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Gone for Good

Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

34 reviews
Sales Rank: 3613

Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.5 x 1.2

ISBN: 0752849123
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780752849126
ASIN: 0752849123

Publication Date: January 6, 2003
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2 out of 5 stars

How's Your Third Act? December 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

There's an old saying among scriptwriters in Hollywood - "How's your third act?" It acknowledges (and this applies to novels too, especially thrillers) that setting up an intriguing, page-turning situation is one thing. Resolving it in a convincing way is another entirely.
This is perfectly illustrated in Harlan Coben's "Gone For Good." He creates the intriguing opening all right (he nearly always does). It's just that in justifying it, he has to resort to the heaviest, most convoluted and implausible exposition imaginable.
I was prepared to accept this in "Tell No One." Not this time. Over the final chapters, when I was meant to be nail-biting, Im afraid I was laughing out loud.

5 out of 5 stars

Almost 400 pages of pure adrenalin! October 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This was my first Harlan Coben book and I loved it!

The opening chapter begins with Will's mother, Sunny, on her death bed, whispering something incredible about her other son, Ken, who had vanished into thin air 11 years earlier after the brutal murder of their neighbour Julie (who had also been, in the past, Will's much loved girlfriend). Ken had been accused of the murder but Will had always believed in his innocence, despite the evidence against him.
After the funeral, something totally unexpected turnes up in Sunny's bedroom. This starts off a series of mind-boggling events. The tension starts building up immediately, escalating up to the very last page, with twists & turns at every corner.

I liked ALL the characters, no exceptions, well depicted and very credible indeed. Will's and his friend Square's jobs, in particular, working and volunteering for a charity house trying to save young teenagers from the dangers of street life, is well described and conveys the care, understanding and efforts these persons put into their line of work (and not just in fiction). Although pertinent to some of the events, the story is not, however, solely centered on their work at the charity. There's so much more! A real page-turner, where narrative, events and dialogues are fast paced, plausible and convincing.

Just the kind of thriller book I like, where, in the end, every little detail is taken care of, every question is answered to and you are left without any lingering doubts. Great!

4 out of 5 stars

Page Turning Roller Coaster October 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

How unlucky can you be?
A brother on the run for killing your ex-girlfriend;your current girlfriend the suspect for a double homicide, and your mother has just died.
This is just the beginning of the multi twists and turns that puts the reader through the wringer, before the sledgehammer ending.
So many chapters with gobsmacking endings may seem a little contrived, but hey, sit back and enjoy it for chrissakes!
On my Greek holiday I absolutely loved it beginning to end, and I'll certainly be checking out Harlan Coben's other books.
If I could give 7 stars out of 5, I certainly would have.

5 out of 5 stars

TWISTS FROM BEGINNING TO END September 20, 2007
I loved this book. It's the first by the author. I was hooked from the beginning. I got the into the story from the 1st page and couldnt put it down. Infact i read it in a day!
I cant believe how many twists there are even at the very end when i thought i'd finished i was in for a shock! Please read you'll love it too. I've just ordered 4 more of his books to read thats telling you somehting!

5 out of 5 stars

A gripping read September 18, 2007
This is the first of Coben's books that I read and I really enjoyed it. It jumps straight into the main storyline paving the way for the twists and secrets that are to be revealed in time. You will find yourself trying to guess what will happen next and what the final outcome will be, but you will undoubtedly end up surprised! I found it difficult to put the book down once I had started reading it.