A review by novelesque_life
A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay
3.0
RATING: 3 STARS
2018; William Morrow/HarperCollins
(Review Not on Blog)
For me, this was easy to figure out who did it (too many Dateline episodes!) - minus one star. Solving the mystery is not a deal breaker for me, as then it becomes a Colombo episode (working it backward). I found the plot weak. It seemed to have a beginning and ending and everything else was forced in whether it worked or not - minus another star. Barclay keeps me reading and has interesting ideas so I will always read one his books.
***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***
2018; William Morrow/HarperCollins
(Review Not on Blog)
For me, this was easy to figure out who did it (too many Dateline episodes!) - minus one star. Solving the mystery is not a deal breaker for me, as then it becomes a Colombo episode (working it backward). I found the plot weak. It seemed to have a beginning and ending and everything else was forced in whether it worked or not - minus another star. Barclay keeps me reading and has interesting ideas so I will always read one his books.
***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***