Toronto novelist Linwood Barclay took a big risk with his latest book, ‘Whistle’: ‘If it sinks like a stone, it will probably be the last of its kind’

Toronto novelist Linwood Barclay took a big risk with his latest book, ‘Whistle’: ‘If it sinks like a stone, it will probably be the last of its kind’

He wrote it in four months, then whipped up another thriller, “Pirate," in case “Whistle” doesn’t sell.

Toronto novelist Linwood Barclay took a big risk with his latest book, 'Whistle': 'If it sinks like a stone, it will probably be the last of its kind'

He wrote it in four months, then whipped up another thriller, “Pirate," in case “Whistle” doesn’t sell.