Fear the Worst
By Linwood Barclay; Buck Schirner (Read by)
(Brilliance Corporation, Compact Disc, 9781423398387)
Publication Date: August 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover (August 11, 2009), Compact Disc (August 2009), MP3 CD (August 2009), MP3 CD (August 2009), Hardcover (August 2009)
Categories: Suspense, Thrillers
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the September 2009 Indie Next List“When Tim's teenage daughter doesn't return home from work, he discovers that the place where she says she's been working doesn't even know her. Thus begins weeks of searching and layers upon layers of intrigue and lies -- which all come to a spine-tingling ending. Barclay, an internationally bestselling author, will soon be a favorite of many here in the U.S. -- guaranteed.”
-- Jackie Blem, Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver, CO
Description
Tim is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife whoa (TM)s moved in with a man whose moody son spends more time online than he should. Tima (TM)s girlfriend is turning out to be a bit of a flake. Ita (TM)s not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for the nightmare thata (TM)s about to begin.
His daughter, Sydney, has vanished into thin air. At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. Now, as the days pass without word, Tim must face the fact that not only is Sydney missing, but that he may not have known his daughter as well as he thought.
As he retraces Sydneya (TM)s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but. What he doesna (TM)t know is that his every move is being watched. There are others who want to find Sydney as much as Tim does.
But theya (TM)re not planning a welcome-home party.
The closer Tim comes to the truth, the closer he comes to every parenta (TM)s worst nightmare a " and the kind of evil only a parenta (TM)s love has a chance in hell of stopping.
His daughter, Sydney, has vanished into thin air. At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. Now, as the days pass without word, Tim must face the fact that not only is Sydney missing, but that he may not have known his daughter as well as he thought.
As he retraces Sydneya (TM)s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but. What he doesna (TM)t know is that his every move is being watched. There are others who want to find Sydney as much as Tim does.
But theya (TM)re not planning a welcome-home party.
The closer Tim comes to the truth, the closer he comes to every parenta (TM)s worst nightmare a " and the kind of evil only a parenta (TM)s love has a chance in hell of stopping.
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