The Innocent, Harlan Coben
The Innocent, Harlan Coben
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The Innocent

Author: Harlan Coben

Narrator: Dylan Baker

Abridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/10/2004


Synopsis

A gripping new thriller from Harlan Coben, author of the instant New York Times bestsellers Just One Look, No Second Chance, and Tell No One.

Abridged CD - 5 CDs, 6 hours

About Harlan Coben

Author Harlan Coben, was born into a New Jersey Jewish family in 1962, where he eventually graduated from Livingston High School with his childhood friend, Chris Christie, who of course became a prominent politician and the Governor of New Jersey. Coben then went on to study political science at Amherst College where he had a fraternity brother, Dan Brown, who also became a well-known author. It was in his senior year at Amherst that he decided that writing might be the course that he wanted to follow in his career path.

Coben became an American author of mysteries and thrillers. His novels revolved around central characters, and involved a reviewing of unsolved or misinterpreted actions such as fatal accidents, and murders with many twists and turns. His most famous character was Myron Bolitar. He has had several books on several best seller lists around the world. He has also received a like number of awards in several different countries. His books of note include: The Stranger, Missing You, Six Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost, Hold Tight, and his latest book that was released on March 22, 2016, Fool Me Once.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on October 28, 2022

I love anything Mr. Coben creates! As I mentioned before I am a big fan of Myron and Win! I never get bored to reread their adventures over and over again. This book is one of the early and standalone thriller works of the author! Unfortunately it is not Myron and Win adventure! I hope in near futu......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on March 09, 2016

Seriously best Harlan Coben novel ever! Loved this book! Classic Coben, twists and turns and will leave you guessing until the last page! Highly recommend. Awesome book :)......more

Goodreads review by Suz on October 13, 2023

Love HC. But not this one. This fell short somewhere along the road, I felt it meandered and I was not drawn in. Our protag had spent some time in gaol, served his time and was attempting to redeem his life. This was not meant to be, and thus starts a cat and mouse chase involving his lovely wife. Ha......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 18, 2021

Matt Hunter is doing fine until he accidentally kills a fellow college student during a drunken brawl and goes to prison for 4 years. Now, 9 years after his release Matt is happily married to Olivia, expecting a baby, working as a paralegal, and looking to buy a house in his New Jersey home town. He'......more

Goodreads review by David on September 27, 2014

This was my first Harlan Coben thriller and one of my two favourites. (I have now read them all except one of the out-of-print ones). I won't rehash the plot, you can get that elsewhere. What I will say is that I love the way in which Coben keeps up the momentum. Unlike some authors, he doesn't save......more


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Praise for The Innocent 

“What Coben does best is take readers into his characters’ hearts and minds. His protagonists are just common folks, minding their own business when—bam!—they are drawn into a terrifying world of sordid crimes and mayhem.”—USA Today

“A twist-filled triumph.”—Life
 
“Intriguing right up to the final chapter.”—Associated Press“Coben does for thrillers what Hitchcock did for the movies.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel“Ranks as one of his most exciting.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Modern suburbia unravels in this latest puzzler from Coben...Don’t make the mistake of not reading it!”—Library Journal
 
“Jaw-dropping plot twists...Fans of rose-tinted nightmares [will] gasp their way through Matt’s free fall, scared and happy as kids on a roller coaster.”—Kirkus Reviews