You won't be able to resist this gripping thriller: a top-notch thriller. Annie has just endured the worst year of her life. With her son Charlie, she retreats from hectic New York to the cozy Castle Creek, where she slowly finds peace. And Charlie learns to play again, completely without smartphones or tablets. But something isn't right with the old toys he finds in the shed of the vacation home. Or is it the house itself? And what do the murders over in Lucknow have to do with it? Before Annie can make sense of it all, Charlie disappears. Biography (Linwood Barclay): Linwood Barclay is from the USA but has lived in Canada since childhood. He worked for many years as a journalist and had a popular column in the Toronto Star. Since the publication of his first thriller, Without a Word, Barclay has been an international bestselling author. He has two grown children and lives with his wife near Toronto.