β Scribed by Linwood Barclay
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SUMMARY:
In the too-quiet town of Oakwood, only the lucky die of boredomand new homeowner Zack Walker isnt feeling lucky. Whoever said the burbs were boring will think twice after reading Linwood Barclays hilarious debut mystery, in which Dad learns the hard way that he doesnt always know best.Zack wouldnt blame you for thinking hes safety-obsessed. True, he masterminded a plot to trade his familys exciting city lifestyle for one of suburban tranquillity. True, even after this strategic move, Zack still has issues with family members who forget their keys in the front door, leave their cars unlocked, or park their backpacks at the top of the stairswhere you could kill yourself tripping over them. Just ask his wife, Sarah, or his teenage kids, Paul and Angie, who endure their share of lectures. Zack knows that he needs to chill out and assume the best for oncebut we know what happens to those who assume.When Zack realizes their two-faced developer sent a petty thief to fix their leaky shower, he starts fighting hard to ignore the fact that Oakwood isnt the crime-free paradise he was hoping for. But his brief state of denial comes to an abrupt end when, during a walk by the creek, he stumbles across a dead body. Even more shocking, Zack actually knows who the victim isand who might want him dead. With a killer roaming around their neighborhood and Zacks overactive imagination in overdrive, hes sure things cant get any worse. But then another local is murderedand Zacks paranoid tendencies get him implicated in the crime. While his wife is trying to remember why she married him in the first place, and his kids are considering whether its time to have him committed, Zack decides theres only one thing he can do. To protect his familyand avoid being busted for a crime he didnt commithes going to have to override his safety-first instincts, tap into his delusions of machismo, and track down the killer himself.From the Hardcover edition.
Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780553587043
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