Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

No Second Chance

4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 · rating details · 11,140 ratings · 631 reviews

When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter...

Dr. Marc Seidman has been shot twice, his wife has been murdered, and his six-month-old daughter has been kidnapped. When he gets the ransom note-he knows he has only one chance to get this right. But there is nowhere he can turn and no one he can trust.

...more

Paperback, 338 pages

Published April 27th 2004 by Signet (first published 2003)

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

Favorite Harlan Coben

10th out of 21 books — 127 voters

The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

A Position of One's Own: First, Second... Last

192nd out of 267 books — 42 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 3,000)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Jul 16, 2008 Yulia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: criminal-intent

I know some may think Harlan Coben beneath them, but let me explain why I've find myself enjoying his books: First, I'm tired as heck of books where nothing happens put blushes hidden and a cough of disapproval. Second, I always had a fondness for books on killers (not to understand myself, but the opposite, I assure you). Third, I agree with most of Coben's values, like this snippet from No Second Chance:

"Edgar belongs to that unique class of the entitled who have deluded themselves into belie...more

13 likes · like · see review

Mar 10, 2009 Lucy rated it 2 of 5 stars

I have mixed feelings about Harlan Coben. The first novel I read of his was part of the Myron Bolitar series and I so seriously disliked Myron and his sarcastic ways that I dismissed Cobens' books completely.

Then, a long airplane ride forced me to reconsider and I found myself enjoying his Tell No One. Smart, complicated and a likable protagonist (a far cry from Myron).

No Second Chance falls between the two ends of the spectrum, but closer to the good end. As I've learned is his usual set-up, hi...more I have mixed feelings about Harlan Coben. The first novel I read of his was part of the Myron Bolitar series and I so seriously disliked Myron and his sarcastic ways that I dismissed Cobens' books completely.

Then, a long airplane ride forced me to reconsider and I found myself enjoying his Tell No One. Smart, complicated and a likable protagonist (a far cry from Myron).

No Second Chance falls between the two ends of the spectrum, but closer to the good end. As I've learned is his usual set-up, his protagonist, a plastic surgeon named Marc Seidman, is a likable, clueless, and willing-to-do-anything-to-find-out-what-happened-because-he's-got-nothing-left-to-lose kind of guy. In this case, Seidman's beloved baby daughter has been kidnapped, his estranged wife murdered and he himself shot and left for dead. When the kidnappers call and demand a ransom, he bungles the exchange and fears he's lost his chance to recover his daughter forever.

Contrary to the title, he does gets a second chance. In fact, I think he gets a third chance. I know. I don't know what Coben was thinking with that title. Because the book is almost all about the second chance, which happens fairly early on in the novel and it's also when the plot gets nice and murky.

Coben plays the role or part-time philosopher several times throughout the book and allows his narrator to pontificate his version of truth. From his observations of the rich to other virtues and vices, Coben tends to moralize his characters. I also loved the many twists and turns and was really satisfied with what I thought was the ending. But then he twisted it again and the ending became something different. Then he twisted it again and I wanted to call him up personally and say, "Sometimes, less is more, Harlan!" I'll concede that I didn't see the final end coming, but it's not as satisfying because it rests on pretty much every single person Marc knows ultimately being a complete psychopath.

I'll continue to pick up these books when I need to unwind and read a page-turner that lets me escape.(less)

5 likes · like · see review

Feb 26, 2008 Cynthia rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

1 like · like · see review

Aug 16, 2009 Barbra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I always like Coben's books. Good thriller and good plot.

Back Cover Blurb:
'When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter'.....Marc Seidman wakes up in ICU to find his wife has been murdered and his baby daughter, Tara, has vanished. Then something arrives to give Marc new hope: a ransom note. 'We are watching. If you contact the authorities you will never see your daughter again. There will be no second chance'.
The note is chilling, but Marc sees only one thing: the chance to save...more

2 likes · like · see review

Mar 26, 2013 Alex rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: domestic-thriller, love-this-author

NO SECOND CHANCE (Pub. 2003) by Harlan Coben kept me turning the pages right up until the end. The story kicks off with a bang and gave me no choice but to read on because I had to find out what would happen next.

