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Book Review of Fear the Worst

Fear the Worst
Fear the Worst
Author: Linwood Barclay
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


Maybe I'm too much of an adrenaline junky, but this book seemed a bit slow to get going. It was interesting enough, getting to know the characters and their particular issues, but the pace didn't really pick up until about 3/4 of the way through it. The characters were believable, although I found the detective in charge of the case, Det. Jennings, to be underdeveloped. She could have played a much greater role. Interesting plot with some illegal activity at its foundation, but the author doesn't dive deeply enough into the main plot or any of the subplots to give the book the depth it could have had. 3/5 stars.

There was some shameful "product placement" in the book - especially as relates to cars.

Barclay has done better.