Broken Promise: (Promise Falls Trilogy Book 1)

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Real and interesting characters, a fast-paced page turning thriller and many unanswered questions have me eagerly awaiting the next Linwood Barclay book. Bad Move, the first book, was followed by three more Zack Walker thrillers: Bad Guys, Lone Wolf, and Stone Rain. During his inquiries David speaks to the dead woman's husband and doctor, and tries to find the baby's nanny - who seems to be missing.

When he finally admits to himself that his unsociable working hours aren’t fair on his young son or himself, he takes a job on a local newspaper in his home town, Promise Falls. Duckworth's homefront is not so simple either, as he has just learned his son, Trevor is now working as a driver for Finley. It seems like it was only a year ago that Linwood Barclay had published a few novels, solid stories set in small town America that fit nicely into the domestic thriller sub-genre. There are also a lot of characters to track, which isn’t an issue for me as I maintain lists for all the series I follow.David Harwood moves back with his parents after the death of his wife and career with his son Ethan. But there are other issues at stake in Promise Falls that play out over the course of the book and threaten the stability that’s left of the town right up to the very last page. And don't expect all the answers in this first volume - Barclay is keeping plenty of secrets back for parts two and three.

The information about prosopagnosia (face blindness) was an interesting development and integral to the story. Pleading ignorance and sticking to her story, Marla cannot understand what she's done wrong and David's reporter senses begin to buzz.David is one of the two narrators, Detective Barry Duckworth who’s investigating this case is the other.

There is real storytelling craft on display here, and if ever a book deserved the description 'page turner' it's this one. It's up to David to find out what really happened, but he soon discovers that the truth could be worse than he ever imagined .This is the first book in a trilogy and all the books have been published, so I will definitely get into the next one. It’s up to David to find out what really happened, but he soon discovers that the truth could be worse than he ever imagined .