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Far From True: A Promise Falls Novel (Promise Falls Trilogy)

Far From True: A Promise Falls Novel (Promise Falls Trilogy) - Linwood Barclay This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.

I enjoyed this book This is the second book in the Promise Falls trilogy which really does need to be read in order. I actually think that it would be best to read the trilogy in quick succession if at all possible. I actually waited a little more than a year after reading the first book and ran into a few problems remembering everything that was going on in Promise Falls at the end of Broken Promise. Once I regained my memory, the book moved really fast and I didn't want to put it down by the end. This book was really quite the page-turner!

As I mentioned, this book starts right after the events in the previous book which ended in a bit of a cliffhanger. This book follows a similar pattern but the cliffhanger seemed a bit more intense at the end of the book. I am so glad that the final book is scheduled to be released soon because I really need to know what is going on.

The book seemed almost too busy to keep up with at times but it all worked in the end. Many of the key players from the first book play an important role in this book as well. Detective Barry Duckworth has his hands full with all of the issues going on in this town. There is a drive in collapse that kills four people that starts this chapter of the trilogy off with a bang and the action never stops.

I would recommend this book to others. This was a solid addition to the trilogy although it would not work as a stand alone novel at all. I do enjoy Linwood Barclay's writing style and look forward to seeing how this trilogy wraps up.

I received an advance reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley.

Initial Thoughts
I liked this one. This trilogy is probably best read in quick succession. It has been some time since I read the first book in the trilogy, [b:Broken Promise|23398840|Broken Promise (Promise Falls Trilogy, #1)|Linwood Barclay|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424368782s/23398840.jpg|42955366], and it took me a while to remember what was going on in the town. This book has a whole lot going on from a lot of different points of view. The story ends in a big cliffhanger. I am glad that I have an ARC of the final book in the trilogy ready to go because I am ready for some resolution.