Fear the Worst

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Fear the Worst
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Book cover
Author Linwood Barclay
Cover artist Getty Images & Alamy
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
Publisher Orion Publishing Group
Publication date
2009

Fear the Worst is a novel written by Canadian author Linwood Barclay. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Nolan, Tom (2009-08-07). "Keeping the Sleepy Suburbs Wide Awake". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal.
  2. Forshaw, Barry (2010-02-17). "Fear the Worst: a novel, By Linwood Barclay". independent.co.uk. The Independent.