I morning I happened to be watching one of the early TV talk shows and he was being interviewed by a well known female cast member. She was extolling how excited she was after reading the opening paragraph to his new book, ” Tell No One”.

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Simon Green is a successful financial manager, married to a successful doctor and father to their three children. Life was pretty good for them until their oldest daughter went away to college, met a boy and spiraled downward. She eventually ran away and they’d given up looking for her. Except Simon really hadn’t and when one day he sees her in Central Park, he goes after her and things get out of control. What happens after that moment leads him and his family down paths they’d never expected to ever experience. Andreeva, Nellie (October 3, 2022). "Myron Bolitar Series In Works At Netflix As Harlan Coben Extends Overall Deal At Streamer". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 4, 2022. After graduating in 1984, Coben worked in the travel industry, in a company owned by his grandfather. [5] [7] It was during that time when he wrote his first book, romantic suspense thriller Play Dead, which was accepted for publication when he was 26 and released in 1990. [7] It was followed by Miracle Cure in 1991. He then began writing a series of thrillers featuring a former basketball player turned sports agent, Myron Bolitar, who often finds himself investigating murders involving his clients. Coben, Harlan (June 15, 2003). "Opinion | A WORK OF FICTION; The Key To My Father". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved March 27, 2022. A perfect family is shattered when their daughter goes missing in this "brilliantly executed" New York Times bestselling thriller from a "master storyteller" ( Providence Sunday Journal).

Simon Greene and his wife Ingrid live a somewhat privileged middle-class life, together with their 3 children Sam, Anya and Paige. So he sits on a lonely bench in Central Park near Strawberry Fields lost in his memories. You don't give up on that one child who has strayed so very far. You just don't. In the distance he hears a female voice singing off key and strumming a guitar. He's mesmerized by the very sight of her begging for stray dollar bills and random coins. Paige looks up in her drugged state, but she utters one word: "Dad?" Simon reaches toward her, but Paige takes off running in a frenzied motion. And right up in Simon's face is Aaron, Paige's druggie boyfriend. An altercation takes place and it's videotaped by onlookers. Now Simon is the one arrested. One of the things that draws me to this author time and time again is his ability to challenge me. But, on this occasion, I easily met that challenge, piecing together key developments in advance, despite what I thought were some rather weak and obvious red herrings.

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Harlan Coben’s books are like braids. Strands of equal strength are woven together to bring the reader a strong story. Here, we’ve got Simon Green, who should have the perfect life. But his eldest daughter has succumbed to drugs and wants nothing to do with her family. When Simon sees her busking in Strawberry Fields he tries to talk to her but ends up in a fight with her dealer boyfriend. Next thing, the boyfriend is dead. Simon and his wife Ingrid begin a search for their daughter, taking them to some of the darker and seamier sides of the city. With plenty of characters and twists, this was a gripping plot and I enjoyed it. The only reason it received 3.5 stars instead of 4 is simply because a good 80% of the drama in the story is caused by dishonesty. If characters had been upfront and truthful from the beginning, so much could have been solved earlier, with less bloodshed. I know this is probably the point; but it is infuriating to read these scenes when they could have been avoided so easily if people didn’t insist on keeping their secrets.Coben's] writing and storytelling are firing on all cylinders and the seemingly straightforward tale takes a sharp turn when it's least expected" DAILY MAIL