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Linwood Barclay, a New York Times bestselling author with twenty novels to his credit, spent three decades in newspapers before turning full time to writing thrillers. His books have been translated into more than two dozen languages, sold millions of copies, and he counts Stephen King among his fans. Many of his books have been optioned for film and TV, a series has been made in France, and he wrote the screenplay for the film based on his novel Never Saw it Coming. Born in the US, his parents moved to Canada just as he was turning four, and he’s lived there ever since. He lives near Toronto with his wife, Neetha. They have two grown children.

In 2004, he launched his mystery series about an anxiety-ridden, know-it-all, pain-in-the-butt father by the name of Zack Walker.

Bad Move, the first book, was followed by three more Zack Walker thrillers: Bad Guys, Lone Wolf, and Stone Rain. (The last two were published in the UK under the titles Bad Luck and Bad News.)

His first standalone thriller, No Time for Goodbye, was published in 2007 to critical acclaim and great international success. The book has since been sold around the world and been translated into nearly thirty languages.

In his latest thriller, The Liemaker, a man desperately tries to track down his father—who was taken into witness protection years ago—before his enemies can get to him.

Linwood Barclay Book List
Author's website: linwoodbarclay.com
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