The Caller

By Alex Barclay

In The Sunday Times bestselling novel ‘Darkhouse’, Alex Barclay took you on a terrifying excursion to hell and back. In ‘The Caller’, she leaves you stranded there…

One way in… no way out.

He targets victims in their own homes, subjecting them to a terrifying ordeal before leaving their lifeless bodies in their hallway for a loved one to find. at first the murders appear unrelated, the notion of a serial killer at large almost dismissed. But the killing hasn’t stopped.

Back on the job after a year out, NYPD Detective Joe Lucchesi becomes the reluctant lead in the high-profile investigation. Battling with physical pain and tension in the task force and at home, he struggles to make progress.

Then just when he feels close to making a breakthrough, the investigation itself is rocked by tragedy, and the body count rises…

Format: Paperback (A Format)
Release Date: 02 Apr 2007
Pages: 432
ISBN: 978-0-00-719534-3
Alex Barclay lives just outside Dublin. The Caller is her second novel.

Praise for The Caller -

”'Compelling” - Glamour

”'The Thirller of the summer” - Irish Independent

Praise Darkhouse -

”'Darkhouse is a terrific debut by an exciting new writer.” - The Independent on Sunday

”'Excellent summer reading…Barclay has the confidence to move her story along slowly, and deftly explores the relationships between her characters…” - Sunday Telegraph

”'Darkhouse meets all the criteria of a good thriller - scary moments, twists, and page-turning hooks…Darkhouse will guarantee you a few sleepless nights.” - Irish Evening Echo

”'Alex Barclay’s dark, suspenseful novel is the chiller-thriller of the Summer.” - Saga Magazine

‘A great thriller…There are loads of twists and turns, it wil make your bus journey home fly by!’B Magazine -