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In Todesangst (2009)

by Linwood Barclay(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

3471350179 (ISBN13: 9783471350171)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

List

review 1: Une bonne lecture malgré l'intrigue un peu rocambolesque ! Plusieurs détails un peu difficile à avaler, une fin qui laisse sur les fesses.Le bon côté c'est que même si je voulais savoir le dénouement je ne me suis pas résolu à passer à la fin directement car chaque pages nous apprend quelque chose ! On tourne vite les pages et ne vois pas le temps passer avec le style d'écriture fluide et précis.Tim est un personnage que je n'ai pas appréciai .. Aucun en fait. Ils sont trop centré sur eux même, aveugle à ce qui se passe autour d'euxEncore une fois la police est parfaitement incompétente ! Bref.. Je laisse à l'auteur encore une chance de se placer dans mes auteur favori avec son prochain livre !
review 2: I read this whole thing in one sitting.... more That doesn't happen very often with me. Fair enough, the only reason why I managed to read it all at once was because I was off school and ill, but it's still a sign of a very good book. This is the third Linwood Barclay book that I've read and I now also have No Time For Goodbye sitting on my pile of holiday books which I am very excited about. What I love about the way that Linwood Barclay writes is that although all his books are crime thrillers, the three that I've read have all been completely different. While I will admit that Fear The Worst was a bit more spectacular and unrealistic than his others, it was still very good. There were plenty of twists that I didn't see coming and one of the reasons why I managed to read the whole thing at once was because I had so many ideas about what was coming up and I wanted to find out what was really happening as soon as possible. I was absolutely hooked.My main criticism of this book is that it was a little bit crazy and that made it unrealistic to me. I realise that all crime novels are overdramatic because that's what makes them sell, but this one went a little over the top for me. I mean, a dramatic car chase in a Honda dealership with men with guns and fire? That was a little bit insane and as someone who appreciates books that are realistic that bothered me a little. However, I can't complain too much because all the drama kept me hooked. As I said, storylines that are overdramatic help to sell crime books because people read books for enjoyment and to escape reality. I'm just a little bit picky when it comes to realism in books and so I had to deduct a star for that even though I did love this book. Sorry.I need more Linwood Barclay books. I have one unread one on my pile and that isn't enough. I'm addicted because all of these books are so thrilling and surprising. Maybe they're not the most realistic, but I don't care. I like books with surprises around every corner and drama and good characters and an addictive plotline. When I finally decide to move away from YA for good (which I don't think is going to happen for a long time) I think crime thrillers might be my first port of call if they're all as good as this one. Someone please buy me more Linwood Barclay books right now. less

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