Advantages: Gripping, tense thriller with plenty of twists Disadvantages: None
Sara and Michael are a successful married couple, with Sara a rising star in the world of TV presenting on news and current affairs programmes and Michael a New York Knicks basketball star. Their family and social connections tie them to important people ...
Advantages: Interesting plot and characters. The book flows very well Disadvantages: None
Recently, my hubby and I went on holiday and hubby didn’t have any new books to read so whilst in the airport, he bought two new ones to take with him. Both were Harlan Coben books and when he had finished this one, I decided to make a start on it to brea ...
Advantages: A decent crime read Disadvantages: Not up to Coben's current high standard
It's worth reading Coben's own short introduction in which he suggests that if you haven't read any of his other work, then perhaps you should, before you come back to this one. That’s not just the guy being modest. What he says about the book being dat ...
Advantages: Easy reading, good twist Disadvantages: Characters, diologue
Despite penning this book in his early twenties, it has only recently been published in the UK. I first came across this book when ASDA had a 3 for £10 offer on paperbacks. I chose this one because I've read a couple of Harlan Coben's books before and qu ...
Advantages: If you like to read Jackie Collins this could suit you Disadvantages: predictable plotting, one dimensional characterisation, poor writing style
Having selected this novel from a pile of offerings by this author, I wish I had bothered to read the introduction before checking it out of the library. It begins like this:
“Okay, if this is the first book of mine you’re going to try, stop now. Retur ...
