The New York Times bestselling author of Elevator Pitch and master of psychological suspense, Linwood Barclay, returns with a riveting thriller in which the possible heirs of a dying tech millionaire are mysteriously being eliminated, one by one.
Tech millionaire Miles Cookson has more money than he can ever spend, and everything he could dream of – except time. He has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. For Miles, this means taking a long hard look at his past…
Two decades ago, a young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids – nine of them. And they might be about to inherit both the good and the bad from him – maybe his fortune, or maybe something much worse.
As Miles begins to search for the children he’s never known, aspiring film documentarian Chloe Swanson embarks on a quest to find her biological father, armed with the knowledge that twenty-two years ago, her mother used a New York sperm bank to become pregnant.
When Miles and Chloe eventually connect, their excitement at finding each other is overshadowed by a series of mysterious and terrifying events. One by one, Miles’s other potential heirs are vanishing – every trace of them wiped, like they never existed at all.
Who is the vicious killer – another heir methodically erasing rivals? Or is something even more sinister going on?
It’s a deadly race against time…
Linwood Barclay’s last book, Elevator Pitch, had me using the stairs for a very long time. I kid you not. The book opens on a Manhattan Monday, when four people board an elevator in a high-rise office tower. The elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. Other elevators all over New York follow. It’s blood curdling.
Needless to say, Barclay’s latest thriller, Find You First, is another perfectly polished page-turner, that reads like a Hollywood blockbuster. Surely his books have been optioned for film! Linwood Barclay is a master of his genre. Filled with twists and turns, Find You First will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. But it’s not all about plotting and pace – Barclay is great at drawing compelling characters, with multiple fascinating layers. The result is a thriller that stands alone in an already very strong genre – you know what you’re getting. A great read. As always.
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