The best thriller I ve read in five years. --Stephen King A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events. Until this terrifying moment David Harwood is just a small-town reporter in need of a break. Now the only thing he cares about is restoring his family. Desperate for any clue David dives into his own investigation--and into a web of lies and deceit. For with every new piece of evidence he uncovers David finds more questions--and moves ever closer to a shattering truth. Praise for Never Look Away Outstanding . . . The tension mounts. . . . The surprising twists and appealing characters rank this among the author s best. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The writing is crisp; the twists are jolting and completely unexpected. --Stephen King Entertainment Weekly Mr. Barclay can flawlessly assume the voice of a small-town American dad. -- The New York Times Plenty of surprises and twists. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer