Back in 2007 I meet an interesting character Zack Walker, who was a detective who made some Bad Moves and got involved with some Bad Guys and had four great adventures. Then his creator Linwood Barclay wrote two books Too Close to Home and No Time for Goodbye which outsold the Zack Walker books by a lot and put Linwood Barclay on the map as a major stand alone thriller writer!! And while I may one of the few who still miss Zack Walker Linwood’s thrillers are terrific.
From Wikipedia:
Linwood Barclay (born 1955) is an American-born Canadian author, noted as a novelist, humourist, and (former) columnist. His popular detective novels are bestsellers in Canada and internationally, beginning with No Time for Goodbye in 2007.
He was born in Darien, Connecticut, son of Muriel and Everett Barclay. His father was a professional illustrator who moved his family to Canada in 1959 where he had accepted a job with William R. Templeton Studios in Toronto. In 1966 the Barclay family purchased a vacation campground in Bobcageon, Ontario, which they ran for about five years until the death of his father from lung cancer.
Born: 1955, Connecticut
Education: Trent University
Nominations: Barry Award for Best Thriller, Shamus Award for Best Original P.I. Paperback
Standalone -Linwood Barclay Novels Read….
| Title | Year Published | Date Read | Notes/Reviews |
| I Will Ruin You | 2024 | 2024/08/06 | |
| The Lie Maker | 2023 | 2023/06/30 | |
| Take Your Breath Away | 2022 | 2022/07/28 | |
| Find You First | 2021 | 2021/07/01 | |
| Elevator Pitch | 2019 | 2019/11/18 | |
| A Noise Downstairs | 2018 | 2019/01/27 | |
| Parting Shot (Promise Falls, #4) | 2017 | 2018/02/11 | Post |
| The Twenty-Three (Promise Falls, #3) | 2016 | 2016/11/21 | |
| Far From True (Promise Falls, #2) | 2016 | 2016/04/16 | Post |
| Broken Promise (Promise Falls, #1) | 2015 | 2015/10/03 | |
| No Safe House (No Time For Goodbye, #2) | 2014 | 2014/09/10 | Post |
| A Tap on the Window | 2013 | 2013/12/14 | Post |
| Trust Your Eyes | 2012 | 2013/02/16 | Post |
| Never Look Away | 2010 | 2010/06/22 | Post |
| Fear the Worst | 2009 | 2010/04/17 | Post |
| Too Close to Home | 2008 | 2009/09/28 | |
| No Time for Goodbye (No Time For Goodbye, #1) | 2007 | 2010/04/13 | Post |
Zack Walker Series
| Stone Rain (Zack Walker #4) | 2007 | 2010/01/01 |
| Lone Wolf (Zack Walker #3) | 2006 | 2009/12/28 |
| Bad Guys (Zack Walker, #2) | 2005 | 2009/10/04 |
| Bad Move (Zack Walker #1) | 2005 | 2008/06/28 |
