with a group of teens and parents --bullying, social media, revenge, murder, and a damaging short story.

His cousin Marla is in trouble. after losing her baby during childbirth, Marla is understandably not coping. When dropping off a food parcel from his mother, David finds blood smeared on the front door and Marla curled up with a baby in the bedroom!The book is full of twists and turns that caught me off guard. Barclay does a great job of adding suspense and keeping his readers interested. The stories are interesting and we find out some of the answers to questions from the first book. However, as this is only the second book in the trilogy, we are again left with many unanswered questions. The book ends with a delicious cliffhanger. The main mystery has not been solved, as the killings may be connected to an older case. There is a message someone is trying to send. Is it revenge? Is the killer walking among them, and someone they all know? And oh, more with hidden secrets, yet to come to the surface. I am dying for the next installment! Here is hoping I can land an ARC, as the suspense is killing me.

There is a cliff hanger at the end that leaves me wanting to find out more. I understand this is how the first book in the series ended as well. My advice to anyone is if this book seems confusing or there are two many characters, just give it time, write down some facts and characters if you need to, but do not give up on this book. This is a very well thought out book. I found the writing to be very engaging and intelligent. I really love books that I can't figure out all the way. This book kept me guessing and I still don't know what is going to be revealed next. Trust Your Eyes". Trailer, Bantam. 2012. p.l. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25 . Retrieved 2014-02-18. There’s a LOT going on here and a host of characters to keep up with but they all connect pretty easily. I enjoyed the twists and bends toward some of the conclusions and the discoveries along the way. There’s a pretty big twist at the end, as well as a cliffhanger, all leading up to what I think will be the big resolution. I was so engaged I didn’t even care that everything wasn’t wrapped up but that’s probably because I’ve got the next audiobook in the queue😏From New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay comes anexplosive novel set in the peaceful small town of Promise Falls, where secrets can always be buried—but never forgotten…

Cal Weaver has been asked to read Chandler Carson's short story. The story has gotten Chandler suspended for three days and his mother is livid. The story tells the tale of two friends who go into the woods together, but only one comes out, the other lies in the woods beaten to death with a baseball bat. Cal Weaver, PI has been called to one of the more upscale neighborhoods of Promise Falls from a frantic mom, Greta, requesting some dirt on the local high school staff. Their son, Chandler apparently had written a colorful short story for one of his classes—now he finds himself being treated like some sort of psychotic degenerate. Chandler’s English teacher asked them to write something creative, and imaginative. This is the beginning of a new series .... and what a beginning it is! Normally with so many characters being introduced all at once, it is easy to get lost. Not so with this one.

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Barclay's novella (Book #1.5) Final Assignment sets us up for Cal Weaver's point of view in this novel. Cal, former cop turned private investigator, is a likeable and a character you root for so it was very easy to look forward to more of him in the next book. Far From True opens up with the a drive-in theater screen collapsing and killing four people. Cal is hired by the daughter of one of the victims to look into a break-in at her late father's place. As he investigates Cal learns that this couple has a secret room for their sexual games and it appears that DVD discs are now missing. What is on the DVD and why they were taken is Cal's next steps. Normally I find Linwood Barclay novels instantly gripping and fast paced, however while this book was fast paced I never felt completely hooked. That said he is an excellent author and his books are well written with strong characters and well thought out plots and this book has plenty to offer. Kudos Mr. Barclay for this lovely addition to the series. i cannot wait to see what else befalls Promise Falls in the coming months. Samantha Worthington is still being harassed by her jailed ex-husband's parents, who are trying to wrest away custody of her son Carl; this leads to plenty of excitement and danger.

I would recommend this book to fans of mystery thrillers. This is a fast paced novel with a lot of action and twists and turns to keep things interesting. I have read quite a few novels by Linwood Barclay and I think that this book lives up to what I have come to expect from this author. I can't wait to see what happens next in Promise Falls.Did you feel this was a satisfying ending to the series?:I felt this was a satisfying ending to the story as it demonstrated the impact certain events had on individuals and the community in various ways. As a reader, I learned of the characters’ actions and reasons, both good and bad, that made them “human” as they acted or reacted to certain events and got to the truth.