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Indlæser... Bad Guysaf Linwood Barclay
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  Daftboy1 | Mar 9, 2022 |   Zack is back, and much to his family’s relief, the work-at-home science-fiction writer has left the house to take a job as a features writer for the city paper. But now that Zack’s incessant plotting can no longer be hatched from the comforts of his own home, he must be ever more vigilant to outwit the evil at large, whether in the suburbs, the city, or his own imagination. Zack is ready…or so he thinks. While researching his first feature article, Zack stumbles upon a real-life crime scene, but what seems like an ordinary hit-and-run may actually be a homicide linked to a gang that’s been burglarizing Crandall’s high-end shops. Suddenly Zack finds himself at the center of a violent crime wave and destined for a confrontation with Barbie Bullock, an unsettling figure infamous in the crime syndicate for his ruthless business tactics and peculiar proclivity for collecting dolls. And all is not quiet on the home front either. Zack’s protective instincts launch into overdrive when he discovers that his daughter’s rejected suitor has been tracing her every step and may harbor a much more ominous motivation than winning a Saturday night date. Nor does his son’s strange behavior and recent friendship with a creepy computer recluse inspire joy in a father’s heart. As worlds begin to collide and boundaries between family and foe blur. My Thoughts: Book 2 of the Zack Walker series is a perfect blend of humor and drama, twists and turns, that come together in a truly suspenseful ending. Zack's attempts to keep tabs on Angie have a way of backfiring, which creates some really funny moments. Kudos to Linwood Barclay for creating some of the strangest and most memorable "bad guys" I've read in a long time. (  ) Carol420 | May 31, 2016 | One of the things that makes us laugh the most when reading about Zack is that most of his problems are caused by his own paranoia. He does B to prevent A, which creates C. C collides with A, making all Hades break loose in D, with no one in Zack's family talking to him or even wanting to look at him. If he'd just left well enough alone... but no, he can't, and he should just save time and build himself a dog house out in the backyard, complete with heating, air conditioning, TV... the works. He'll be spending a lot of time there. He just can't help himself. If he weren't so good-hearted and well-intentioned, we wouldn't love him so much as we shake our heads and laugh. Another fun thing to do is to pay attention to the things or the people Zack is introduced to and try to figure out how they're going to blend into the story a few chapters down the road. Because they will. Barclay has a very subtle way of shining a little spotlight on something that lets you know you need to pay attention. Whether it's a route to avoid paying parking fees, or a son who actually seems to like some creepy guy following his sister around, readers not only need to laugh when reading a Zack Walker book, they need to pay attention and to think ahead. Just think of yourselves as Sherlock Holmes to Zack's Dr. Watson. Now that I've laughed (and gasped) my way through Bad Guys (because Barclay knows how to write first-rate action scenes that scare the pudding out of us), I have to get my hands on the third book in the series, Lone Wolf. Linwood Barclay's Zack Walker books should not be missed! (  )1  cathyskye | Oct 1, 2015 |  ) dom76 | Feb 4, 2015 | ) Patbilly | Apr 29, 2014 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML:??Fans of the crime caper will rejoice? that Linwood Barclay is back with the hilarious follow-up to his ??riotously funny and irreverent?* debut, in which paranoid pop Zack Walker plotted to transplant his city-savvy wife and two teenage kids to the tranquillity of the burbs??where planned communities prevail and fathers rest easy. Well, not quite?and now the Walkers have moved home only to find themselves living in the precarious crosshairs of urban sprawl once again, and Zack can??t help but be worried??really worried??that just around the corner lurks the presence of some really bad guys. Zack is back, and much to his family??s relief, the work-at-home science-fiction writer has left the house to take a job as a features writer for the city paper. But now that Zack??s incessant plotting can no longer be hatched from the comforts of his own home, he must be ever more vigilant to outwit the evil at large, whether in the suburbs, the city, or his own imagination. Zack is ready?or so he thinks. While researching his first feature article, Zack stumbles upon a real-life crime scene, but what seems like an ordinary hit-and-run may actually be a homicide linked to a gang that??s been burglarizing Crandall??s high-end shops. Suddenly Zack finds himself at the center of a violent crime wave and destined for a confrontation with Barbie Bullock, an unsettling figure infamous in the crime syndicate for his ruthless business tactics and peculiar proclivity for collecting dolls. And all is not quiet on the home front either. Zack??s protective instincts launch into overdrive when he discovers that his daughter??s rejected suitor has been tracing her every step and may harbor a much more ominous motivation than winning a Saturday night date. Nor does his son??s strange behavior and recent friendship with a creepy computer recluse inspire joy in a father??s heart. As worlds begin to collide and boundaries between family and foe blur, Zack goes on the attack, and heaven help the bad guys when this res No library descriptions found. |
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Zack is back writing for the local paper he is covering a stakeout with a private eye called Lawrence. A gang are stealing suits from Mens clothes shops. Zack is also worried about his daughter Angie who is being stalked by a weird teenager called Trevor.
Lawrence takes Zack to a Car auction where he buys a new Hybrid car.
The car is wanted by a gangster called Barbie Bullock (He collects Barbie dolls as he believes there is drugs stashed in the car.
Lawrence is attacked left for dead, a photographer who took Barbies photo at the car auction is murdered.
The people stealing the suits are part of Barbies gang.
They kidnap Angie and Zack goes to rescue her with the help of a policeman called Trimble who is a bit bent.
Turns out all the Drugs are gone taken by Eddie who works at the auction. Trimble and Zack try to retrieve him bring him to Barbie but he jumps out a window.
Trimble gets killed, Zack and Angie escape from Barbie and his gang. They are helped by Trevor who was following Angie.
Barbie and one of his henchman are killed in the car chase.
Turns out Trevor was a loner and also a bit of a control freak to he tried to attack Angie a few weeks later and Zack and his son Paul had to stop him.
The characters in this book are not believable. OK easy to read book. (