Marc Seidman wakes up in the hospital, recovering from surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his chest during a home invasion. He quickly finds out that his wife was also shot and killed, and his infant daughter has been kidnapped. Seidman is desperate to find his daughter but his search...more

3 likes · like · see review

Jan 11, 2013 Kate Mckeever added it

No Second Chance
Kate Mckeever
Well, this is yet another of Harlan Coben’s books. He is a very good author in my opinion. I’ve never really been a huge fan of reading because I’m very picky with my books. He writes about crime, mystery and makes it very intriguing & suspenseful.
No Second Chance starts out with Marc Seidman waking up in the hospital realizing he’d been shot twice and was lucky to be alive, that his new wife, Monica, had been shot & killed and his 6-month old daughter, Tara,...more No Second Chance
Kate Mckeever
Well, this is yet another of Harlan Coben’s books. He is a very good author in my opinion. I’ve never really been a huge fan of reading because I’m very picky with my books. He writes about crime, mystery and makes it very intriguing & suspenseful.
No Second Chance starts out with Marc Seidman waking up in the hospital realizing he’d been shot twice and was lucky to be alive, that his new wife, Monica, had been shot & killed and his 6-month old daughter, Tara, was missing. He doesn’t remember much. He remembers waking up, Monica showering, and eating a granola bar; from then on, he remembers nothing. The police said there was a broken window, probably from the murderer breaking into their house, but Marc does not remember hearing the window breaking. He has no idea what happened to him, his wife or his daughter.
While being interviewed in the hospital, the police find out that Marc never really wanted to get married to Monica to begin with. He’d never planned Tara; so they ended up having a shotgun wedding, due to Monica’s surprise pregnancy. Considering that Marc didn’t really plan Tara, and that he had not really wanted to get married, the police assumed him to be their first suspicion.
After two weeks of absolutely nothing but recovery, not knowing whether his daughter is dead or alive, Marc gets a phone call from his late wife’s father, Edgar Portman, whom he’s never really gotten along with. Edgar told Marc he needed to see him right away. Marc goes to the Portman estate (the Portman’s were rich) to see what Edgar wanted at this point and time, being that he’d never cared about him or Monica before. When he arrived at the huge house, Edgar gave Marc the letter. Marc opened and read the letter; it was the ransom note. The kidnappers are asking for one million dollars for Tara’s safe return. They write that Marc is not to contact any officials and that they’d know if he does because they have an inside source. Edgar gives Marc the money and suggests that he does not inform any police, detectives, etc.
After getting the money, Marc goes home. When he gets there, he grabs the bag, goes inside, sets the duffel bag of money in front of the couch and sits. Right when he begins to relax, he hears a knock at the door, so he gets up and answers it. It is the detective, Bob Regan, who questioned him at the hospital. Another, large black man, accompanied him. He was introduced as Agent Lloyd Tickner, with the FBI. They say they have more questions. However, at the hospital, his best friend/lawyer, Lenny Marcus, warned him not to say anything more to anyone without him there. The two men let themselves inside and began making small talk. Then started asking questions, they weren’t too serious so Marc didn’t think it was a big deal to answer them. The last question he heard was the officers wanted to know what is in the duffel bag. Before Marc ahs a chance to answer, there’s another knock, and Lenny walks in. When he sees Regan and Ticker sitting there, Lenny gets very angry. He asks Marc to go talk to him outside. When they go outside, Marc tells Lenny about the ransom note. He also tells Lenny that he hasn’t told the officers about the note and that Edgar suggests that he doesn’t tell them. Lenny, however, tells Marc that he should tell the officers. They go back inside and Marc tells the officers about the ransom note & the money they’re requesting.
Marc needs to leave to go do the drop, but the officers say they want involved. They tell Marc they’re going to have a van parked on the interstate that over looks the drop area. Marc is skeptical about this idea, but he needs to go so he doesn’t put up much argument.
When Marc gets to the drop place, there’s a van with a foreign man wearing plaid standing outside of it. Marc puts the money outside his car, as told to do, the man came over, retrieved the money, went back to the van, and took off. Marc gets a phone call once the man is gone and the kidnappers tell him that their “source” notified them that he had told the police.
After waiting 18 months of no contact from the kidnappers, Marc gets another call for another million dollars. He tries to outsmart them and catch them; it doesn’t really work.
In the end, Marc finds out that Monica felt like he didn’t love her anymore, so she killed him so he couldn’t divorce her & be able to take Tara. Lenny walked in the house & saw that Monica had shot Marc twice; Marc was lying motionless on the floor. Then Monica started towards Lenny, so he ran upstairs, got Marc’s gun & shot Monica, dead. Lenny called one of his lawyer friends who ran a corrupt adoption agency. This agency paid women who lived in bad places to get pregnant, they’d pay their way to the states, give them a bunch of money after the baby came and send them on their way. This lawyer man would get the babies & give them to good families. Well, when Lenny called him, he told him he had a 6-month old baby who needed a good home fast. This man got the baby (Tara) adopted. Lenny told Marc the whole story.
After hearing the whole story, Marc went to the family and they decided Tara needed both Marc and her new family in her life. Marc started off only seeing Tara a little bit, then made progress to getting her on weekends, then for weeks at a time.
(less)

