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A Tap on the Window

An electrifying and unputdownable thriller from the international bestselling author
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A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay is a gripping crime thriller centred around private investigator Cal Weaver. After making the fateful decision to give a lift to a young girl on a rainy night, Cal finds himself tangled in a web of mystery and deceit. As he delves deeper into the secrets of the town, he uncovers a series of events that threaten to unravel everything he thought he knew.
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A Tap on the Window

On a rainy night, a man gives a teenage girl a lift home, but the girl he picks up isn't the same one he drops off . . . Bestseller Linwood Barclay hooks the reader from page one with this suspense masterpiece
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On a rainy night, a man gives a teenage girl a lift home, but the girl he picks up isn't the same one he drops off ... Bestseller Linwood Barclay hooks the reader from page one with this suspense masterpiece.

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When Cal Weaver stops at a red light on a rainy night while driving home, he ignores the bedraggled-looking teenage girl trying to hitch a ride—even when she starts tapping on his window. But when he realises she's one of his son's classmates, he knows he can't really leave her alone on the street.

But nothing prepares him for the consequences of trying to help her out. The next morning he's gone from Good Samaritan to Murder Suspect, and with one girl dead and another missing, he's suddenly at the centre of a deadly puzzle that reaches right to the heart of the town—from its bullying police force to its strangely furtive mayor—and finally to one family's shocking secret.

A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay is a gripping thriller that twists and turns from start to finish.

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A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay is praised as a gripping thriller. It showcases Barclay's skill in weaving a narrative where ordinary lives unravel through suspense-filled storytelling. The book is acknowledged for its ability to trap everyday individuals in precarious situations, highlighting Barclay's talent for character development and sustained tension.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409120346

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Linwood Barclay is married with two children and lives near Toronto. A former columnist for the Toronto Star, he is the author of several No.1 bestsellers, including the Richard and Judy 2008 Summer Read winner No Time For Goodbye

www.linwoodbarclay.com

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