Into the Blue - (Harry Barnett) by Robert Goddard (Paperback)

About the Book

Harry Barnett is a middle-aged failure, leading a shabby existence in the shadow of a past disgrace, reduced to caretaking a friend's villa on the island of Rhodes. Then a guest at the villa--a young woman he had instantly and innocently warmed to--disappears on a mountain peak.

Book Synopsis

A sudden disappearance. A twisting hunt for the truth. A harrowing journey...

"Robert Goodard's manipulation of suspense and surprise rarely fails to dazzle."--The New York Times Book Review

Harry Barnett lives the life of an Englishman on permanent vacation in Greece, house-sitting for a powerful friend and hiding from a past disgrace. That is, until a guest at the villa disappears on a walking tour, and Harry is the number one suspect. While a Greek detective tries to trap him, and the British tabloids pillory him at home, Harry's conscience is his worst enemy of all. What happened to young, beautiful Heather Mallender? Who took her--and why didn't Harry realize that something was amiss?

Suddenly, a man steeped in failure has found a purpose, retracing the strange, twisting route that led to Heather's vanishing. But the more he learns, the less he knows. Until Harry finds himself at the heart of a dangerous puzzle whose pieces are scattered everywhere: in the realm of British politics, in the beds of adulterous lovers, in the past, the present, and most of all, amid the secrets of a killer. . . .

Praise for Into the Blue

"Cracking good literature entertainment . . . had me utterly spellbound . . . [Into the Blue is] a book that will push the edges of late night fatigue. . . . It's the storyteller as magician; we only see what he wants us to see, when he wants us to see it."--Washington Post Book World

"A cracker, twisting, turning and exploding with real skill."--Daily Mirror

"Impossible to put down . . . totally compels you from the first page to the last . . . a wonderful storyteller."--Yorkshire Post

Review Quotes

"Ultimate page-turner and late-night obsessive read."
--Rocky Mountain News

''A book that will push the edges of late night fatigue... had me utterly spellbound...cracking good entertainment."
--Washington Post

''Impossible to put down... Totally compels you from the first page to the last... a wonderful storyteller."
--Yorkshire Post

''A cracker, twisting, turning and exploding with real skill."
--Daily Mirror

About the Author

ROBERT GODDARD was born in Hampshire and read History at Cambridge. His first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. His first Harry Barnett novel, Into the Blue, was winner of the first WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award and was dramatized for TV, starring John Thaw.