{"product_id":"broken-promise-9781409146476","title":"Broken Promise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK 1 OF 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to Promise Falls. The small town with a big secret. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Harwood is asked to check up on his cousin Marla, who''s not been herself since losing her baby nearly a year ago. But when he gets there, he finds blood on the door. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside, Marla happily looks after a baby that isn''t hers. She claims it was delivered ''by an angel'', but David fears the worst. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis suspicions come true when a woman''s dead body is found - with her own baby missing - making Marla the only suspect in the investigation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut David knows no matter how troubled she is: Marla isn''t a murderer. Is someone lurking in the shadows? And how far will David go to protect his family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Linwood Barclay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Nothing is more satisfying than tucking into a new Linwood Barclay novel''   \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A suspense master''  \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroken Promise is a treat, full of ingenuity and flair and, what's more, it's a book that does not accentuate its effects, but assumes that the reader will be paying the closest attention. * THE INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eIf you like your crime more twisty than a bowl of fusilli pasta, then you will love Linwood Barclay and this tale of a small town newspaper reporter investigating a gruesome murder and a missing baby. * RED ONLINE *\u003cbr\u003ea relentless white-knuckle ride of a thriller, set in the fictional small American town of Promise Falls... There is real storytelling craft on display here, and if ever a book deserved the description 'page turner' it's this one. * BIG ISSUE *\u003cbr\u003eFast and smartly plotted. * SUNDAY MIRROR *\u003cbr\u003eLike a less surreal Twin Peaks, this is a compellingly grotesque portrait of the American dream in meltdown. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eLike a less surreal Twin Peaks, this is a compellingly grotesque portrait of the American dream in meltdown. And don't expect all the answers in this first volume - Barclay is keeping plenty of secrets back for parts two and three. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eBroken Promise smoothly combines a page-turning Harlan Coben pace with a Jeffery Deaver-esque twist. There's even a hint of classic Stephen King in the presentation of an American small town with disturbing secrets. Barclay's evocation of middle-class America and the frustrations of a man forced to return to his roots form the heart of this cleverly constructed mystery that amply demonstrates why Barclay is one of the biggest-selling US writers of crime fiction. The first chapter may read simply \"I hate this town\", but readers will be seduced by the dark heart of Promise Falls. * SUNDAY HERALD *\u003cbr\u003ecompulsive * BUZZ MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eBarclay's greatest strength is weaving menace into everyday situations and he delivers this in spades in Broken Promise. * DAILY EXPRESS *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739062382935,"sku":"9781409146476","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409146476.jpg?v=1720051048","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/broken-promise-9781409146476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}