like · see review

Jul 29, 2012 Nakita McDonagh rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Plastic Surgeon Marc Seidman wakes up in ICU to find he's been nearly killed, his wife is dead and his baby daughter Tara, is missing. There's a ransome note that demands Marc not get the police involved; if he does, he doesn't get Tara back. He won't get a second chance.

As much as I love the Myron Bolitar series, I also love Coben's stand alone novels. I can't believe it took me so long to read No Second Chance. One word; AMAZING. There wasn't a minute whilst reading this book where I knew wha...more

2 likes · like · see review

May 19, 2012 Greg Bascom rated it 5 of 5 stars

Dr. Marc Seidman wakes up in the hospital to discover that twelve days earlier someone kidnapped his six-month old daughter, murdered his wife and left him for dead with two gunshots in the chest. Not easy to figure this one, until the ransom demand arrives for two million dollars. It stipulates not to contact the authorities or else - NO SECOND CHANCE. Marc agonizes before involving the cops and FBI. His father-in-law provides the two million, which the culprits take and, true to their word, of...more

like · see review

Dec 15, 2011 Amber rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book I read this quarter was called No Second Chance by Harlan Coben. Over all, Harlan Coben continues to impress me with his writing in this book and the others I have read by him. No Second Chance is a mystery about a man who spends eighteen months trying to find his infant daughter.

Throughout the story I remained entertained. The writing style of Harlan Coben puts you in the story, and makes you feel like a part of the action. As the main character Marc tries to find his daughter, you are...more

like · see review

Oct 28, 2011 Jackie Adelphia rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People looking for suspense

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In this book, Dr. Marc Siedman and his wife were shot, and he was in a coma but he his wife died. They're daughter Tara, was kidnapped and was not found for about a year and a half.Ransom notes were sent, and Marc seeked advice from his best friend Lenny who is a laywer. Finally, after more than a year, Lenny admits that he knew where tara was all along, and he had shot Monica, Marcs wife because he thought Marc was dead from someone elses gun shot. Lenny didn't want Tara to go to Lenny's father...more

like · see review

Apr 25, 2011 Tony rated it 4 of 5 stars

Harlan Coben- No Second Chance (Signet 2004) 4 Stars

When Dr. Seidman and his wife are shot in their home, his daughter is kidnapped. When he is given a ransom note, he checks himself out of the hospital. Trying to get his daughter back, things go wrong almost from the start. Now he must search for his daughter’s kidnappers and fight to get his daughter back, all the while not knowing if she was alive.

Great opening sentence and opening pages in this book; it grabbed my attention immediately. It l...more

like · see review

Mar 23, 2011 Barb rated it 5 of 5 stars

When you dream about the mystery unraveling in the book you are reading, you can be pretty certain it is a great book. Yes, even in my sleep I was trying to solve the mystery presented in NO SECOND CHANCE. Dr. Marc Seidman is a plastic surgeon. He lives with his wife, Monica and his infant daughter, Tara. Marc is not the type of plastic surgeon you normally think of when you hear the term. Marc does facial reconstruction on children and adults who have been injured or who were born with facial d...more

like · see review

Nov 22, 2010 David rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: completed

In much the same way Alfred Hitchcock was a master at building up tension in his movies, Coben succeeds at creating an air of tension and desperation. At the same time, Coben manages to drop a number of "lines in the water" meaning that there are always multiple questions hanging in the reader (and hero's) minds. He carefully resolves each one slowly and surely, and he does it like a master fisherman, because he knows how to "set the hook" in his reader's minds and keep them wondering.

