The Accident

Linwood Barclay is a master creator of nightmare scenarios for his characters and taking his readers on a roller-coaster of shocks and red herrings before the final resolution. In this book Glen Barber's wife dies in the accident of the title, but the circumstances are very strange. Other unexpected accidents and deaths occur and the listener is drawn into a web of deceit and intrigue that certainly kept me listening. There are many threads to the story and numerous characters, the names of which take some concentration to keep track of, but the reader is very good and his use of different voices helps to identify who is speaking.
Like many thrillers the body count defies credibility, but all in all it's a great story, however unbelievable.

I have to say, I am a Linwood Barclay fan and have read/listened to everything he has written, and this one for me is one of his best. As usual the pace of the plot is very fast with the usual twists and turns and sub stories which keep you guessing until the end. As is the case with most Linwood Barclay thrillers, once I got into it I could not stop listening until the end.

I thought the narrator was very good as well.

Another fantastic thriller from Linwood Barclay! Completely gripping with convincing narration. The only thing hat stopped me giving this five stars is the frustration I sometimes felt with the main character Glen who seems a little slow at realising what's going on!

I really enjoyed this book, brilliant storyline that kept me guessing till the end. Thoroughly recommended.

This book was gripping from start to end. Need I say more? No, not really.

When Glen Garber's wife dies in a car accident that causes the deaths of a father and son as well, his life begins to unravel. His building business is suffering and the people he thinks of as his friends become entangled in a web of deceit and fraudulence. We follow this story from different perspectives which keeps the listener involved with Glenn and his small daughter Kelly. The twists and turns of this dark and at times mysterious story keep you guessing right to the end. I found myself listening to this in my car parked outside my house, not wanting to switch it off! A real page-turner.

Not particularly well written or gripping or interesting. Read by an annoying American guy. Boring, lazy writing.