A review by mrsfligs
Play Dead by Harlan Coben

2.0

I enjoy a good Harlan Coben thriller every so often so I picked this up for a little "candy bar" reading. UGH!! I didn't know this was one of his first books (he wrote it in his 20s). He writes in the introduction that he didn't go back and rework it ... but he really should have. I would be embarrassed to put this out there! The plot is ridiculous -- and I didn't understand WHY some of the characters chose to do what they did. The writing was bad too. As Coben says, "if this is your first book of mine, put it down and walk away." Really, this should apply to everyone. Not even sure why I finished this ... maybe to see if it would miraculously improve or when you can't look away from a car accident.