I Will Ruin You

Take Your Breath Away ! In the latest novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher''s act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Life can change in a heartbeat... When high school English teacher Richard Boyle comes face-to-face with an ex-student determined to commit an atrocity, his whole word changes. Thanks to his quick thinking, Richard averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, with his face splashed across the media. But not all the attention coming his way is good... Somewhere out there, a memory is triggered by someone watching the news of the incident. A plan is hatched. When Richard receives the first threat, it''s very clear: it''s time to talk about what you did to me ... As the situation spirals dangerously out of control, Richard is drawn into a fraught web of salacious accusations and deadly secrets. As he tries to uncover the truth, he discovers that there''s something deeply wrong in his town- and that he''s has landed smack in the middle of it. Richard is desperate to find a way out, but everyone in his life seems to be hiding something, and trusting the wrong person could cost him everything he loves... PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY: ''Linwood Barclay has crafted another perfect page-turner'' The Times ''Pacey and tense, it''s a triumph from a master thriller writer. Every page makes your heart beat that little bit faster'' The Sun ''You''ll be left speed-reading towards the end to discover answers expertly posed by the bestselling Toronto-based crime writer'' The Independent ''Totally absorbing... brilliant stuff'' Neil Lancaster ''A superior thriller'' Sunday Times ''A suspense master'' Stephen King ...

Product details

• Authors: Linwood Barclay, Barclay Linwood
• Publisher: Harlequin (UK)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9780008555733
• ISBN: 978-0-00-855573-3
• No. of pages: 339
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Thrillers / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, FICTION / Holidays, FICTION / Literary, Seasonal interest: Summer, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Holidays & seasonal interest, United States of America, USA, Crime and mystery fiction, c 2020 to c 2029, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary