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And when his heirs start getting picked off one-by-one, Miles has to figure out wassup while he still can. It is a riveting mystery that builds momentum and keeps the readers and protagonists puzzled at who is behind the strange disappearances and deaths and their motives. Miles first makes contact with his daughter Chloe and Miles and Chloe make a smart, funny, and ready to make up for lost time, father/daughter team. It was a well-written, suspenseful, character-driven mystery suspense that kept me glued to the plot for the entirety of the novel. It’s one of many surprises tied to earlier and later twists in a story that moves with the speed of a Ferrari.
Usually I'm flicking through the pages in anticipation but sadly this one took me a long time to finish. When Cookson discovers an even more troubling piece of news about the fertility clinic, the mission to locate these children takes on new meaning, though it could only up the violence even more.The tension (and body count) rises as the story breezes its way to an ultimately satisfying - slightly cheesy - epilogue. A very ingenious plot with no lack of suspects as to who might be trying to eliminate a list of heirs to a great fortune.
He wrote the screenplay adaptation for his novel Never Saw it Coming and his book The Accident has been made into a TV series in France. Now, don't get me wrong, it wasn't a seriously bad read, more of a bit of bored writing from the author. Born in the US, his parents moved to Canada just as he was turning four, and he's lived there ever since. Barclay, who has demonstrated with a long and impressive bibliography that he is incapable of writing badly, has penned the book of his (or anyone's) career. Barclay’s trademark ability to tell fun stories within stories ensures it stays interesting nonetheless.The mystery author talks to Candy about the art of wrapping up a trilogy, and the keys to being a master of suspense. As a sperm donor in the past, Miles has nine children that he’s never met, nine adults who could be carrying his illness. Linwood Barclay balances the handling of contemporary issues with artful storytelling: as ever, he demonstrates his consummate skill at weaving multiple plot lines towards a deeply satisfying and unexpected ending. Along the way we also slip into the heads of the sperm clinic doctor and his office manager, Miles’ brother, Miles’ brother’s wife, and a few other people who appear in brief, punchily-written chapters. There was a lot going on in this book and truthfully it was frustrating for the first part of the book keeping track of everyone and what was going on.
They love, marry, separate, divorce and are bereaved, with five stories told through snapshots spanning sixty years. First off prepare yourself for a slew of characters, some of which you will only know for a short time. Obtaining the list, it’s a race to let them know, as well as connect with those who never knew their biological father. If you’re not a big fan of crime fiction or consistent-paced thrillers (instead, preferring to stick to those that make your skin crawl a bit), I’d recommend skipping this one.
Barclay ( Elevator Pitch) deftly twists and turns all these characters into a taut and engrossing thriller that will keep readers guessing until the end. I knew I should have quit reading at the very first when the novel begins with multi-millionaire Miles finds out he is dying and decides to divide all his millions between the children he fathered as a sperm donor at the local sperm bank. Not only is this a cat and mouse chase it is also thought provoking around sperm donation, the nature vs nurture debate, dna and playing god using human beings as test subjects. Now, Miles needs to redefine his priorities and address an unexpected challenge – a fifty percent chance that his illness is passed on to the next generation. There is so much going on and from different viewpoints that it’s best to start this when you can read it for long periods of time.
He now feels it is his obligation to find any of his possible progenies and inform them they could possibly have inherited (50/50 chance) the same genetic disease.This was done at a point in his life when he was desperate to obtain the necessary funds for creating his company - the one which ultimately propelled him into a millionaire. His first standalone thriller, No Time for Goodbye, was published in 2007 to critical acclaim and great international success. With a fun rhyming scheme, it’s the perfect picture book if you want to actively raise a child as antiracist, but don’t know where to start.
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