Harlan Coben

Parents Adam and Hannah confront the shocking secret on which their marriage was built, leaving Adam to wonder whether he ever truly knew his wife at all. By the best-selling author of Missing You.

The Stranger

Annalissa Powner 

Wow... Just wow! It took me a little while to get really into The Stranger, probably because I'm not he biggest fan of multiple points of few when reading a mystery, but that aside this was one of the few times for me it made the book so much better. The Stranger was like waves, some big would hit you then slowly build again to another puzzle piece and just when you thought you knew what was up BAMB another wave. I have to say I can understand the strangers point of view, I can see the idea and why it appealed, I also think it's a horrible thing to do. In the end though I would never have guessed that would be how it ended, I was a tiny bit let down because I felt it should have been some big secret from someone's past come back to truly bite them, but then again the ending was somewhat worse. Just goes to show no one is every truly "living the dream" the way we think they are.

"The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world." --Amazon.com.

Victoria

Nope. Just... nope. Everyone in this book is an idiot and annoying. The only one I liked didn't even get more than a chapter so that sucks but ugh, I hated this. I expected more from you, Coben. I really did.

Amina Madadi (ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ)

3.5 rounded to 4
A stranger and his associates reveal hidden truths to some people rocking their world in the process, the whole operation is supposed to be harmless, liars and cheaters are exposed, the money is paid and everyone goes his way. But when the Stranger tells Adam Price his wife faked her pregnancy few years ago, the later wants to know the how and the why. When he gets to the bottom of this, his wife disappears. From that moment, Adam watches as everything he built crumple down around him, would his life and family make it?

The book starts off slowly, but when it picks its pace (about half the book), you won't put it down, the characters are well developed, and very interesting, the writer gives us a number of separate tales making us wonder how they can be related to the main story line but in the end they're woven together in a masterful way. 

 I really did enjoy this book and to be honest I didn't see a part of the end coming. I still don't understand all the fuss and hype about Run Away and how is it better rated than this one.

Pick up the book, you won't regret it!

Sonja H

Die Geschichte begann sehr ungewöhnlich und mysteriös, wurde jedoch leider früher als erwartet in einem wesentlichen Aspekt aufgelöst und das nicht sehr überzeugend. Es liefen Handlungsstränge zusammen, die nicht wirklich zueinander passten und aufgrund der Charakterbeschreibung einer Figur konnte ich auch die Gründe für ihr Handeln nicht nachvollziehen. 
Alles in allem ist es zwar ein spannendes Buch, aber bei Weitem nicht so gut durchdacht wie "Fool me Once".

Megan Oiler 

3.5

It was fast paced, kept me engaged, but I just kept waiting for something huge. And it never came. I guess I just expected more. Overall, a mixture between good and meh for me.

Lauren Segers 

Meh. A woman leaves her family without explanation after a bombshell is dropped on her husband. The husband takes on the role of detective and uncovers the truth but the truth was...a little boring? Sorry, but the story had me in the beginning, expecting some wild and crazy twists and turns, but all I got from it was a kiddie roller coaster ride.

The Stranger

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