Book Review: Trust Your Eyes

Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay is a gripping thrillerwith engaging characters, an intriguing plot and a strong narrative voice.

Ray Kilbride returns home to the small town of Promise Fallsafter the death of his father. He is charged with overseeing his father’sestate and deciding the fate of his schizophrenic brother Thomas.

Thomas is obsessed with maps (obsessed is putting itmildly), and through his keen observation skills, uncovers what he believes tobe a murder. What unfolds is a story of political machinations, devious deedsand family.

The relationships between the characters are varied andcompelling. Brothers Ray and Thomas have what is obviously a complicatedrelationship and must learn how to communicate with one another without rippingeach other’s heads off in addition to navigating the perils of the crimethey’ve uncovered. A young woman desperate for money in New York City makespoor decisions that evoke both disgust and pity in the reader. Ray’s father’sfriends appear in a variety of roles with motives of their own for manipulatingRay and Thomas’ actions. And that’s only a fraction of the fascinating castthat rounds out this novel.

When I do read thrillers, I consider myself pretty adept atpredicting plot twists and finding the culprit, but Barclay throws in twistsuntil the very end that are unexpected without being implausible. I woulddefinitely recommend this to fans of mystery, suspense and crime novels. Ienjoyed it thoroughly.

This is a paid review for BlogHerBook Club but the opinions expressed are my own.