Never Look Away

This story doesn't stop for breath. Made me wonder if we ever really know someone else. The lead female is a violent monster. How does her husband not see any signs? Yet the whole clever scenario seemed so plausible. The back story also took me by surprise: prisons as private enterprise. I looked it up. This is an actual thing! Weird. Good job, LB. Well written, twisted and enthralling. Loved every word.

Suspenseful and unpredictable story that keeps you interested to the last page. I will have to read more of his work!

I just finished reading this book, "Never Look Away". I had never read a book before by this author and I am so glad that I found him. This was one terrific book. I had a hard time putting it down.

Never Look Away ranks amongst the best thrillers released this year. While not so deep as to be ever considered literary, the characters of this novel have a realness that is both heart-breaking and frightening. The story is told by David, a small-time reporter who gets himself mixed up in controversy surrounding the construction of a privately run prison in his home-town of Paradise Falls. After making a few barbed comments... Read Full Review

Linwood Barclay touched a nerve of mine in his wonderful new thriller, NEVER LOOK AWAY. Actually, he took that nerve, pinched it, stomped on it, and rolled it on the ground all within the first few pages. About a quarter-century ago, I took my ungrateful and unappreciative sons to a theme restaurant named after a giant rodent who is not Mickey Mouse. I fished into my pocket to give quarters to my older son; when I looked... Read Full Review