Murder

I received a copy of [b: Far From True|25810392|Far From True (Promise Falls #2)|Linwood Barclay|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1436202903s/25810392.jpg|45666071] by [Linwood Barclay] from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I read the Amazon Kindle e-book version.

I love the cover, the title and the premise of the story.

Many books in a series are stand alone. That is not a prerequisite, but it is a skill that I appreciate in a writer. I did not read the #1 Book of the Promise Falls series, and that maybe the problem.

The writing is good. I felt like I was circling my friend's neighborhood with my GPS on the blink. It was not until the barbecue was halfway through before I found the address.

When I have to work hard to follow a story line or subplot it is a turnoff for me.

The characters are all well developed. The background and settings are strong. I kept going back to see what I missed.

Book two does not stand alone until about halfway through. Usually I do not stay that long with a book that I cannot connect with. But [b: Far From True|25810392|Far From True (Promise Falls #2)|Linwood Barclay|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1436202903s/25810392.jpg|45666071] has excellent pieces that kept me interested.

My conclusion is that #1 & #2 were one book, and the author made them into two books because of length. ( )

L’inspecteur Duckwork cherche encore qui aurait assassiné les femmes avec comme un sourire sur le ventre ( )

This continues the story of the sleepy little town of Promise Falls, where nothing much happens other than serial killings, sex swinger parties, child kidnapping, shootings at the laundry, etc. You know, the usual small-town fare.

The audiobook version is very good, and I recommend it if you either prefer audiobooks, or want to start out and try one.

After finishing this, there was no question about continuing on to the 3rd book of the trilogy. In fact, I don't know why I'm spending time writing this when I could be reading more right now. See you later! :-) ( )

The screen of run-down drive-in movie theater collapses and kills four people, but was it really an accident? Or could someone have planned it? Private investigator Cal Weaver gets a call from the daughter of one of the victims who thinks that her father's house have been broken into. In the house, they find a secret room where it's quite clear that salacious activities have taken place, they also discover that there are missing DVDs. Could the burglar have taken them and why? Meanwhile, Detective Barry Duckworth is trying to solve two murders that seem to be connected with each other.

Far From True is the sequel to the thrilling Broken Promise and I was very eager to start reading this book. What I like with Linwood Barclay's Promise Falls series is that there are a lot of things going one in the books. Some of the storylines are connected with each other, some get answered in one book, while some span over the books, like the connected murders that were discovered in the first book, and that storyline is part of this book and will be part of the next. I do recommend reading Too Close to Home before reading this series because that book's story also takes place in Promise Falls and the events taken place in Too Close to Home has ramifications on the town and it's people. And, it's darn good book so read it. Also, I would recommend not reading this book without having read the previous one. I read the first book last year, but I still had some trouble getting into the book and its characters stories. It took some time for me to place them all and get my bearing.

It's a thick book, but much is happening and it's never a dull moment in the book. Although I felt that I could get a bit frustrated with the book, not in a bad way, more I want some storylines to have more focus like the serial killer storyline and less about the couple that wants to kidnap their grandchild. But, the last 100 pages is really good when (some) answers are given to the reader. But, the ending almost broke me. It was intense, I turned the page, it was just a line and then I turned the page and the next page was blank. The book had ended and then it was just acknowledgment and the first chapter of the next book. I wanted to scream!

I recommend this series very much. Do you like Harlan Coben? Then you will love Linwood Barcley's books!

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( )