The suspense died down near the end so I didn't enjoy this as much as I expected

i absolutely love harlen coben, i enjoyed “i will find you” and loved his netflix shows so i had high hopes for this book and although it was a great book, it left me confused and kind of all over the place. i would still definitely recommend it, but i think the multiple pov and storylines is what confused me. besides that, this is a great book of fast paced crime and mystery with a ton of twists that you’d never expect. this is a story about Dr Beck, and his wife Elizabeth, who was murdered 8 years ago. however, Dr Beck starts to receive anonymous emails and bring him on a long path of discovering the truth behind that night 8 years ago.

Talk about an ending that leaves you shocked in a good way! I love Harlan Cobens books because the ends aren't happy, but that's because closure rarely is and he plays to that aspect so so well. Tell No One was one of those books where you think you know what's happening, who did what and why, but you're wrong and somehow that's so much better. I'm a reader who loaves point of view changes, I hate them to no end, except when Harlan Coben does them, he makes you feel like without them here is no way you could truly enjoy or understand the story and with them you feel like you have the people right in front of you retelling the whole intense story. Th

Excellent!

Okay, I must confess. I almost put this book down for good at about 88.76% into it. I thought I knew what was going on because 80% into it, I took a guess and when the reveal came, I was like "okay, there it is and I was right wtf". Of course, I only thought that that was the reveal; that that was it. So I felt betrayed and disappointed. When it comes to suspense/thrillers, I hate it when I'm able to guess what's going on or what went on or if the reveal is too boring and I'm left like "fuck that's it???" And I thought the same of this. I thought I knew what happened. I thought I was right. I thought I got it all fucking right and that the last few pages will be a damn bore because I already knew what's happening. But damn, I was wrong. The last 30 or so pages are the most important ones! Just when you thought that you have it all figured out, Coben bursts your bubble and you're like "damn that's fucked" then you read some more and you're like "fuck wait what???? No shit?????" So I must say. I'm pretty impressed. I only gave this 4 stars, though, because the whole thing was a drag. You would think that I'd love the multiple plot twists and cliffhangers but ugh, too much, man. There's such as thing as too fucking much. But the story itself, like I said, I'm pretty impressed.

Consistently fast paced. Great twist at the end. A definite read for those who love a great thriller and mystery.

Coben's name has been tossed around as a top thriller/mystery writer for a while, so on a recent vacation to the mountains I grabbed a few of his books to finally check out the hype. I wasn't looking for a masterpiece, but the plot, characters, and dialogue just all seemed so ridiculous and contrived. I finished it, but it didn't leave me eager to read the other book I have of his on my shelf. I don't mind an easy "beach read" that may never top the charts as classic literature, but this book really fell flat for me.

Fun & twisty! Really enjoyed the characters and light writing style

Tell No One by Harlan Coben The last couple of Coben books I've read weren't very impressive, this one however was the reason why I started reading Coben in the first place. It was exciting, dramatic, full of twists and turns and unexpected reveals. My only complaint is that it was a little too complicated at the end. I like Coben because his books are easy to read and page turners. I had to reread some parts to make sure I understood what was going on. If that hadn't been the case, this book would have easily been five stars, Coben's best book.

3.5 rounded up The plot was pretty clever. I’m not sure I’ve read a mystery thriller that put that much thought into plot beats after the details of the mystery are revealed. In a way, the mystery reveal is the buttressing for a satisfying finale. Bit of a gamble though, because there’s so many components that it feels really contrived until the information is sorted multiple times; the first time being actually a bit of an annoying info dump. For me, because the reveal is too predictable and contrived, driving beyond that, almost every mile beyond it, actually became more interesting to me. I notice that I tend to rarely care about characters in this genre. And this was true here. The way my brain works, with these stories I’m constantly speculating about what’s happened. Character comes into play in so far as who seems like they’d do it or not. I’ve just consumed so much of this genre in book and media form, I automatically look at it like a writers room approach. This gelled well with the story because it’s mostly plot acting on the character, loss of agency goes hand in hand with these titles. I didn’t get attached to anybody. For instance, as soon as we’re through the events of the blurb, you pretty much know whatever the character is feeling and thinking is a misdirect. How can you feel like a character is three dimensional and real when you know, especially in first person perspective, their every thought and limited perspective is designed to pivot the reader in the wrong direction. I just have a weird mind, I guess. I wonder if this is overrated for people big on character, or the development worked for them? I could see it going either way. One day I’ll be able to suspend my disbelief in this genre. Maybe when I pick up something that isn’t billed as such.

This book was a little bit too much, and I didn't like the last plot twist, but the book is actually nice and I pretend to read some other ones of this author

I found myself just not caring about halfway in. Finished it regardless but the characters feel a bit flat for me, and the story was dragged out waaaay too much.