Linwood Barclay has 23 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 21 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 2,237 ratings. The most-rated is No Time for Goodbye.
No Time for Goodbye
Summary
The house was deathly quiet. That was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke that morning to find herself alone. Her family - mother, father, and brother - had vanished without a word, without a note, without a trace. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia is still looking for answers. Now she is about to learn the devastating truth. Cynthia and Terry Archer still live in Milford, Connecticut, not far from the old Bigge house on Hickory Street. With a solid marriage and a young daughter, the Archers seem on track for a successful future. But the questions raised by Cynthia's past still haunt her, and her obsession with finding the answers threatens to destroy everything they've worked for. For Cynthia, there can be no closure until she finds out why her family disappeared - and how they could have left her behind. Terry thinks the segment on the popular TV crime-stopper program Deadline is a mistake. But his wife hopes that someone watching will have a lead to her missing family. Sure enough, it's Cynthia who spots the strange car cruising the neighborhood, hears the untraceable phone calls, and discovers the ominous "gifts." And as Cynthia's nerves begin to unravel, no one's innocence is guaranteed, not even her own. By the time the first body is found, it's clear that her past is more of a mystery than she ever imagined - or may ever survive. Someone has returned to this Connecticut town to finish what was started 25 years ago. And by the time Terry and Cynthia discover the killer's shocking identity, it will be too late even for goodbye.
©2007 Linwood Barclay (P)2007 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Too Close to Home
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“The night they killed our neighbors, we never heard a thing.” In a quiet suburban neighborhood, in a house only one door away, a family is brutally murdered for no apparent reason. And you think to yourself: It could have been us. And you start to wonder: What if we’re next? Linwood Barclay, critically acclaimed author of No Time for Goodbye, brings terror closer than ever before in a thriller where murder strikes in the place we feel safest of all. Promise Falls isn’t the kind of community where a family is shot to death in their own home. But that is exactly what happened to the Langleys one sweltering summer night, and no one in this small upstate New York town is more shocked than their next-door neighbors, Jim and Ellen Cutter. They visited for the occasional barbecue and their son, Derek, was friends with the Langleys’ boy, Adam; but how well did they really know their neighbors? That’s the question Jim Cutter is asking, and the answers he’s getting aren’t reassuring. Albert Langley was a successful, well-respected criminal lawyer, but was he so good at getting criminals off that he was the victim of revenge - a debt his innocent family also paid in blood? From the town’s criminally corrupt mayor to the tragic suicide of a talented student a decade before, Promise Falls has more than its share of secrets. And Jim Cutter, failed artist turned landscaper, need look no further than his own home and his wife Ellen’s past to know that things aren’t always what they seem. But not even Jim and Ellen are ready to know that their son was in the Langley house the night the family was murdered. Suddenly the Cutters must face the unthinkable: that a murderer isn’t just stalking too close to home but is inside it already. For the Langleys weren’t the first to die and they won’t be the last. Praise for Too Close to Home “[Linwood] Barclay knows how to put ordinary people into extraordinarily dangerous circumstances. . . . Readers will zip through it with delight.” -Publishers Weekly “[An] affecting and effective thriller.” -Wall Street Journal Review
©2008 Linwood Barclay (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
A Tap on the Window
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International best-selling author Linwood Barclay delivers pulse-pounding suspense that puts him among the masters of the genre. A Tap on the Window finds private investigator Cal Weaver making an ill-advised decision to pick up a young female hitchhiker who reminds him of his dead son. But something is off about the girl, and Cal is soon drawn into a host of nightmarish secrets.
©2013 Barclay Perspectives, Inc. (P)2013 Recorded Books
Fear the Worst
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“An uncomfortably plausible tale . . . Barclay's pacing is impeccable. . . . A page-turner that keeps the reader guessing until the end.” --Denver Post Tim Blake is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife who’s moved in with another man. It’s not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for when his daughter, Sydney, vanishes 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. As he retraces Sydney’s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but. What he doesn’t know is that his every move is being watched. There are others who want to find Sydney as much as Tim does. And the closer Tim comes to the truth, the closer he comes to every parent’s worst nightmare - and the kind of evil only a parent’s love has a chance in hell of stopping.
©2009 Linwood Barclay (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Cress
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In this third audiobook in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she's just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she'd ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.
