IN CONVERSATION WITH Linwood BARCLAY

‘I want the story to move – like a rock rolling down a hill’

Known for his pacy, exciting thrillers, Canadian Linwood Barclay has written over 20 novels, including 2008’s No Time for Goodbye, the biggest-selling book in the UK that year. His latest book, Find You First, sees tech billionaire Miles facing a terminal illness. Deciding to track down the children who aren’t even aware he exists, he finds there’s someone a step ahead of him – a killer – and now it’s a race against time.

Linwood lives with his wife, and they have two grown-up children.

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