Never Look Away

By: Linwood Barclay

Narrated by: Jeffrey Cummings

A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events.

Until this terrifying moment, David Harwood is just a small-town reporter in need of a break. Then he gets a lead that just might be the answer to his prayers: a potential scandal involving a controversial development project for the outskirts of this picturesque upstate New York town. It’s a hot-button issue, but strangely, David’s editors keep shooting it down. Why?

That's a question no longer at the top of David’s list. Now the only thing he cares about is restoring his family. Desperate for any clue, David dives into his own investigation—and into a web of lies and deceit. For with every new piece of evidence he uncovers, David finds more questions—and moves ever closer to a shattering truth.

©2010 Linwood Barclay (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A terrifically fast-paced suspense story." ( The Washington Post)

Very Enjoyable Listen

The story was very engrossing all the way through. The end worked great too. I thought the narrator was just fine too.

Ah The Married Life For Me

Another great thriller from Barclay. Good action and a really good plot. As always, his characters are well developed. I really like these characters and that always makes me want to finish the book.

However, I did notice a pattern in Barclay’s books that I’ve read so far. Some of the married women have extreme defects, bitch too much, are somewhat cruel, etc. And the men seem to put up with it for far too long. And the men seem to acquiesce and re-express their love instead of trying to solve underlying issues. It’s the behavior/plot that keeps on giving.

Narration was ok on this with some of the women’s voices performed poorly. Some of the children’s voices are creepy as well.

Good story but could have been shorter

The story picks up at a fast pace in the last few chapters but frankly, the story dragged on too long with mundane dialog in the middle. It could have been about 4 chapters shorter without losing any detail or suspense.

Not bad but not his best

Any additional comments?

I recently have been listening to all of Linwood Barclay's books on Audible. I have loved all of them - except this one. I liked it a lot. It was a decent mystery but it didn't keep me as gripped as the rest of his books. All in all enjoyable. If you like mysteries and haven't listened to Barclay yet, definitely put his books in your library. I especially liked that they aren't all the same detective, characters, etc. You can start with any of them and finish with any of them.

Terrible Reader

ugh, the reader was horrible! I almost stopped listening several times. Really, it was not worth listening to; and I should have stopped after the first 2 chapters. The entire plot was obvious. I hate to write a review like this, but I love audio books and this one was just terrible. When an actor cannot read the book well, there is just no point. Why didn't the producer just say:"hey, this isn't working;" and get someone better?
ugh