cj_mo_2222 's review for:

Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've read several Coben books and/or watched the TV adaptations and love the suspense and plot twists in his work. Nobody's Fool started out a bit slow for me, but once it got going, I didn't want to put it down. I was rooting for the flawed, but likable main character and kept in suspense by all of the twists and turns in the story. Sometimes I thought I had things figured out and then a new revelation would prove my theory to be wrong. 

The book is listed as the second book in the Sami Kierce series. I didn't read the first book, Fool Me Once, but saw the adaptation. Since the stories are unconnected, Nobody's Fool can definitely be read as a standalone. Sami is a disgraced ex-cop who now works as an investigator for an attorney's office and teaches a criminology course part-time. I really love the relationship between Sami and his wife, Molly. She is supportive of Sami through everything even when more than one incident from his past comes back to haunt him and potentially puts his whole family in danger. In fact, I would love to read a novella told from Molly's point-of-view!

I don't want to spoil things by saying too much about the plot, but I will say again how much I enjoyed getting to know Sami. With some of the things in his past that start to come to light, I wasn't sure what to think about him at first. However, Coben does a great job of showing us how much his wife Molly loves him, his old friend supports him, and his students respect him. This quickly won me over and I liked him as a main character and from the way the story wraps up, I'm hoping this is the last we see of Sami.

I received an advance copy of this ebook from Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for review consideration. My review is voluntary and unbiased.