Linwood Barclay 
Take Your Breath Away 
A Novel

A missing woman. A husband suspected. The truth will . . .TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAYFrom the New York Timesbestselling author of Find You Firstand Elevator Pitchcomes a gripping psychological thriller about a formerly missing woman who has suddenly returned under mysterious circumstances.One weekend, while Andrew Mason was on a fishing trip, his wife, Brie, vanished without a trace. Most everyone assumed Andy had got away with murderits always the husband, isnt it?but the police could never build a strong case against him. For a while, Andy hit rock bottomhe drank too much to numb the pain, was abandoned by all his friends save one, nearly lost his business, and became a pariah in the place he once called home.Now, six years later, Andy has finally put his life back together. He sold the house he once shared with Brie and moved away. To tell the truth, he wasnt sad to hear that the old place was razed and a new house built on the site. Hes settled down with a new partner, Jayne, and life is good.But Andys peaceful world is about to shatter. One day, a woman shows up at his old address, screaming, Wheres my house? Whats happened to my house? And then, just as suddenly as she appeared, the womanwho bears a striking resemblance to Brieis gone. The police are notified and old questionsand dark suspicionsresurface.Could Brie really be alive after all these years? If so, where has she been? It soon becomes clear that Andys future and the lives of those closest to him depend on discovering what the hell is going on. The trick will be whether he can stay alive long enough to unearth the answers.