In "No Sec...more

like · see review

Mar 13, 2012 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: crime-suspense

I love Harlan Coben--I really do. He has a similar style to Lee Child, but to me his characters are more personal, less "badass can take down any bad guy" and his stories are less complex and less detailed--in a good way. He keeps that pacing CRANKING. I mean, the book starts out with this line: "When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter." That's a great opening! Coben keeps the tension high throughout the story, and actually resolved it in a really satisfying way. I objected...more

like · see review

Mar 12, 2012 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really love reading Harlen Coben's books and No Second Chance was no exception. Mr. Coben combines fast paced action with witty dialogue to keep the reader on the edge and guessing until the final conclusion. In No Second Chance, Marc Seidman awakes in the hospital to find that twelve days earlier he had been shot twice in his home, his wife had been shot and was dead, and his six-month daughter, Tara, is missing. No one knows whether Tara has been killed or has been kidnapped. Then the first...more

like · see review

Oct 27, 2011 Connie rated it 5 of 5 stars

NO SECOND CHANCE by Harlan Coben is 433 pages in paperback form. This is not part of a series.

Brief Description:

WHEN THE FIRST BULLET HIT MY CHEST, I THOUGHT OF MY DAUGHTER....

Shot twice by an unseen assailant, Dr. Marc Seidman lies in a hospital bed. His wife has been killed. His six-month-old daughter has vanished. But when the ransom note arrives, it gives Mark one chance to bring her home alive. Then something goes wrong, and Marc spirals into a world of shock and surprise, of hope and yearn...more

like · see review

Jun 14, 2012 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was one of the best thrillers I've read in a LONG time! I had not previously read Harlan Coben so I am a new fan but OMG. The plot was so detailed - just when I thought I had it figured out - nope! I never would have guessed who was the "big bad guy" or that he wasn't really a bad guy at all but someone trying to do the right thing. What a book! I am in awe. I wish I could write half this well! The characters were so real, the dialouge & descriptions vivid. My style is similar to Coben'...more

like · see review

Nov 22, 2008 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

My mother told me about Harlan Cobens books. I ordered one from my book club and it was really a good book. I was at the library and found 4 more and checked them all out. Much to my amazement with each book I can't wait to read the next. I have never had an author make me want to read several at a time. I love his books and highly recommend them to all mystery lovers.

1 like · like · see review

Jan 12, 2013 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: holby-tv-book-tree-2012, kindle

I enjoyed the previous Harlan Coben book I read so I was really excited to pick this one up and it didn't really disappoint (apart from a few grumbles). It was thrilling and had me on the edge of my seat so I'm not surprised I read the book so quickly.

Harlan sets us up with an exciting incident, hooks us in quickly and leads us down a path with so many twists and turns you quickly find your head spinning. Unfortunately, this story had a little few many twists and I ended up a bit tied up towards...more

like · see review

Jul 18, 2008 WK rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Being a forever "Jersey Girl" even though I'm now located in MT. Even if HC's books weren't packed with wit and a sharp 'Jersey edge' I think I would still like them based on how familiar the locations are. This book is no exception, and although I enjoyed it very much, I must admit it should be nominated for some "most sub'plots ever' award.

1 like · like · see review

Sep 11, 2012 Grace Viray rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've always been a fan of Coben—even if his formula for his novels are almost the same in every story he publishes. Coben has the propensity of luring readers into an intricate web of mysteries surrounding the tragedy that has struck his hero, to a quest of finding out what really happened and who was responsible. This quest then leads to unearthing more mysteries that will thankfully be solved at the big reveal in the end which often proves that the tragedy the hero experienced was staged and t...more

like · see review

Feb 08, 2012 Mary JL rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of mysteries and thrillers

Shelves: mystery-horror

Dr. Marc Seidman wakes up in a hospital after 12 days. He had been shot and left for dead; his wife was killed and their six month old daughter,Tara, is missing.

When he gets a ransom note, he is desperate to save his daughter's life. Tara's grandfather, who is quite wealthy, puts up $2 million and Marc attempts the swap. It is not sucessufl and Marc feels he has lost it all.

