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Tell No One by Harlan Coben

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beate251's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Eight years ago, Dr Beck's wife was murdered by a serial killer, he himself left for dead. Since then, his life has been suspended in animation - he works and he grieves, that's all. One day he gets an email that seems to be coming from Elizabeth, with info only she could know - could she still be alive? But how?

What follows is a roller-coaster thriller in which we get introduced to quite a few seemingly unrelated people who find together in the end, but not before the plot has twisted like a pretzel several times. Nothing is as it seems and no one is as innocent as they first look in this fast-paced, far-fetched and very entertaining page-turner. Read it in one sitting.

One of the review excerpts from the blurb says: "This book will keep you up until 2 a.m." After I'd finished reading and written this review, I looked at my watch and it was exactly 2am! Can someone de-bug my house please?

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jenhurst's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a really solid thriller and I can see why the book and the author is still being talked about almost 15 years after this book was published. I liked how the clues were hidden in plain sight the whole time and you could unravel them. Most modern mysteries try really hard to be shocking and throw a twist in at the end and all the details to fit it. This also isn’t a run of the mill domestic thriller with a alcoholic/mentally ill women that is the unreliable narrator. So refreshing. I’m excited to read more by Harlan Coben.

squishythings's review

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adventurous fast-paced

2.5

tmchale93's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lydiahollern's review

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thelibraryskeeper's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don't normally go for suspense novels so this is a new genre for me. I was very invested in the story at first but the ending really left me feeling like the author had rushed it.

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