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Broken Promise and Far From True

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Broken Promise and Far From True

BROKEN PROMISE: Book One of the Promise Falls Trilogy
After his wife’s death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York. David believes his life is in free fall, and he can’t find a way to stop his descent. Then he comes across a family secret of epic proportions that will affect not only his family, but the entire town.

FAR FROM TRUE: A Promise Falls Novel
After the screen of a run-down drive-in movie theater collapses and kills four people, the daughter of one of the victims asks private investigator Cal Weaver to look into a recent break-in at her father’s house. Cal discovers a hidden basement room where it’s clear that salacious activities have taken place --- as well as evidence of missing DVDs. Meanwhile, Detective Barry Duckworth is still trying to solve two murders --- one of which is three years old --- he believes are connected, since each featured a similar distinctive wound. As the lies begin to unravel, Cal is headed straight into the heart of a dark secret as his search uncovers more startling truths about Promise Falls.

Click here to see the 23 winners selected to read and comment on both books.

Winners

Amy from Cairo, GA
Anne from Reading, MA
Belinda from Fort Valley, GA
Beverly from Chesterton, IN
Bridgette from Richmond, CA
Deborah from Andover, KS
Donna from Macomb, MI
Jean from Wilmington, MA
Jean from Davenport, IA
Kathie from Lake Peekskill, NY
Kathy from Mead, CO
Kimberly from Runnemede, NJ
Kimberly from Oregon, MO
Linda from Lititz, PA
Lisa from York, SC
Mary from Charlotte, NC
Patrick from York, ME
Rosa from Pine Bush, NY
Shannon from Wilmington, IL
Shirley from Germantown, TN
Stephanie from Matthews, NC
Tony from Emporia, KS
Vivian from Charleston, WV
Broken Promise: Book One of the Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay - Thriller


After his wife’s death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York. David believes his life is in free fall, and he can’t find a way to stop his descent. Then he comes across a family secret of epic proportions that will affect not only his family, but the entire town.

Far From True: Book Two of the Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay - Thriller

When private investigator Cal Weaver looks into a break-in at the home of a recently deceased man, he uncovers far more than he is prepared for after he finds a hidden room that was used for salacious activities. Detective Barry Duckworth is doggedly trying to solve two murders, one of which is three years old. He believes the killings are connected, since each featured a similar distinctive wound. And the key to his mystery may lie with Cal Weaver’s own case. As the lies begin to unravel, and another murder occurs, Cal and Barry find themselves headed straight into the heart of dark secrets as they uncover more startling truths about Promise Falls.