Lügennacht

This is book number two of the Promise Falls trilogy (there is a 1.5 called Final Assignment that's available but not necessary to read). This is not a standalone book, it has to be read in order to understand the story.

Bombs explodes in a drive-in The Constellation with the screen falling down on cars and killing four people. This was not an accident but deliberate murder. Dective Duckworth is on the case while identifying the bodies, someone broke into one of the victims house looking for something. The daughter of the victim contacts private investigator Cal Weaver ( who was featured in the novel A tap on the window) to found out what they took and why. He gets more than he bargained for taking on this case. Also David Harwood is back being the assistant tp Finley who is trying to be re-elected mayor, deep down he knows it's the wrong thing especially when Finley does a faux-pas going to the drive-in for publicity but since losing his job at the newspaper he has no choice..

Not only do they have to deal with the killing at the drive in but so much is happening all at the same time, the significance of the numer 23 that started in the first book, kidnapping attempt, spouse sex swapping and trying to find out who killed a woman three before and Rosemary Gaynor not too long ago.


What I love about this author is nobody is safe in his novels. The characters are complexed, well written and all have their faults. Detective Duckworth not only does he have to investigate the murders, lose weight but has to deal with his son working for Finley springs, a man he despises and knows he wants something in return. David Harwood is working for the would be mayor who makes his skin crawl also feels that something is going on with his parents, the death of his aunt still haunts his mother but his father is acting strange. Cal Weaver comes back to Promise Falls after losing his wife and son, to start a new life but thinking he's just going to help a friend with a break in becomes a more twisted situation in more ways that one.

I love this book, a lot of twists and turns that at one point you think that too much is happening but at one point it starts to connect to each other. Some twists are still not answered in this one and since it's a trilogy, all will be answered in the next one. I've been reading quite a few books from Linwood Barclay and still haven't found anything negative to say about him. I truly enjoyed the book that I couldn't put down.

5 stars.