A review by petra_reads
Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay

4.0

I've never read a book by Linwood Barclay before. No idea why it's taken me this long, but hey, better late than never. At least now that I have waited this long, I've got the second book in his Promise Falls trilogy ready to read straight after. I really enjoyed Barclay's style of writing. Although this wasn't an intense thriller, I was totally hooked right from the start all the way through. With multiple story lines, several different perspectives and intriguing characters, this was a well-plotted multi-layered mystery with sufficient suspense and a good dose of humor. I listened to the audio version read by Quincy Dunn Baker and Brian O'Neill, which was narrated brilliantly. It made David's point of view distinct from the rest as he was given his own narrator. Although one of the mysteries got solved, there are plenty of things left open at the end of this first installment. As it is a trilogy, I can't really complain too much about that. Highly recommended, as this was a very entertaining and enjoyable listening/reading experience.