Tell No One is a 2001 thriller novel by American writer Harlan Coben. [1] [2] [3] This was Coben's third stand-alone novel and first since 1991, his previous seven books having all been part of the Myron Bolitar series. Said Coben, "I came up with a great idea that simply would not work for Myron." [4] I read and reviewed these two novels separately, so this is basically just for my own records. I'm not surprised the two stories were grouped together - they're very similar, both dealing with missing (presumed dead) family members and secrets unravelling. He continued writing the Myron Bolitar series until Tell No One, which was the first standalone thriller novel written after many years. It was published in 2001.

Finally, his debut novel was greenlit by publishers when he was 26. It turned out to be a standalone psychological novel titled Play Dead, published in 1990. His second book, Miracle Cure, was also a standalone novel, and his third one became the first in the Myron Bolitar series, Deal Breaker. Next, Alex and Bruno together go to the office of Pierre Ferrault where Alex questions Ferrault regarding his connection to Margot. Ferrault informs Alex that he had represented a man name Helio Gonzales who had been accused of killing Philippe Neuville, the son of the wealthy and well known Gilbert Neuville. Philippe and Helio had been seen together the night of Philippe's murder and Margot came forward as his alibi for the time of the murder. Margot had originally claimed that she had been professionally counseling Helio, but because no one was expected to believe that she would have been working at 11:00 p.m., Margot eventually admitted that she had had a two-month affair with Helio. After a six-year hiatus, it's good to herald the return of Myron Bolitar, the former Boston Celtics basketball star who became a sports agent and crime solver in Coben's sprightly, Continue reading » As 'Good'as it gets Harlan Coben delivers another stunning novel full of thrills and chills, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 5, 2002When Alex asked Margot's father why he didnt seek help from the authorities, Margot's father claimed that he had already crossed the line. He then provided Alex an envelope containing the details of all the crooked matters he had had with Neuville. He then began to discuss Alex's father, who had also worked as a trainer at the stables. Terrible secrets lead basketball star David Baskin to fake his death while honeymooning in the tropics in this manipulative but otherwise engaging first novel. His bereaved bride, supermodel Laura Continue reading »

This was thoroughly engrossing. I didn’t want to take my AirPods out of my ears. Twisty, turny, and totally addicting. Though I did find several of the characters stereotypical I still thought a couple really took center stage. Shauna wins best friend award… I really enjoyed her snarkiness and Tyrese wins best thug… I loved his redemption. In the next scene, Gilbert Neuville is placed under arrest while attending the jumping show in his son's honor. As he is being escorted away, a rider falls on a fourth jump of a tight series. I am currently reading ‘The boy from the woods’ however in the late 80’s whilst on holiday in New Zealand I was fortunate to read a book about a young boy found in the woods. I cannot recall the title but it was published by Hodder and Strouten, I wonder if that young boy is Wilde and if that book is available today.What Coben does best is take readers into his characters’ hearts and minds. His protagonists are just common folks, minding their own business when—bam!—they are drawn into a terrifying world of sordid crimes and mayhem. (USA Today) Not too sure if the 2for1 special was a good idea, cheaper than both books, but more expensive than each as a single. This is OK as far as thrillers go. It’s got a nice hook to it, but like a lot of these types of story, the plot twists eventually take a turn into pure outlandishness. Plus, I read Coben’s newer book Six Years recently, and that one also involves a man trying to unravel a mystery regarding his lost love so even though this one came first, it seemed more than a little repetitive to me.

I used to love reading books to movies and since Tell no one is unusual in that it's an American author and setting, but French movie, I thought it'd be great to read, and I was not wrong. The movie followed the book pretty closely and I was pleased that my favorite part in the movie was even more expanded in the book (you see the main male character is a pediatrician working for the poor and one of his clients is a drug dealer/crime related guy who dearly respects the doctor for helping out his hemophilac son). Makes me want to watch the movie again (for the 5th time!) Edgar-winner Coben's 10th Myron Bolitar novel (after Long Lost) is a perfect 10: providing readers with new information about the past of the former athlete turned agent and owner of MB Reps; a Continue reading » I admit I fell for these books because of their high rating and I must admit I was dearly disappointed.With Coben, it's very hard to review a book without mentioning spoilers. If I wrote what I want to write, my review would look like a heavily redacted top secret file. So, I will just hit on some key points: If you really want to be a writer, you have to read more!" - these words have echoed in my head since I took that brilliant course, since I came up with yet another innovative novel concept based on a dream that would surely look phenomenal on paper, that I just, couldn't quite work out how to write down.