Reviews
Harlan Coben writes a great mystery. I love the ones that feature Myron Bolivar, but this is more of a stand alone. I think Paul Copeland may have appeared in a book before, and I know that Cingle Shaker, the knockout private-eye has been in one or two of his books, but for the most part, this breaks new ground.[return][return]He is currently prosecuting 2 frat boys for raping a girl who gets by stripping and other activities. The very powerful father of one of the boys proceeds to try to dig up dirt on Paul to make him drop the case. This digs up the 20 year old murder/disappearance of his sister. Some of the things in the story seem a bit improbable to me, but you forgive Mr. Coben because it's such a good read. I'm passing this one on to my son, who is now a fan as well.
Such a unexpected surprise. So many twists and surprises. I had never heard of this book (or the TV series) but holy cow is it good!
The Woods by Harlan Coben This was my first Harlan Coben book and I read it in less that twenty-four hours. It had me hooked completely I simply couldn't put it down! It was nice to have a murder mysery that didn't revolve around a policeman or detective. Although I loved it, I couldn't help rearranging sentences in my head to flow better, so it wasn't perfect, but the best murder mystery I'd read in a long time!
This is an intriguing mystery with some really good twists.
I feel like Harlan Coben can never write a bad mystery novel. I have enjoyed his books for years and have never been disappointed. This is definitely one of his best works and I really enjoyed it!
My first Harlan Coben book and will probably read more.
