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Summary: TELL EVERYONE
Review: Harlan Coben, the author known for his series about the sports agent Myron Bolitar, has crafted a fine thriller in his book Tell No One. In this stand alone title, Coben takes his readers on the ride of a lifetime. From the first page till the last, my heart raced and I found myself staying up late at night to finish this book.David Beck, once married to Elizabeth, has finally rebuilt his life since the kidnapping, disappearance and assumed death of his beloved wife several years before. Now, a respected doctor with a practice in New York City, David finds himself experiencing some very strange events which lead him to wonder if Elizabeth could still be alive. First, an e mail arrives with information known only to the two of them, then two bodies are found on property owned by the Beck family which may have been involved in the kidnapping, and finally an image appears on a web camsite which looks suprisingly just like Elizabeth. With fury and determination, Beck begins to investiage Elizabeth's kidnapping and what has happened in the intervening years. Along the way Becks efforts are thwarted by a billionaire who may or may not be involved, the father of one of his patients who uses his street smarts to help out and a cast of other characters who are quite memorable. The pace is fast, the book becomes wet from holding it too hard with perspiring hands and you most liely will might find yourself holding your breath as the book moves along to a startling conclusion. But readers need to be warned to slow down a bit for the last 50 pages as the plot and action moves quickly fronm page to page with complicated and somewhat convoluted twists and turns. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and instead of Telling No One I tell everyone to read this book. This may have been my first Harlan Coben book but it certainly won't be the only book of his I plan on reading.
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Summary: A gripping mystery
Review: This book was returned to me by mistake (I don't own a copy), but after reading a couple of pages, I was hooked, and I read the book before returning it to the real owner. David Beck married his childhood sweetheart, after a storybook romance. But on their wedding anniversary, she is abducted and he is assaulted. A short time later, her body is found, dumped on the side of the road and mutilated, an apparent victim of the serial killer "KillRoy." Eight years later, Beck is a doctor working at a low-income clinic. He treats the children of prostitutes and drug-dealers, and cares for his grandfather, who suffers from Alzheimer's. But Beck has never forgotten Elizabeth. When he gets a mysterious e-mail on their anniversary, "D.B. + E.P. /////////////////////" he is floored. Only Elizabeth would know the meaning of such a message. Could she be alive? Suddenly Beck finds himself wrapped up in a gut-twisting, heart-pounding race to find his wife before the noose tightens around his own neck. Because for some reason, after eight years of believing KillRoy murdered Elizabeth Beck, the FBI is questioning her husband. Not only that, but when he goes to his father-in-law for answers, he gets only more questions. And now an old friend has been murdered, and someone is framing Beck. My two main complaints about this book: 1. The point-of-view switching is a little confusing; however, after the first switch, I began to expect them, and it wasn't too difficult to follow. 2. This is my real complaint--there wasn't enough build-up to the twist at the end. Yes, there was a little (very little) foreshadowing. I would have preferred a little more. The reader gets a pretty intimate look inside Beck's mind, and I felt blindsided by the revelations at the end. I would still recommend this to anyone who isn't squeamish (innocent characters do die, painfully) and who loves the mystery/suspense genre.
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Summary: Brill!!!
Review: This is a truly brillliant book! Me and both of my friends have read ti and we all agree that it is fab! I was gripped from start to finish need i say more??? Definatly READ IT!!!
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Summary: Babble to Everyone!
Review: David Beck believes his wife, Elizabeth, is dead and so do her parents as well as her friends. So, when Beck sees what he believes to be proof that Elizabeth is not only alive but wants contact with him, he doesn't have to be told to "Tell No One" since he doubts anyone would believe him anyway. This book definitely deserves to be filed under the can't-put-it-down category. "Tell No One" is the first Harlan Coben book I've read, and based on the writing alone, I'll be checking out other books he's done. Coben's characters are well defined, and his plotting is excellent. Eric Wu is a character to make your toes curl at the mere mention of his name, and Tyrese makes it very difficult to look at men in his line of work the same way ever again. I'm definitely telling all my friends about this book, and my guess is that they'll do exactly the same thing. It's that good.
