Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Suspense Magazine September 2012 |
2012 |
Buy |
| FaceOff |
2014 |
Buy |
| Nothing Good Happens After Midnight |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Twisted Women’s Book Club |
2025 |
Buy |
Chase Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chase |
2017 |
Buy |
| Long Shadows |
2007 |
N/A |
| Escape |
2018 |
Buy |
Keisha Ceylon Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Never Saw It Coming |
2010 |
Buy |
| Clouded Vision |
2010 |
Buy |
No Time For Goodbye Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| No Time for Goodbye |
2007 |
Buy |
| Ohne ein Wort |
2007 |
N/A |
| No Safe House |
2014 |
Buy |
| No Safe House: A Richard and Judy bestseller |
2014 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Father Knows Zilch |
1996 |
Buy |
| Mike Harris Made Me Eat My Dog |
1998 |
Buy |
| This House is Nuts |
1998 |
Buy |
| Last Resort |
2000 |
Buy |
| Ford AbomiNation |
2019 |
Buy |
Promise Falls Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Broken Promise |
2015 |
Buy |
| Final Assignment |
2015 |
Buy |
| Far From True |
2016 |
Buy |
| Ventitré |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Twenty-Three |
2016 |
Buy |
| Parting Shot |
2017 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pit Stop: Sean Reilly vs. Glen Garber |
2015 |
Buy |
| Jacket Man |
2016 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Too Close to Home |
2008 |
Buy |
| Fear the Worst |
2009 |
Buy |
| Never Look Away |
2010 |
Buy |
| Trust Your Eyes |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Accident |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Tap on the Window |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Noise Downstairs |
2018 |
Buy |
| Elevator Pitch |
2019 |
Buy |
| Find You First |
2021 |
Buy |
| Take Your Breath Away |
2022 |
Buy |
| Look Both Ways |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Lie Maker |
2023 |
Buy |
| I Will Ruin You |
2024 |
Buy |
| Whistle |
2025 |
Buy |
Zack Walker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bad Move |
2004 |
Buy |
| Bad Guys |
2005 |
Buy |
| Bad Luck / Lone Wolf |
2006 |
Buy |
| Bad News / Stone Rain |
2007 |
Buy |
Linwood Barclay was born in Connecticut and raised in Ontario, Canada. He spent three decades as a journalist at the Toronto Star, writing a humor column, before quitting in 2008 to write fiction full-time. No Time for Goodbye (2007) was his breakthrough, spending seven weeks at #1 in the UK and selling over a million copies.
His books are built on a simple formula: take ordinary people, drop them into situations that spiral out of control, and see what happens. The Promise Falls trilogy is a small-town mystery saga, the Zack Walker books are darkly funny suburban thrillers, and his standalone novels are one-off suspense stories. He has sold over 7 million copies across 39 countries.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Linwood Barclay written?
Linwood Barclay has written 44 books across nine series.
What was Linwood Barclay's first book?
Linwood Barclay’s first book is Father Knows Zilch, published in 1996.
What are Linwood Barclay's books about?
Linwood Barclay writes thrillers about ordinary people caught in dangerous situations. His Promise Falls trilogy follows a small town unraveling, his Zack Walker books are darkly comic suburban thrillers, and his standalones are fast-paced suspense novels. He has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.