Charru Siju
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Linwood Barclay:
Hi, my mother and I adore your work. It's been just about a month since we started and I've already gobbled up 3 books and bought a few more! Your writing style is epic and what sets you apart from other authors is the emphasis you put on the protagonist and her emotions and not on the ancillary characters. Well, the question is who is your favorite author from the crime & psychological thriller genre?
Linwood Barclay
Hi! Thanks for your very kind note and please pass on my best wishes to your mother, Charru. Sorry for the late reply. I have been out of the country, and now that I'm back, I'm packing, as we are moving to a new house. My favourite author, ever, would have to be Ross Macdonald, whose novels I discovered about 1970. He made a huge impression on me. Also around that time a very famous Canadian author named Margaret Laurence took an interest in me and was very encouraging. There are many authors today that I love and I hate to single out one. Okay, maybe Stephen King. All the best!
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Linwood Barclay:
I don't have a question? I just want to say to Mr. Barclay that I have read most of his books and loved them all. My favorite was "A Tap on the Window. I also loved the Promise Falls Trilogy. You are one of my favorite authors and I find that you are so lucky to have such great talent.
Donna Stoll
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Linwood Barclay:
Hi Linwood: I'm new to Goodreads and have thoroughly enjoyed all of Harlan Coben's stand-alones. I was happy to see that Goodreads gives a "similar author" genre to explore. So, I will be reading you next! I have been reading the plots of your books, which sound very interesting. Which book do you think is your best and who are some of your favorite authors???
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