âFans of the crime caper will rejoiceâ that Linwood Barclay is back with the hilarious follow-up to his âriotously funny and irreverentâ* debut, in which paranoid pop Zack Walker plotted to transplant his city-savvy wife and two teenage kids to the tranquillity of the burbsâwhere planned communities prevail and fathers rest easy. Well, not quiteâ¦and now the Walkers have moved home only to find themselves living in the precarious crosshairs of urban sprawl once again, and Zack canât help but be worriedâreally worriedâthat just around the corner lurks the presence of some really bad guys.
Zack is back, and much to his familyâs relief, the work-at-home science-fiction writer has left the house to take a job as a features writer for the city paper. But now that Zackâs incessant plotting can no longer be hatched from the comforts of his own home, he must be ever more vigilant to outwit the evil at large, whether in the suburbs, the city, or his own imagination. Zack is readyâ¦or so he thinks.
While researching his first feature article, Zack stumbles upon a real-life crime scene, but what seems like an ordinary hit-and-run may actually be a homicide linked to a gang thatâs been burglarizing Crandallâs high-end shops. Suddenly Zack finds himself at the center of a violent crime wave and destined for a confrontation with Barbie Bullock, an unsettling figure infamous in the crime syndicate for his ruthless business tactics and peculiar proclivity for collecting dolls.
And all is not quiet on the home front either. Zackâs protective instincts launch into overdrive when he discovers that his daughterâs rejected suitor has been tracing her every step and may harbor a much more ominous motivation than winning a Saturday night date. Nor does his sonâs strange behavior and recent friendship with a creepy computer recluse inspire joy in a fatherâs heart.
As worlds begin to collide and boundaries between family and foe blur, Zack goes on the attack, and heaven help the bad guys when this resourceful father comes to make good on a deal gone bad.
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Bantam
Author : Barclay, Linwood
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2005-05-31
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0553803867
ISBN-13 : 9780553803860
Item weight : 1.2 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 6.2 in x 9.3 in
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.