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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

35 reviews
Sales Rank: 6141

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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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.

5 out of 5 stars

A Typical Harlan Coben Novel August 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Harlan Coben continues to prove that he is one of the best thriller writers around at the moment. A page turner is a much used phrase but in this case it is really appropriate. The author's books are always so well structured and his character's well rounded. He is obviously comfortable with his style and ability and this transmits itself to the reader making the reading of his books sheer pleasure from start to finish. Coben has now got a string of best selling crime novels behind him and all I can say is that I hope he continues to write for many years to come. The author lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.

Eleven long years ago, Julie Miller was found in the basement of her house in new jersey. She had been brutally strangled and all the evidence pointed to Ken Klein, who became the subject of an international manhunt, but he has not been seen since. Ken's brother, Will, has tried to get on with his life since his brother was accused. He now has a wonderful new girlfriend, Sheila and a good job with the homeless, something he cares about passionately.

When his ill mother reveals on her deathbed that she knows that ken is still alive, Will feels as if he has been kicked in the stomach by a mule. Shortly after the revelation Will's girlfriend Sheila disappears and he feels that his life is being torn apart again through something that is not is fault. Things only get worse when he finds out that Sheila is also wanted for a savage double murder that Will's life reaches its lowest point.

This book does border on being a little far fetched, but it is fiction after all and I found it an enjoyable read, as are all Harlan Coben's books.

3 out of 5 stars

What does Will Klein look like? July 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Although this is definitely a page turner I was disappointed that Coben didn't bother describing the main character to us so that we could imagine him better. We can guess his age but what does he look like? Was he tall, fair? He describes Squares but doesn't bother with Will Klein. Also the story was full of plots and twists but towards the end there were just too many, just when you thought it was over, there was another twist and at the end it was all just a bit too incredible. Plus there were some mistakes in chapter 44 and 50. See if you can spot them.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't miss it June 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

One of the best books I ever read. It keeps you hooked and surprised all along.I highly recommend it

3 out of 5 stars

Great potboiler but with deja vu ... March 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

On its own merits, this book deserves 4 stars. It's a cracking potboiler, if a bit too cynical and coldblooded for my tastes. My main complaint was that as I was reading it, I felt I'd read it all before. The plot is much too similar to that of "Tell No One" which I read last summer. A recent photograph turns up of a supposedly dead relative ... Maybe they're not dead after all? (Okay, in "Tell No One" it was a tape and not a photo, but you get the idea.) It's still a gripping read and much recommended. Well worth reading even if you *have* read Tell No One, as it kept me guessing till the end.