Linwood Barclay - Take Your Breath Away

About this episode

Harriett Gilbert interviews Linwood Barclay about his thriller 'Take Your Breath Away'.

Harriett Gilbert welcomes master of suspense, the Canadian author Linwood Barclay in the World Book Club Studio, to answer your questions about his thriller 'Take Your Breath Away'. The story centres on Andrew Mason, whose wife Brie vanished six years ago, making him the prime suspect. But just as he’s beginning to rebuild his life, a mysterious woman resembling Brie suddenly appears, forcing him to uncover the truth about what happened to his wife, uncovering secrets and lies at every turn. Linwood will be answering your questions, about how to craft a mystery that keeps readers hooked till the last page, how playing with different points of view can mask or reveal the truth, and why vivid settings can be just as important as characters to telling a compelling story.

People in this episode

Host: Harriett Gilbert

Guest: Linwood Barclay

Topics covered

• suspense
• thriller
• mystery writing
• character development
• plot twists

Keywords

• Linwood Barclay
• Take Your Breath Away
• mystery
• suspense
• thriller
• character
• plot

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Take Your Breath Away

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