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Bad News

A Zack Walker Mystery, Book 4

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Bad News

By: Linwood Barclay
Narrated by: William Hope
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About this listen

The explosive and hilarious final audiobook in the Zack Walker series from best-selling author and master of the thriller Linwood Barclay.

Metropolitan newspaper writer Zack Walker has a knack for stumbling onto deadly stories. But it's one that his good friend Trixie Snelling doesn't want told that's about to unleash a storm of trouble. As a professional dominatrix in the suburbs, Trixie has her share of secrets, but Zack has no idea what she's really hiding when a local newspaperman threatens to do an exposé on her - not until Zack finds a dead body strapped to the bondage cross in her basement dungeon.

Now Zack is implicated in a murder, Trixie is missing, and everything he thought he knew about his friend, his town, even his own marriage reveals a darker side. Zack's twisted trail to the truth will lead to a long-unsolved triple homicide, bikers, drug wars, and a stone-cold killer hell-bent on revenge. It's a story that's already cost him his job and possibly his wife, and, if Zack's not very lucky, it will cost him his life.

©2017 Linwood Barclay (P)2017 Orion Publishing Group Crime Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Marriage Witty Mystery

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I love this book series. Sad to see it come to an end. great author

never failsto deliver

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Another good story told really well, thank you for giving me an exciting rale that engages my attention to the end

I like Linwood Barclay

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This would be a great stand alone book but the Zak Walkers are best in order obviously. Has you on the edge of your seat then laughing your head off within seconds, especially when the excellent William Hope is narrating the “bad ladies” scenes. (There’s one bathroom joke I nearly needed the bathroom myself i laughed so hard) Sorry to say goodbye to Zak and his cohorts but a fitting goodbye

Great end to a great series

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This series of books is an example of the rare genre; the amusing but genuinely trilling mystery. Kept me entertained all the way though. Only found it because i searched the narrator's work. He has a voice and delivery which is perfect for this type of book.

loved this book

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What did you like most about Bad News?

Just finished book 4 and will miss the characters if no more Zack Walker books are forthcoming.It's always a worry that after a good first book in the series the author then loses the drive for the following books. No worries here ....Barclay manages to not just keep up the tension, whilst adding humour, but actually ramps up to a great climax at the end of the series.Huge Linwood Barclay fan and I eagerly await his next publication.

What other book might you compare Bad News to, and why?

See previous 3 books.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely

Any additional comments?

More please!

Great series

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