The Match, Harlan Coben
The Match, Harlan Coben
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The Match

Author: Harlan Coben

Series: Wilde #2

Narrator: Steven Weber

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2022


Synopsis

One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2022From the creator of the #1 hit Netflix series Stay Close comes a gripping thriller in which Wilde follows a tip that may finally reveal the truth behind his abandonment—only to end up in the sights of a ruthless killer.After months away, Wilde has returned to the Ramapo Mountains in the wake of a failed bid at domesticity that confirms what he’s known all along: He belongs on his own, free from the comforts and constraints of modern life.Suddenly, a DNA match on an online ancestry database brings Wilde closer to his past than he’s ever dreamed, and finally gives Wilde the opening he needs to track down his father. But meeting the man brings up more questions than answers. So Wilde reaches out to his last, most desperate lead, a second cousin who disappears as quickly as he resurfaces, having experienced an epic fall from grace that can only be described as a waking nightmare.Was his cousin’s downfall a long time coming? Or was he the victim of a conspiracy as cunning as it is complex? And how does it all connect to the man once known as The Stranger, a treacherous fugitive with a growing following whose mission and methods have only turned more dangerous with time?

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 Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on January 21, 2022

So good! 4.25 stars The Match is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller about a DNA match on an ancestry site that leads to murder, mayhem, and intrigue. When Wilde, who made headlines as the boy from the woods when he was found as a child living in the wild in New Jersey, uploads his DNA on an ancestr......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on November 23, 2022

"Wilde had never met his father. Or his mother. Or any family member. He didn't know their names or where he was born or when or how he, as a very young child, ended up living alone in the woods of the Ramapo Mountains, fending for himself. Now, more than three decades after being "rescued" as a lit......more

Goodreads review by Holly on February 12, 2022

This is second in the Wilde series, but I read it as a standalone. The author gives a recap of Wilde and how he survived in the woods on his own for years as a child. I guess his name is appropriate, because he was also known as Little Tarzan and the feral boy. He is grown-up and curious about his bac......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on February 14, 2022

The Match - Harlan Coban Wilde#2 4.5 rounded up. There's a very good reason why I've read a lot of Harlan Coban's books - he writes darned good thrillers! I stayed up very late with this one because its so engrossing and I'd suggest up there with some of his best. Wilde is the modern day Mowgli, "Littl......more

Goodreads review by Joanna Chu (The ChuseyReader) on April 09, 2022

This is my second 4 star book for 2022 :'). ~ Quick Summary ~ Wilde, the boy from the woods, has no memory of his real family and goes through a DNA website to find out the truth where he is matched. ~ Pick this up if you enjoy/don’t mind the following ~ 🕵️ Mystery and being kept guessing 🤯 Suspend beli......more


Quotes

“This audiobook is an edge-of-your-seat gripper. …narrator Steven Weber is a wizard at making [the team] vivid to you with regional accents, attitude, and verve.… It's very skillful, very high-octane fun.” AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner“The topical follow-up to Coben’s best-selling The Boy from the Woods addresses reality shows, DNA searches, cyberbullying, and social media influencers in a suspenseful novel guaranteed to be a hit.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)“Harlan Coben's puzzle-box mysteries have inspired numerous Netflix series, and his latest book, The Match, seems poised to follow suit.” —Popsugar