Then , 18 months later, he DOES get a second chance--despite the title--and this time he decides not to involve the police....more

3 likes · like · see review

Jul 07, 2011 Laina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: listened-to

Great book - it's starts out when Dr. Marc Seidman wakes from a 2 wk coma in the hospital to learn that he has recovered from a near fatal gunshot wound. His wife is dead and his 6 month old daughter, Tara is missing. Shortly there after comes a ransom call. The book is filled w/ a lot of interesting twist and turns that you really don't see coming (or at least i didnt). The characters were well developed and I found myself realy carrying about Marc as well as Rachelle. My favorite characters ho...more

like · see review

Apr 23, 2013 David rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended by a friend on Goodreads, "No Second Chance" was one of few Harlen Coben titles on our Silver Bay Public Library shelves. I volunteer two hours a week there.

"No Second Chance" was hard to put down, unless you are very busy driving through record setting April snowfall in Minnesota, and trying to plow it on a muddy 300 foot driveway. Exhausting!

You must read to the very end to get the whole story. When does the story reach a final climax? Too many times. Spoiler; just like "Castle" an...more

like · see review

Mar 30, 2013 Doug rated it 4 of 5 stars

The main character, Dr. Marc Seidman and his wife are shot, the wife fatally and their six month old baby abducted. The baby is held for ransom, the ransom is delivered, but the baby is not returned. A second ransom is demanded 18 months later and Marc decides not to go to the police this time and convinces his old girlfriend, an ex-FBI agent to help him get his infant daughter from the kidnappers. The book was very appealing to me because it took place in areas of NJ I am familiar with, the sto...more

like · see review

May 16, 2013 Andrew rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sometimes when I have multiple books from the library and I'm deciding which one to read first, I'll read the first page of each book and see which one makes me most interested to read more. This book grabbed me from the first sentence...

When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter

This book is classic Harlan Coben. Good story, great flow to the plot, excellent mystery elements, interesting characters, and a surprising twist at the end. Marred slightly by implausible and seemingl...more

like · see review

Jun 12, 2012 Stephen Mettee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The way he introduces the players is a tad clunky as is his use of taking the reader off on a tangent to create suspense.
Eventually the suspense does kicks in and you find yourself annoyed if you have to lay the book down.

In a note to the reader, Coben says he started this book when the opening line--"When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter..."--came to him. He says he was intrigued to find out who was speaking, who shot him and what happened to his daughter and took it fr...more

like · see review

Sep 29, 2011 Dray rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: can't think of a one

Recommended to Dray by: read by force

Shelves: all-sorts-of-worthless, jumbled-mess-of-words

This book sucked.

The class I am prestudent teaching in (11th grade) just finished it, and I was miserable the whole time. My main complaints have to do with the writing. Ohhhhh my word, just the most cliched and simple sentences. I wish I had examples, but I turned the book back in today in order to banish it from my sight. Please just trust me. I know children's books with better syntax and diction.

It's too late for me.
SAVE YOURSELF.

(It should be noted that this book was chosen because it's c...more

like · see review

Mar 19, 2011 Victoria rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, reread

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

like · see review

Feb 23, 2013 Vaughn Low rated it 4 of 5 stars

Overall the truth is uncovered within my expectations from the beginning of the story. It was a bit dreadful to read in the first few chapters as Harlen Coben tried to explain the mystery of the shooting by involving the amnesic victim, Marc Seidman, who gave nothing more interesting subjects other than solely to rescue his lost baby daughter. This books however hit me awake when the romantic part of his ex-lover kicked in the climax. And like I said the story then flowed as I thought it would b...more

like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 99 100 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend it | Stats | Recent status updates

combine
Other Editions (45)

More editions...

Genres

Mystery

172 users

Thriller

92 users

Suspense

55 users

Thriller > Mystery Thriller

42 users

Mystery > Crime

37 users

Family

7 users

Adult

7 users

Mystery > Detective

6 users

Politics

4 users

Adult Fiction

4 users

See top shelves...

Readers also enjoyed similar books

About Harlan Coben

With over 50 million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben’s last six consecutive novels, SIX YEARS, STAY CLOSE, LIVE WIRE, CAUGHT, LONG LOST and HOLD TIGHT all debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and lists around the world. His first Young Adult novel SHELTER was just released in paperback, and the second in the Mickey Bolitar series, SECONDS AWAY, was released on September 18th....more With over 50 million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben’s last six consecutive novels, SIX YEARS, STAY CLOSE, LIVE WIRE, CAUGHT, LONG LOST and HOLD TIGHT all debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and lists around the world. His first Young Adult novel SHELTER was just released in paperback, and the second in the Mickey Bolitar series, SECONDS AWAY, was released on September 18th. His books are published in 41 languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in over a dozen countries.

