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Harlan Coben is rapidly becoming one of the top thriller writers on the planet. Since his breakthrough novel, 'Tell No One', his powerful blend of characters, lightning pace and whiplash-inducing twists has endeared him to readers worldwide.
Author Notes
Harlan Coben was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 4, 1962. After receiving a political science degree from Amherst College, he worked in the travel industry in a company owned by his grandfather. He writes the Myron Bolitar series and Mickey Bolitar series. His other works include Gone for Good, The Innocent, The Woods, Hold Tight, Caught, Stay Close, Six Years, Missing You, The Stranger, Fool Me Once, Home, and Don't Let Go. Tell No One was turned into the multiple award-winning 2006 French film Ne le Dis à Personne. He was the first author to win the Edgar Award, Shamus Award, and Anthony Award.
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Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
At the start of this disappointing stand-alone from bestseller Coben (Promise Me), Paul "Cope" Copeland, acting county prosecutor for Essex County, N.J., and Lucy Gold, his long-lost summer camp love, are still haunted by a fateful night, decades earlier, when their nighttime tryst allowed some younger campers, including Cope's sister, to venture into the nearby forest, where they apparently fell victim to the Summer Slasher, a serial killer. Cope's intense focus on a high-profile rape prosecution of some wealthy college students shifts after one of the Slasher's victims, whose body was never found, turns up as a recent corpse in Manhattan, casting doubt on the official theory of the old case. Cope's own actions on that night again come under scrutiny, even as the highly placed fathers of the men he's prosecuting work to unearth as many skeletons as possible to pressure him into dropping the rape case. Less than compelling characters fail to compensate for a host of implausibilities. Hopefully, Coben will return to form with his next book. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
Twenty years after his teenaged sister and three of her friends were murdered at their summer camp, a New Jersey prosecutor learns that one of the victims--and maybe more than one--may have walked away. Almost everyone Paul Copeland loves is gone. His mother took off years ago; his perfect wife died of cancer; his father went to his grave digging in the woods surrounding the old PLUS camp and telling Paul, "We still need to find her." In fact, nobody's ever found any more of Camille Copeland, than some bloody clothing. Three months after his father's death, a fresh corpse reopens the case with a jolt. Pressed by the NYPD to view the body found carrying his address, Paul's sure it's Gil Perez, even though he's supposed to have died in the woods two decades ago and his parents insist it's not him. The discovery is so shocking that Paul can barely keep his mind on his latest high-profile case: the prosecution of two frat boys for raping exotic dancer Chamique Johnson, who was invited to a party at their house and then assaulted. Maybe it's just as well if Paul is too distracted to bear down on the defendants, since their wealthy fathers are determined to cut him off at the knees by any means necessary, even if that means hunting for skeletons in his closet. EJ Jenrette goes after Paul with gusto. Considering his checkered family history, however, the ensuing revelations are a lot less resonant than they ought to be. And Coben's fondness for playing out twist after twist long after most tale-spinners would have packed it in makes his yarn seem urgent but not terribly consequential, because unlike most of the author's heroes (Promise Me, 2006, etc.), Paul never feels as if he's in real danger. All the surprises you'd expect from Coben, but a lot fewer thrills. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Superstar thriller writer Coben has an uncanny knack for getting readers to care deeply about his main characters--fast. Maybe it's that he often sets a metaphorical time bomb next to his main character's head, or puts him in metaphorical quicksand on page 1, or introduces a conflict so gripping you can't see how the hero can pull through. But Coben gets you tangled completely in his elaborate plots even before they really take off. In his latest, Coben uses the device of a very sympathetic character whose past threatens to engulf him at the outset. The hero, Paul Copeland, is an Essex County, New Jersey, prosecutor and a widower with a six-year-old daughter. The novel starts with two cops entering a school gym where Copeland is watching his daughter try to tumble. His own life tumbles when the cops lead him to the morgue, where he identifies a dead man whom he believed had been murdered, along with Copeland's own sister, almost 20 years before. The murder that destroyed his parents and continually threatens Copeland's psyche took place at a summer camp when a wealthy counselor slashed the throats of a series of victims. As Copeland is dealing with the reemergence of the long-ago trauma, he is also involved in prosecuting a group of rich fraternity kids for the rape of a stripper. Both cases place Copeland in increasing, heart-stopping danger. Another Coben gripper. --Connie Fletcher Copyright 2007 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Four teens entered the deep, dark woods, and two returned. Now county prosecutor Paul Copeland is facing a case that recalls his sister's disappearance that fateful night. With a national tour. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.