©2014 Marissa Meyer (P)2013 Macmillan Audio
Parting Shot
Summary
From New York Times and number one international best-selling author Linwood Barclay comes a new, stand-alone blockbuster thriller that spins off from the events of the explosive Promise Falls trilogy. If you made a mistake that took someone's life, you'd remember it...wouldn't you? After a tragedy rocks the community of Promise Falls, Cal Weaver is asked to investigate the threats being made to the accused's family. He's heard all about it on the news: the young man who drank too much, stole a Porsche, and killed a girl, and who claimed afterward not to remember a single thing. The whole town is outraged that he got off lightly, but for reasons Cal can't explain, he accepts the job. Then Cal finds himself caught up in a vicious revenge plot, chasing someone set on delivering retribution. In Cal's experience, it's only ever a matter of time before threats turn into action.... A gripping thriller packed with scandal, from the master of the twist you never saw coming.
©2017 Linwood Barclay (P)2018 Doubleday Canada
Elevator Pitch
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Instant National Best Seller The number one best-selling Linwood Barclay returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach - a heart-pounding tale of terror and menace that will make you think twice the next time you hit up. It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan of?ce tower. Each presses a button for their ?oor, but the elevator proceeds, nonstop, to the top. Once there, it pauses for a few seconds, but the doors don't open. Instead, the elevator begins to descend ?oor-by-?oor. Then it plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a random accident.... But on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And then Wednesday brings yet another tragic high-rise catastrophe. In only three days, one of the most vertical cities in the world - and the nation's capital of media, ?nance, and entertainment - is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it's succeeding. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men and women working in offices across the city refuse to leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top ?oors of apartment towers go unanswered. Who is behind this? Why are they doing it? Are these deadly acts of sabotage somehow connected to a ?ngerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist race against time to uncover the truth before the city's newest, and tallest, residential tower has its ribbon-cutting on Friday night. With each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the tension, building to a shattering finale. Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible...and will chill you to the bone.
©2019 Linwood Barclay (P)2019 Penguin Random House Canada
The Accident
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It’s the new normal at the Garber household in Connecticut: Glen, a contractor, has seen his business shaken by the housing crisis, and now his wife, Sheila, is taking a business course at night to increase her chances of landing a good-paying job.
But she should have been home by now.
Waiting for Sheila’s return, with their eight-year-old daughter sleeping soundly, Glen soon finds his worst fears confirmed: Sheila and two others have been killed in a car accident. Adding to the tragedy, the police claim Sheila was responsible.
Glen knows it’s impossible. When he investigates, Glen begins to uncover layers of lawlessness beneath the placid surface of their suburb, secret after dangerous secret behind the closed doors.
Propelled into a vortex of corruption and illegal activity, pursued by mysterious killers, and confronted by threats from neighbors he thought he knew, Glen must take his own desperate measures and go to terrifying new places in himself to avenge his wife and protect his child.
Bold and timely, with the shocking twists and startling insights that have become trademarks of this new master of domestic suspense, The Accident is a riveting triumph, a book that moves at a breathless pace to a climax no one will see coming.
©2011 Linwood Barclay (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Fausses promesses
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Des bébés qui disparaissent, des écureuils pendus, un fétichiste du chiffre vingt-trois : méfiez-vous de Promise Falls ; derrière son apparente tranquillité, cette petite bourgade américaine cache la plus longue liste de faits divers jamais recensés... Dans un univers digne des premiers épisodes de Twin Peaks, Barclay tisse une trilogie déroutante et pleine d'humour. Promise Falls, état de New York, aujourd'hui. Après le décès de sa femme et la faillite du journal pour lequel il bossait, David Harwood se voit obligé de retrouver sa ville natale de Promise Falls, pour s'installer chez ses parents. Pour tuer le temps, David décide rendre visite à sa jeune cousine Marla, fragilisée par la perte brutale de son bébé, quelques mois plus tôt. Mais à son arrivée, la jeune femme a un nourrisson dans les bras, un petit garçon qu'elle dit lui avoir été remis par un ange. Une adresse laissée sur la poussette du bébé conduit David à la résidence huppée des Gaynor... dont la femme, Rosemary, baigne dans une mare de sang, le ventre lardé de coups de couteau. L'effroi est total : Marla aurait-elle totalement perdu pied ? Comment une fille aussi douce pourrait-elle être la responsable d'un tel carnage ? Le cerveau du journaliste est en ébullition. Bien décidé à prouver l'innocence de sa cousine, David décide d'assister le débonnaire détective Barry Duckworth dans cette affaire exceptionnelle. Et ce dernier ne manque pas d'occupation. Car si ce crime est traité de manière prioritaire, il vient s'ajouter à une longue liste de faits étranges : pendaison d'écureuils, agressions sur le campus... Y a-t-il un lien entre tous ces crimes ? Qui a dit que Promise Falls était une ville tranquille ? >> Ce livre audio en version intégrale vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.
