Look Both Ways A Novel
Look Both Ways A Novel by Linwood Barclay is a gripping tale published by HarperCollins Publishers on October 25, 2022. This 448-page novel explores a world where automotive technology has advanced beyond imagination, set against the backdrop of Garrett Island, a small community participating in a revolutionary experiment with autonomous vehicles. As the islanders embrace this new era of car travel, the excitement quickly turns to chaos when a journalist goes missing, and the vehicles begin to malfunction in alarming ways.
Readers will find a blend of action, suspense, and elements of horror as the narrative unfolds. The story follows Sandra Montrose, a single mother and public relations executive, as she navigates the challenges posed by the Arrival, a networked autonomous vehicle designed to ensure safe travel. However, as the situation escalates, questions arise about whether the malfunctions are mere accidents or something more sinister. This novel delves into themes of technology and its implications, making it a thought-provoking read for fans of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
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Inspired by his decades-long love of cars, internationally bestselling author Linwood Barclay envisions a world in which automotive technology outpaces our wildest dreams–and our darkest nightmares–in a gripping new novel of action and suspense
These headlights are watching you…
The media have descended on Garrett Island, a small, isolated community that is the setting of a visionary experiment. All the residents’ cars were sent to the mainland and for the past month the islanders have been “driving” the Arrival, a revolutionary autonomous vehicle. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go and, because the fleet is networked and aware of one another, car travel is now 100% safe. The future, it seems, has arrived.
As the excitement reaches a fever pitch, Sandra Montrose–islander, single mom, and public relations executive–prepares for Arrival Inc.’s flashy press event. Sandra is more than ready for this new world. Her husband died after falling asleep at the wheel and she’s relieved that her two teens, Archie and Katie, will never need driver’s licenses.
But as the celebratory day gets underway, disaster strikes. A visiting journalist has vanished, possibly murdered. Before long, the Arrivals run amok, no longer taking orders from their passengers. They’re starting to organize. They’re beginning to hunt. And they seem hell-bent on killing any human they encounter.
Is this all just a tragic accident, a technological malfunction with deadly consequences? Or were the vehicles programmed to act this way in a cruel act of corporate sabotage? Or could it be that the Arrivals have a mind of their own?
Fasten your seatbelts–it’s going to be a bumpy ride
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