It's just so satisfying when you read a book by a long-time favorite author and it's one of his best yet! This standalone thriller will take you on a roller coaster ride and keep you glued to the pages until the wild and crazy conclusion.
Miles Cookson is a millionaire, but that doesn't protect him from developing a truly devastating neurodegenerative disease -- Huntington's. It's a death sentence and Miles is trying to navigate his limited future when he discovers that he may have fathered as many as 9 biological children through his sperm donation many years prior. He is determined to track each one down to warn them about their chances of developing HD and also to give them some of his vast fortune. As he begins to research those children and to attempt a connection, something strange starts happening. Some of them have vanished, without a trace left behind. Is this the work of a jealous colleague or other relative who doesn't want to share Miles's money? Well, it's actually much more complicated than that. NO SPOILERS.
I really liked this book (except perhaps for the sort of ridiculous activities featuring Chloe and Nicky) and appreciate how all the loose ends were wrapped up at the end. There's lots of action and the narrative moves at a fast pace so it's an easy one to read over a couple of hours in a single sitting. Lots of fabulous characters, some more well-drawn than others, and Miles endeared himself quite quickly. Most of Barclay's novels feature a "good guy" and this was no different. The mystery kept me guessing for awhile, but I still enjoyed seeing it all play out as expected.
Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow and Custom House for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend. I've read most of the books written by Barclay and can't wait for the next.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - mystery thriller
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