Bruce -
Barclay is one of the best suspense and thriller writers today. That said, while most thrillers require a certain suspension of disbelief, I found "The Accident" to be a little too implausible. It's really hard to be specific without revealing spoilers so I'll just say the novel was a bit too busy, too many characters involved in too many things and though the plot twists were surprising they also too suspect, no pun intended. An okay novel, not Barclay's best.