©2018 Place des Éditeurs. Traduit de l'anglais par Renaud Morin (P)2018 Audible Studios
A Noise Downstairs
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The New York Times best-selling author of No Time for Goodbye returns with a haunting psychological thriller that blends the twists and turns of Gillian Flynn with the driving suspense of Harlan Coben, in which a man is troubled by odd sounds for which there is no rational explanation. College professor Paul Davis is a normal guy with a normal life. Until, driving along a deserted road late one night, he surprises a murderer disposing of a couple of bodies. That’s when Paul’s "normal" existence is turned upside down. After nearly losing his own life in that encounter, he finds himself battling PTSD, depression, and severe problems at work. His wife, Charlotte, desperate to cheer him up, brings home a vintage typewriter - complete with ink ribbons and heavy round keys - to encourage him to get started on that novel he’s always intended to write. However, the typewriter itself is a problem. Paul swears it’s possessed and types by itself at night. But only Paul can hear the noise coming from downstairs; Charlotte doesn’t hear a thing. And she worries he’s going off the rails. Paul believes the typewriter is somehow connected to the murderer he discovered nearly a year ago. The killer had made his victims type apologies to him before ending their lives. Has another sick twist of fate entwined his life with the killer - could this be the same machine? Increasingly tormented but determined to discover the truth and confront his nightmare, Paul begins investigating the deaths himself. But that may not be the best thing to do. Maybe Paul should just take the typewriter back to where his wife found it. Maybe he should stop asking questions and simply walk away while he can....
©2018 NJSB Entertainment Inc. (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers
Faux amis
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Plume acérée, personnages inquiétants et humour noir : après Fausses promesses, Linwood Barclay livre un nouvel opus riche en suspense pour conter les secrets et mystères d'une bourgade américaine pas si tranquille. La ville de Promise Falls est sous le choc. L'écran du drive-in vient de s'effondrer en pleine séance. Bilan : quatre morts. Accident ? Acte malveillant ? L'impassible inspecteur Barry Duckworth enquête. Et un détail le perturbe : l'heure de l'explosion, 23 h 23 ; un chiffre qui évoque d'autres crimes non élucidés... De son côté, le privé Cal Weaver travaille sur une sombre affaire. Une effraction a eu lieu au domicile d'Adam Chalmers, ponte local décédé au drive-in. Le vol en question : des vidéos érotiques que le défunt réalisait dans son sous-sol... Qui apparaissait sur ces films ? Y a-t-il un lien entre tous ces faits divers ? Phénomènes étranges autour de la grande roue, agressions sur le campus, meurtres inexplicables. Un vent de panique souffle sur Promise Falls et l'heure est venue pour Cal Weaver et Barry Duckworth d'unir leurs forces. Mais par où commencer dans cette ville où tous les psychopathes du coin semblent s'être donné rendez-vous ? >> Ce livre audio en version intégrale vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.
©2018 Belfond. Traduit de l'anglais par Renaud Morin (P)2018 Audible Studios
Ne la quitte pas des yeux
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Journaliste pour une dépêche locale, David Harwood pensait avoir eu une bonne idée pour le week-end : quoi de mieux, en effet, qu'une journée dans un parc d'attractions avec leur fils de quatre ans, Ethan, pour changer les idées dépressives de son épouse Jan ? Or, à peine sont-ils arrivés que Jan se volatilise. David fait bientôt figure de suspect numéro 1 aux yeux de la police car rien ne semble confirmer l'état dépressif de Jan, que lui seul semble connaître, ni même que la jeune femme était bien avec lui au parc d'attractions. Pour prouver qu'il n'a pas tué sa femme, David va s'acharner à retrouver la trace de Jan. De surprises en révélations, David va devoir se rendre à l'évidence : il ne sait rien de cette femme... Qui est Jan ? Quel terrible secret s'est-elle employée à cacher toutes ces années ? Et jusqu'où est-elle prête à aller pour le protéger ? >> Ce livre audio en version intégrale vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.
