There are several story lines running parallel to each other, but at some point they start dovetailing. Thank you to Netgalley , and publishers Penguin Group for a digital ARC of Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

While trying to piece together his life, he is thrown into a harrowing situation when his cousin is found with a child she believes to be her own.Running an errand one day, he discovers his cousin looking after a baby - strange as her child died at birth - her story of an Angel delivering the child sets David off to find the parents, but what he finds is horrific and begins a difficult chain of events.

When it looks like Marla is under suspicion for the murder of Rosemary Gaynor, David starts asking questions. His propensity to be overweight, his half-hearted attempts to do something about it and the fact that he is clearly concerned he’s hanging on the edge of a potential heart attack is something I can identify with on a very personal level.It seems as if the town is sure to collapse upon itself either from corruption or decay, or a combination of the two. As it happens 'the angel' left a stroller with the baby and David finds an address in the folds of the pram. You make all Canadians proud, but also anyone who loves a good thriller and can handle a night of lamp-huddled page turning to find out how wrong preconceived notions can be. As David begins to probe further, shelving the issues with his son and parents, there lies a truth he could not see coming.

David Harwood moves back with his parents after the death of his wife and career with his son Ethan. His two novels for children – Chase and Escape – star a computer-enhanced dog named Chipper who’s on the run from the evil organization that turned him into a super-pup. Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within seven working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible. I think that each character was very well done with a distinct voice and each point of view added to the overall story. Barclay's greatest strength is weaving menace into everyday situations and he delivers this in spades in Broken Promise.p>Read about how we’ll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice. His mother asks him to take some food to his cousin Marla, who is having some mental health issues and when he gets there she has a baby that she says an "angel" brought her. From the New York Times- -bestselling author of No Safe House comes the first novel in an explosive trilogy about the disturbing secrets of a quiet small town. After his wife’s death and the loss of his job, David Harwood moves back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York—where he comes across a shocking family secret. Duckworth assigns his temporary assistant, uniformed cop Angus Carlson, to look into the squirrels, Ferris wheel, and assaults - but Carlson is less than enthusiastic about this.