No Time For Goodbye

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay

From Publishers Weekly
Barclay (Bad Guys) tugs hard on the heartstrings with the tragic tale of Cynthia Bigge, whose parents and brother vanished without a trace the day after she had a tempestuous teenage argument with her father. Twenty-five years later, raising a daughter with her husband, Terrence Archer, in Milford, Conn., but still haunted by her family's disappearance, Cynthia goes on TV to talk about what happened and plead for clues. A mysterious phone call leads her to believe her father, at least, may still be alive, but as her excitement grows, so do Terrence's worries. It soon appears that someone is playing a unexpectedly vicious game with Cynthia's emotions, and that her family held secrets she never suspected. Though some plot twists require significant suspension of disbelief, skilled characterization and convincing dialogue more than compensate. (Oct.)

9/10


I dont read too many straight up mystery/ thrillers...but this is easily the best one I have ever read. This was just a random pick up from Half Price Books and it was a surprise at how much I really liked this one.

The story is told from the husbands perspective and that helped with the mystery since he was a little outside of the loop just like the reader is. The story is just crazy...a teenager waking up to find her entire family missing. You just really dont know where this story is going...and then when you do get to the end it is not what you expected. I read this one really quick and as soon as I was finished I bought another book of the authors which was almost as good. Im planning on reading every book this guy has written.

I highly recommend this one.