Bad Guys: A Zack Walker Mystery #2

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ZACK WALKER MYSTERY #2 Much to his family's relief, stay-at-home writer Zack Walker finally gets a job outside of the house. Surely, becoming a journalist will keep his overactive imagination in check . . . Now in full-time employment, Zack's protective instincts must work over-time to keep his kids safe from dangers real and imagined. But while writing his feature article, Zack stumbles into the centre of a web of murder and deceit. What seems like a tragic accidental hit-and-run may actually be a far darker crime. And Zack will find himself in the dark about who the good guys are, what the bad guys want, and what he's started to uncover . . . The unlikely detective Zack Walker returns in this mystery thriller from the dark and witty mind of bestselling author Linwood Barclay. This is the first time that Linwood's debut series is available in the UK.

Linwood Barclay is married with two children and lives in Toronto. He is the author of No Time for Goodbye, as well as four acclaimed Zack Walker mysteries and has written a popular column for the Toronto Star since 1993.

Barclay successfully balances the comical and serious aspects of the story, keeping readers interested in both Walker's investigation and his home life. Though written with a light touch, the novel is gripping when it counts, and includes a very nicely handled twist ending . . . Bad Guys makes for a good time. More Zack Walker would be welcomed - The Strand Magazine The master of what might be dubbed the Barclay Effect: when a reader, shanghaied by a well-planted gag, is forced to laugh out loud - Wall Street Journal Barclay deftly combines mayhem with hilarity, creating a highly entertaining comic thriller - Lansing State Journal Barclay's winning second comic caper . . . includes both long-term setups and well hidden surprises - Publishers Weekly