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Date of Release: June 2002 |
Publisher: Allen & Unwin |
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In a departure from his well-established Myron Bolitar series, Coben offers up what is essentially a suburban nightmare.
The novel centres on Will Klein, a placid and well-adjusted do-gooder who's brother disappeared eleven years ago under suspicion of murder. The death of Klein's mother proves the catalyst for a series of events which robs him of his lover and shatters everything about the past and the present. Everything and nothing is as it seems as Klein struggles to find the truth amid a world of deception, betrayal, corruption and death.
Despite being a much darker book than his previous offerings, Coben handles the narrative with a deftness that keeps the reader hooked. The plot is complex and devious and complimented with engaging and infuriating characters. Klein is refreshingly gormless as the innocent abroad and the villains are suitably menacing and twisted. The ending is both surprising and satisfying and you won't see it coming.
Well worth the read.
