Book Review: Trust Your Eyes By Linwood Barclay

Time for the (rather late) review of my last book from September's reading list. If you missed the list, you can have a look here. 

My review of Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay

 

 

Blurb from the back cover

 

What would you do if you witnessed a murder - but no one believed you...

Map obsessed Thomas spends his days and nights on a virtual tour of the world. believing he must store the details of every town and city in his head. Then one day, he sees something that shouldn't be there: a woman being murdered behind a window on a New York street.

When Thomas tells his brother Ray what he has witnessed, Ray humours him with a half hearted investigation - until he realises Thomas may have stumbled on to a deadly conspiracy, which puts them both in danger...

 

My thoughts on the book

 

This book is told mostly from the perspective of Ray, Thomas's brother, but there is also some told in third person about events that Ray hasn't witnessed, but give us more information on the back ground of what Thomas has seen. The jump between narratives is seamless and easy to follow, which isn't easy to do, proving again that Linwood Barclay is a good writer. This is the second book of his I have read, and they have both been equally well written.

This story is full of twists and turns. I love how it is a crime book with a difference - there is very little mention of the police, and the investigation is carried out by Ray rather than a police officer which I think makes it unique.

I also enjoyed reading about Thomas, a diagnosed schizophrenic. I think the author does a very good job of showing his character in a tasteful, sensitive way, but doesn't gloss over the frustrating nature of his character. I also like that Thomas has a personality other than his disorder, something I often feel is missing in this sort of character.

 

Conclusion and rating

 

This book has fully developed characters that you will grow to love. I think te insights we get to the murder along the way definitely keep the story flowing and interesting and they are revealed at just the right times. Well written, fast paced. A must read for any crime fans that like something a bit different from the standard police investigation in the genre. 5/5

 

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September's Reading List

 

September's reading list

 

1. Kisscut by Karin Slaughter.

I have read a few of Karin Slaughter's books and always enjoyed them, so I am looking forward to this one.

 

2. Toys by James Patterson

I thought I had read all of James Patterson's books to date so I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled across this one.

 

3. Let The Devil Sleep by John Verdon

A new author for me to try. This was just a book that caught my eye, I haven't heard anything about it, but I often find my favourite books this way.

 

4. Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay

I tried my first Linwood Barclay book last month after hearing a lot of good things about him and I enjoyed it a lot.

 

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Book Review: Never Saw It Coming by Linwood Barclay

Time for the review of the second book off August's reading list. You can check it out here if you missed it.

My review of Never Saw It Coming by Linwood Barclay.

 

 

Blurb from the back cover

 

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing …

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. So she says. The truth is, she watches the news for stories of missing family members, gives it a few days, then tells these families she’s had a vision. She may be able to help. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front.

Keisha’s latest mark is a man whose wife disappeared a week ago. She’s seen him on TV, pleading for his wife to come home, or for whoever took her to let her go. So she pays him a visit.

The trouble is, her vision just happens to be close enough to the truth that it leaves the man rattled. And it may very well leave Keisha dead…

My thoughts on the book

I really enjoyed Linwood Barclay's writing style. He gets to the point, but doesn't skimp on detail. I loved all the twists and turns along the way (which I won't spoil for you!). The character's were mostly believable and always relatable.

Conclusion and rating

A very good read. This was a new author for me to try, and I liked him very much. I will definitely be reading more of his books! 5/5

 

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August's Reading List

 

August's reading list

 

1. A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood.                                 I fancy trying some new authors this month and I like the sound of this book, so I'm giving it a go!

2. Grey by E.L James                                                    After reading the original 50 Shades trilogy I'm not expecting a lot from this to be honest, but I still have to read it!

3. Broke by Mandasue Heller                                             She is being billed as similar to Martina Cole. I like her books but never seem to get the order of them quite right and often feel lost, so I'm hoping this will be similar but easier for me to understand.

 

4. Never Saw It Coming by Linwood Barclay                Linwood Barclay is one of those writers I have heard lots of good things about but never gotten around to trying, so I'm looking forward to this one.



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