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emmaklapish's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
janice_attard's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
megsk22's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
pkonno96's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jochemzentveld's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
missyjohnson's review against another edition
4.0
Harlan Coban did a good job making the characters believable and interesting. Atlantic City is the location for this mystery. Megan is a mom with a past that her husband doesn’t know about. Her curiosity and nostalgia pulls her back to visit the club where she was a former dancer. This coincides with a murder and Detective Broom has to figure out what the connection with Megan/Cassie could be to the latest disappearance of a not so good guy. Cops on the take, mobsters, psychotic Barbie and Ken mob enforcers, the photographer who was jilted by Cassie. The story was well done and the twist at the end with Lorraine was a good one. Good humor interspersed as well
byp's review against another edition
2.0
Boy. I've read every stand alone Harlan Coben has written since Tell No One. He's one of the few "best sellers" that I find enjoyable, AND I admire his outspokenness about sexism in publishing. But, LORD, I slogged through this, and slogging is absolutely not what reading a novel like this should be like. I just didn't really care about the mystery, and the characters seemed extra-cliched, but, more than that, this book felt dated. Its technology did not realistically seem to take place in 2012, which is something Coben is usually good at. A book like this should be read in a day or two, and this took me two weeks.
fflur_jones's review against another edition
3.0
This was a solid thriller and kept me on my toes. The ending was semi-satisying - felt a little far fetched and not quite set up well enough. Also many of the characters felt a little cartoonish - not sure why Ken and Barbie were really necessary and even the main characters fell into classic stereotypes (soccer mum, divorced policeman...). Still an enjoyable read though.