Winner of the Edgar Award, Shamus Award and Anthony Award – the first author to win all three – international bestselling author Harlan Coben’s critically-acclaimed novels have been called “ingenious” (New York Times), “poignant and insightful” (Los Angeles Times), “consistently entertaining” (Houston Chronicle), “superb” (Chicago Tribune) and “must reading” (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Harlan’s novel TELL NO ONE has been turned into the commercial and critical smash hit French film of the same name, starring Francois Cluzet and Kristin Scott Thomas. The movie was the top box office foreign-language film of the year in USA, won the Lumiere (French Golden Globe) for best picture and was nominated for nine Cesars (French Oscar) and won four, including best actor, best director and best music. To see the trailer, click here and for stills and to see Harlan appearing in the film, visit our gallery page. The movie is now available in DVD and Blu-Ray. An American/Hollywood remake is in the works.

In his first books, Coben immersed himself in the exploits of sports agent Myron Bolitar. Critics loved the series, saying, “You race to turn pages…both suspenseful and often surprisingly funny” (People). After seven books Coben wanted to try something different. “I came up with a great idea that simply would not work for Myron,” says Coben. The result was the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller TELL NO ONE, which became the most decorated thriller of 2001 – nominated for an Edgar, an Anthony, a Macavity, a Nero, and a Barry; winner of the Audie Award for Best Audio Mystery/Suspense Book (read by Steven Weber); and a #1 hardcover book on the Book Sense 76 list. Coben followed the success of TELL NO ONE with the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers GONE FOR GOOD (2002), NO SECOND CHANCE (2003), and JUST ONE LOOK (2004) and THE INNOCENT (2005). Bookspan, recognizing Coben’s broad international appeal, named NO SECOND CHANCE its first ever International Book of the Month in 2003 – the Main Selection in 15 different countries.

Coben was the first writer in more than a decade to be invited to write fiction for the NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page. His Father’s Day short story, THE KEY TO MY FATHER, appeared June 15, 2003. His essays and columns have appeared in many top publications including the New York Times, Parade Magazine and Bloomberg Views.

Since his critically-acclaimed Myron Bolitar series debuted in 1995, Harlan Coben has won the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award and was nominated for the Edgar two other times. Harlan also won the Anthony Award at the World Mystery Conference, was nominated for another Anthony Award, won the Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America, was nominated for another Shamus, and was twice nominated for the Dilys Award by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.

In the United Kingdom, his novel ONE FALSE MOVE earned him the prestigious “Fresh Talent Award”, given annually by Great Britain’s largest bookstore chain, W. H. Smith, and GONE FOR GOOD won the W. H. SMITH “Thumping Good Read” Award. In France, TELL NO ONE (NE LE DIS A PERSONE) won Le Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle for fiction. His novels have been PEOPLE magazine Page-Turners of the Week and a Publishers Weekly Best of the Year pick.

Harlan was born in Newark, New Jersey. After graduating from Amherst College a political science major, Harlan worked in the travel industry. He no(less)

More about Harlan Coben...

Books by Harlan Coben

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About No Second Chance

1 trivia question

More quizzes & trivia...

Quotes from No Second Chance

“Fame is more addictive than crack. Adults who lose fame--one-hit wonders, for example--usually tailspin into depression, though they try to act like they're above it. They don't want to admit the truth. Their whole life is a lie, a desperate scramble for another dose of that most potent of drugs. Fame” — 3 people liked it

“I look at her, then at Tasha, and I feel the wondrous blend of bliss and fear. They--bliss and fear--are constant companions. Rarely does one venture out without the other.” — 1 person liked it

More quotes…

title link	preview: No Second Chance
avg rating	preview: No Second Chance Goodreads rating: 4.03 (11140 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43927.No_Second_Chance?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309281936l/43927.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43927.No_Second_Chance?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]No Second Chance by Harlan Coben[/url]

No Second Chance

Friend Reviews

Community Reviews

Share This Book

Share This Book on Your Website