A TAP ON THE WINDOW
Book ID/图书代码： 12844013B65380
English Summary/英文概要： When Cal Weaver stops at red light on a rainy night while driving home, he ignores the bedraggled-looking teenaged girl trying to hitch a lift. Even when she starts tapping on his window. But when she says, ’Hey, aren’t you Scott’s dad?’ and he realizes she’s one of his son’s classmates, he can’t really ignore her. OK, so giving a ride to a teenage girl might not be the smartest move, but how much harm could it do?
Over the next 24 hours Cal is about to find out. When the girl, Claire, asks to stop at a restroom on the way home, he’s happy to oblige. But the girl who gets back in the car seems strangely nervous, and it’s only when they get nearer their destination that Cal realizes she no longer has the nasty cut that he noticed on Claire’s hand. After he’s finally let her out of the car he remains puzzled and intrigued. But it’s only the next morning that he starts to really worry. That’s when the police cruiser turns up at his door and asks him if he gave a lift to a girl the previous night. A girl who has now been found brutally murdered.
If Cal is going to clear his name he’s going to have to figure out what Claire was really up to and what part he played in her curious deception. But doing so will involve him in some of the small town of Griffon’s most carefully kept secrets - and a conspiracy as bizarre as it is deadly.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 卡尔在一个雨夜开车，正当遇到红灯停在路边时，一个浑身脏兮兮的十几岁的小姑娘想要搭便车，并开始敲打车窗。当女孩开口说道：“你不是斯考特的爸爸吗？”卡尔这才注意到她，并想起她是儿子的一个同学，克莱尔。虽然让一个小姑娘搭便车不是什么明智之举，但也无大碍。
可是在接下来的24小时里，卡尔才意识到事情的严重性。半路上，女孩要求靠边停车用一下洗手间。当女孩回来后，卡尔发现女孩异常得紧张。而当他们快到目的地时，卡尔才发现克莱尔手上有个很严重的伤口。当克莱尔下车后，卡尔开始觉得事情变得有些奇怪。第二天早上，事态发展得愈加严重，有警察来找卡尔询问他前夜是否让一个女孩搭过便车。这个女孩已经被残忍地杀害了。
如果卡尔想要洗清罪名，他就要搞清在克莱尔身上到底发生了什么，在此过程中，他渐渐发现了格里芬小镇隐藏最深的秘密。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：“巴克莱的小说善于描绘普通人的生活，并逐渐将他们生命中有意义的东西都夺走。”——《金融时报》，2913-09-28
“林伍德`巴克莱的小说情节曲折而紧凑，人物形象丰满。这样的组合使得这本书相当成功。”——《晨星》
[A] killer of a thriller (NEW YORK TIMES 2013-08-18)
Sure-fire and highly adroit storytellers as Barclay, whose speciality is to take ordinary people and to gradually dismantle all the meaningful elements in their lives ... This is Barclay firing on all cylinders (FINANCIAL TIMES 2013-09-28)
Linwood Barclay, the current king of the multi-twisted plot, returns for another fast-but-thoughtful thriller ... believable characters and unbelievable twists - it’s a winning combination. (MORNING STAR)
About the Author/作者介绍： 林伍德`巴克莱已婚，并有两个孩子，现居于多伦多。他的扎克•沃克谜案系列已经出版4本。林伍德是《多伦多星报》的前专栏作家。他的作品还有《理查德》，畅销书《没时间告别》，他还是2008年朱迪夏季阅读书籍的赢家。
Linwood Barclay is married with two children and lives near Toronto. He is the author of four acclaimed Zack Walker mysteries, a former columnist for the TORONTO STAR, and is the author of the Richard and Judy 2008 Summer Read winner and No. 1 bestseller, NO TIME FOR GOODBYE.
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