Leigh reviewed on 7/19/2015 + 378 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I'd heard a lot about how great a writer Coben is. I see exactly why people like reading him. This thriller engaged me, enraged me, and pleased me with its complexity. I like that Coben didn't include superfluous and useless detail in order to round out the characters. No detail was insignificant. Everything came into play and Coben wrapped things up tight - really tight. I have to admit I was impressed, as I've never read an author who introduced so many little sub-plots and interesting side stories and then weaved them all together. It was like looking at one of those pictures that you can easily see from a distance and then when you get close up you see it's really thousands of smaller pictures. Coben just steps the reader back, a little bit at a time, until you see the stunning picture he's created. The message at the end of this one truly touched me and it's a good lesson for anyone.

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