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Summary: Exciting with many wild twists
Review: I was hestitant when starting this book, however, it proved to be very exciting. 'Tell No One' has many twists and turns and the ending is just as exciting. I highly recommend this book.
It is one you won't be able to put down.
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Summary: Myron fans, beware!
Review: If you enjoyed Coben's Myron Bolitar novels and are expecting great things from this novel, don't read it! I love the Myron series and I have never been more disappointed in a book as I was in this one. One of the things that I enjoyed so much about the Myron books was the witty dialogue and likeable characters (like Win and Esperanza). In this book, Coben tried to be too serious so the dialogue was very sappy and unoriginal (the same goes for the characters). The readers are also treated to the main character's constant running social commentary on the lower class and how some criminals are just misunderstood. "Don't judge a book by its cover" stuff. Another problem that made me uninterested in all the characters was the fact that the good guys are ridiculously good (the main character, his wife, and his sister ALL work for the poor), the bad guys are ridiculously evil (the evil billionaire and his unbelieveably sadistic hitman), and, in classic Harlan Coben style, the cops investigating are all dumb, bull-headed creeps who, if they were any worse, would be wearing swastikas on their arms. Oh yeah, and I forgot the "look at me, I'm so politically correct" lesbian couple, the typical boisterous defense attorney, and the drug dealer with the heart of gold. If you're a Harlan Coben fan, stick to his Myron Bolitar novels. This is like a Myron book without any witty dialogue, likeable characters, or interesting plot developments. Coben's best work is clearly behind him unless he resurrects Myron, I don't think it's going to get better.
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Summary: wish no one would've told me
Review: all the unorignal characters you never wanted to meet again are here in this story. the well meaning doctor, the crooked cops, the over-bearing and plus sized lesbian, the self-important defense attorney, the gangsta drug dealer who has a really good heart. don't waste your time on this waste of time.
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Summary: an absolute stunner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book is definitely one of the best books I've ever read. I love thrillers because they never allow you to put them down and say "Ok, I'll continue tomorrow" and this qualifies as one of the best thrillers ever written. This book has a lot of plot twists but Coben never loses his aim: terrifying tension!!!
Thriller fans and Christopher Pike fans will like this.
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Summary: A fast, compelling read
Review: I hate when people praise a book by saying, "I couldn't put it down!" But I'm not really sure what to say about "Tell No One" except, "I couldn't put it down!" A complete stranger recommended it to me. On a whim I picked it up and was hooked. A day later, I was finished. This baby just careens from plot twist to plot twist, packed to the gills with colorful (and mostly shady) characters. Yeah, it gets a little maudlin at times. And -- ironically, considering the title -- Coben tends to ignore the rule of "show, don't tell." But these are just quibbles about an otherwise first-rate thriller. Highly recommended to all fans of suspense.
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Summary: Harlan Coben's best work...
Review: Harlan Coben pens perhaps his best novel to date in "Tell No One". After having read "No Second chance" - his latest, I was eager to read something else by the talented writer. I was drawn to this book after hearing a few friends tell me that this is his best work and that movie rights had been bought for the story. The talk was not just hype, Coben writes a masterfully suspenseful edge-of-your-seat thriller. It is a fast-paced story that manages to keep you intrigued and guessing for all of its 300+ pages. Let me tell you a few things that may help you make up your own mind about "Tell No One": Coben grabs your attention from the very first page. You learn in the first chapter that 8 years ago Dr. David Beck was celebrating the anniversary of his wife and his first kiss when she is kidnapped and a few days later found dead. During the kidnapping David is beaten and left for dead. Flash forward to present day - after 8 years something happens to shift the reality of what may have really happened that night. Is his wife really dead? The reader is hooked and the story does let go until the thrilling (and surprising) conclusion. Coben combines characters that are cops, FBI, drug dealers, and mafia hitmen and does it all masterfully. Pick this book up and you likely won't be able to put it back down until it's over. It's a very entertaining read by a very talented author.
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