©2011 Belfond. Traduit de l'anglais (Canada) par Irène Offermans (P)2016 Audible Studios
Vraie folie
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Intoxication meurtrière, assassinat sauvage d'une étudiante, disparitions inquiétantes... Après Fausses promesses et Faux amis, un final apocalyptique pour clore la trilogie consacrée à la petite ville (pas si) tranquille de Promise Falls.
À priori, c'est un samedi matin comme tous les autres qui commence à Promise Falls en ce 23 mai. Chacun se réveille, prend sa douche, son café, son petit déjeuner. Mais soudain, une sirène d'ambulance, puis deux, puis trois ; des gens inanimés dans leur cuisine, sur le pas de leur porte, dans la rue, les urgences saturées... Un dénominateur commun à ces victimes : toutes ont bu de l'eau du robinet. Il faut se rendre à l'évidence, le réseau hydraulique de la ville est contaminé. Drame sanitaire ou crime de masse ?
Pour l'inspecteur Barry Duckworth, la réponse ne fait aucun doute. L'insaisissable meurtrier fanatique du nombre 23 a encore frappé. Et il n'a certainement pas l'intention de s'arrêter là. Comment préparer les habitants aux dangers qui les menacent ? Le policier et le privé Cal Weaver vont devoir unir leurs forces dans une mortelle course contre la montre. Mais qui sait combien de fous furieux se sont donné rendez-vous à Promise Falls ? Alors qu'il enquête sur d'autres disparitions, le privé Weaver se retrouve une nouvelle fois sur le chemin de l'inspecteur Duckworth. L'heure est venue pour eux d'unir leurs forces dans cette mortelle course contre la montre... Mais comment préparer les habitants au danger qui les menace ? Et qui sait vraiment combien de fous furieux se sont donnés rendez-vous à Promise Falls ?
©2019 Belfond (P)2019 Audible Studios
Never Look Away
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A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events. Until this terrifying moment, David Harwood is just a small-town reporter in need of a break. Then he gets a lead that just might be the answer to his prayers: a potential scandal involving a controversial development project for the outskirts of this picturesque upstate New York town. It’s a hot-button issue, but strangely, David’s editors keep shooting it down. Why? That's a question no longer at the top of David’s list. Now the only thing he cares about is restoring his family. Desperate for any clue, David dives into his own investigation—and into a web of lies and deceit. For with every new piece of evidence he uncovers, David finds more questions—and moves ever closer to a shattering truth.
©2010 Linwood Barclay (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
La Guerre des intelligences
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COMMENT L'INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE VA RÉVOLUTIONNER L'ÉDUCATION Notre cerveau biologique est de plus en plus concurrencé par l'Intelligence Artificielle. Tous les métiers, même les plus complexes, seront touchés par ce tsunami technologique. La cohabitation entre les cerveaux humains et ceux de silicium pourrait conduire à des inégalités insupportables voire à une guerre des intelligences. Mais, en dopant les capacités intellectuelles des hommes de demain, une révolution de notre système éducatif pourrait rendre les Intelligences Humaines et Artificielles complémentaires, et créer une société au potentiel illimité. Comment l'enseignement doit-il évoluer dans un monde où l'Intelligence Artificielle sera surpuissante ? Comment réagir face aux leaders de l'Intelligence Artificielle, américains et chinois, qui concurrenceront demain l'école ? Laurent Alexandre nous appelle à prendre conscience de ce changement de civilisation.
©2017 Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès (P)2018 Audiolib
Champ de tir
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Quand des citoyens justiciers sèment la terreur dans une petite bourgade américaine... Meurtres, complots et coups tordus : à Promise Falls, on ne badine pas avec le crime ! D'habitude si paisible, la petite ville de Promise Falls est en ébullition. C'est d'abord un type ahuri qui débarque dans le bureau de l'inspecteur Duckworth en prétendant avoir été kidnappé et passé à tabac. Sur son dos, un tatouage l'accuse d'être un meurtrier. Et puis il y a l'affaire Jeremy Pilford. Ce gosse de riche arrogant, soupçonné d'avoir écrasé une jeune fille, vient d'engager le privé Cal Weaver pour assurer sa sécurité. Acquitté au tribunal pour irresponsabilité, l'adolescent se retrouve lynché dans les médias et harcelé par une meute d'anonymes. Qui sont ces bons redresseurs de torts, ces social justice warriors rassemblés sur les réseaux sociaux, déterminés à faire payer les supposés criminels ? Quelles sont leurs intentions ? Et sont-ils toujours bien informés ? Alors que la ville ressemble à un champ de tir, Duckworth et Weaver ne seront pas trop de deux pour lutter contre cette chasse aux sorcières des temps modernes...
