
The Match
Author: Harlan Coben
Series: Wilde #2
Narrator: Steven Weber
Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 03/15/2022
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime

Author: Harlan Coben
Series: Wilde #2
Narrator: Steven Weber
Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 03/15/2022
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime
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.
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
"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
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
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
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
“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