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Linwood Barclay

リンウッド・バークレイ

Rinwoodo Bāくれい

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-03-01 （Darien, Connecticut）
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Toronto, Ontario → Bobcaygeon, Ontario → Peterborough, Ontario → Oakville, Ontario

Career

Occupations
novelist, columnist, humorist
Active Years
1981-2025
Influenced By
Ross Macdonald
Nominations
Crime Thriller Awards finalist (Trust Your Eyes, 2012), CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger shortlist (Take Your Breath Away, 2023)

Education

Trent University
Faculty of Arts / English Literature
Degree: Bachelor's degree in English literature
Period: 1970年代
Year of Graduation: 1977
Country: Canada
Margaret Laurence was one of his teachers

Awards

Arthur Ellis Award
2009
Work: Too Close to Home
Category: 最優秀小説賞
Organization: Crime Writers of Canada
Result: winner
Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
2000
Work: Last Resort: A Memoir
Result: finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

No Time for Goodbye

2007 Crime Thriller

A girl whose family disappears overnight.

family lossmysteryrevenge
Adaptations
  • [TV series] That Night (2025)

Trust Your Eyes

2012 Thriller

Story of brothers using a virtual world tool.

surveillancedelusionsecrets

Bibliography

  • Last Resort: A Memoir
  • Mike Harris Made Me Eat My Dog
  • Father Knows Zilch
  • This House Is Nuts!
  • Bad Move
  • No Time for Goodbye
  • Too Close to Home
  • Fear the Worst
  • Never Look Away
  • Trust Your Eyes

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Domestic noirSuspense with humor
Recurring Motifs
Suburban terrorFamily secrets

Legacy

Bestselling Canadian crime novelist with international success.

Trivia

  • Father was an illustrator who died of lung cancer.
  • Married with two children Spencer and Paige.