©2020 Belfond (P)2020 Audible Studios
A Fly Rod of Your Own
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John Gierach is known for his witty, trenchant observations about fly-fishing. In A Fly Rod of Your Own, Gierach once again takes us into his world and scrutinizes the art of fly-fishing. He travels to remote fishing locations where the airport is not much bigger than a garage and a flight might be held up because a passenger is running late. He sings the praises of the skilled pilots who fly to remote fishing lodges in tricky locations and bad weather. He explains why even the most veteran fisherman seems to muff his cast whenever he's being filmed or photographed. He describes the all-but-impassable roads that fishermen always seem to encounter at the best fishing spots and why fishermen discuss four-wheel drive vehicles almost as passionately and frequently as they discuss fly rods and flies. And while he's on that subject, he explains why even the most conscientious fisherman always seems to accumulate more rods and flies than he could ever need. From Alaska to the Rockies and across the continent to Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, A Fly Rod of Your Own is an ode to those who fish.
©2017 John Gierach (P)2017 Tantor
Escape
Summary
The Incredible Journey meets Gordon Korman's On the Run. The adventure continues in Linwood Barclay's follow-up novel to Chase!
Twelve-year-old Jeff and genetically engineered spy dog Chipper are on the run from the mysterious and sinister organization known only as The Institute, with help from Harry, the summer guest at Jeff's aunt's fishing cabins. Due to a combination of bravery, luck, and some of Chipper's more useful modifications, they've managed to evade their pursuers so far. But The Institute is closing in and Chipper and Jeff will have to keep one step ahead if they want to stay alive.... Harry seems to have a plan to keep them hidden, but now even he seems to be acting suspiciously. Can Jeff and Chipper trust him?
Danger, secrets, and thrilling suspense collide in Linwood Barclay's action-packed series for children.
©2019 Linwood Barclay (P)2019 Puffin Canada
Jacket Man
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From the New York Times and number-one international best-selling author of Far from True, a short story where the grifter is not who it seems. Sam seems like an ordinary guy. While he is filling up his car with gas at a Stamford, Connecticut, station, a car whips into the station lot, stops alongside, and asks him for directions to LaGuardia airport. Gian claims that he is from Milan, but Sam can spot an imitation in a second. The "Italian's" accent is all wrong, and when he tries to sell him counterfeit luxury coats that he can't take back on the plane to Italy, they bump hips. And Sam feels that Gian has a gun tucked into his belt. Something, like the jackets, that Gian can't take back to Italy. "Jacket Man" is a story of how to escape with your life - and some counterfeit pleather coats while you are at it. "Jacket Man" by Linwood Barclay is one of 20 short stories within Mulholland Books' Strand Originals series, featuring thrilling stories by the biggest names in mystery from the Strand Magazine archives.
©2016 Linwood Barclay (P)2016 Hachette Audio
Chase
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The Incredible Journey meets Gordon Korman's On the Run in this exciting middle-grade thriller. Chipper is a very special dog. He's part of a multi-million-dollar experiment at a secret organization known only as The Institute. The Institute has been experimenting with dogs, melding them with state-of-the-art computer technology. But there's a problem with Chipper. His natural dog instincts often overrule his computer side. No matter what he's doing, if he sees a squirrel or a mouse, he'll drop everything to chase it. So The Institute has decided it's time to pull the plug on Chipper. Chipper manages a daring escape with a destination in mind, but a team from The Institute, led by the cold-hearted Daggert, is hot on his heels. Twelve-year-old Jeff Conroy lives with his aunt and helps run her lakeside cabin-rental business. Jeff desperately misses his parents, who were killed in a plane crash a year earlier. But at least he's made one friend: Emily, a computer whiz, who has the coolest fort ever: a trackless, abandoned train station in the middle of the forest. After eluding his would-be captors, Chipper boards a bus to the country that ends up taking him to Jeff and Emily, who discover a computer port in Chipper's collar. Chipper's arrival is not random, it turns out. He has been looking for Jeff - and now so is Daggert...
©2019 Linwood Barclay (P)2019 Puffin Canada