Ocean City Free Public Library Book Blog

I'm a Coben fan so I'll read anything he puts out. This one was rather more complicated than his past efforts but still a page turner. It was very confusing at the outset, and I think I helped myself by reading it almost at one sitting....that way I didn't have time to forget the characters and plot twists. Dysfunctional families all around, a murder or two (naturally, we're talking about Coben here!) seemingly unrelated story lines that eventually(trust me on this!) come together. Coben ties it up neatly, so keep reading, it makes sense in the end. --Reviewed by Pauline Brady

I'm a fan of Coben but, I did not like this book. Not even a little bit. There were way too many plots and characters to keep track of. The story was all over the place jumping back and forth from one to the other. OK maybe it's just me, I like a book with defined characters and plot. I might just be so simple that my mind won't wrap around the chaos of this book,,,,,,,,NOT. I find it hard to even give a description of the book. It starts out with a muder, jumps to a family with a troubled teen who they spy on via spyware, jumps to yet again a troubled family( I'd move from this neighborhood) who's son killed himself. Yadda Yadda Yadda........... I'm taking a deep breath to calm down,,,,,, In the end you'll just have to read the book and try to stay focused and awake.........