Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay Broken Promise, Far From True & The Twenty-Three

The Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay brings together three connected novels: Broken Promise, Far From True and The Twenty-Three. Set in the town of Promise Falls, the collection follows a series of unsettling events that draw ordinary people into situations marked by suspicion, shock and unanswered questions.

Across the trilogy, a request to check on a grieving relative, a sudden death followed by signs of a break-in, and a Saturday that turns into a town-wide emergency each set new mysteries in motion. As the pressure builds, the stories explore what happens when familiar places and routines are disrupted by incidents that refuse easy explanation.

Included titles

• Broken Promise
• Far From True
• The Twenty-Three

Key details

• Three-book collection
• Promise Falls Trilogy
• By Linwood Barclay
• Includes Broken Promise, Far From True and The Twenty-Three

Synopses

Broken Promise

David Harwood is asked to check on his cousin Marla, who remains traumatised after losing her baby. When he arrives, he finds blood on her front door and discovers Marla caring for a baby. She insists the child was delivered to her “by an angel”.

Far From True

After a freak accident kills Lucy Brighton’s father, she visits his house and becomes convinced someone has broken in. She hires private investigator Cal Weaver to investigate. What he uncovers is not what she expects.

The Twenty-Three

A Saturday in Promise Falls starts normally, then rapidly descends into chaos as people begin dying in the street. With the hospital and emergency services overwhelmed, the cause is unclear. The town is left to question whether it is food poisoning, a virus, or something more sinister.