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Never Look Away

Written by: Linwood Barclay
Narrated by: Jeffrey Cummings
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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.

What the critics say

"A terrifically fast-paced suspense story." ( The Washington Post)

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Loved reading this book in print. Hated the audio.

The story is solid and I always love Linwood Barclay books. This was the first one I've ever read of his so after a few years I thought I'd revisit it in audiobook format.
I'm about halfway through and I just can't take it anymore. The narrator is horrendous. His regular speaking voice is very nice and he speaks clearly and with emotion.
However. Any characters that aren't the main characters sound like voices straight out of The Jetsons or maybe like any version of J. Jonah Jameson from Spider-Man. Way over the top and abrasive and quite frankly impossible to endure.
I've turned it off after trucking through for half the book but at this point I'm asking for a refund.
Great story.
Just awful narration.

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SLOW START FAST ENDING

i finally did enjoy this book. The reader is good but maybe not for this character. A little too laid back.
I am going to try another one and hopefully it moves a little quicker at the beginning.

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Horrible sound quality!

I’ll be returning this!
I can’t stand listening to it.
Can’t get through the first chapter due to the tinny sound of the narration. It sounds like the narrator recorded it on speaker phone.
Too bad. I’ve like other Linwood Barclays books.

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