Promise Me by Harlan Coben

Wow.

Last night I finished Promise Me by Harlan Coben and I’m still basking in that just-finished-a-great-book afterglow.

My wife had to listen to me periodically make comments like, “This guy is a genius” and “Coben’s writing is incredible.” When I finished the book I just sat there shaking my head for a few seconds. Stunned silence, as they say.

If you enjoy a good thriller or suspense novel in a contemporary setting, it doesn’t get any better than this book. Period. The plot is so tight it’s about to snap. The suspense doesn’t stop.

I’m sure I have mentioned it before, but I had the pleasure of meeting Coben in 2013 at a USO event on Ramstein. It wasn’t advertised well, so I had the opportunity to “share” several big authors with only a handful of guests at the base library.

At the time … I hadn’t read any of Coben’s books! So I had no personal knowledge of the caliber of author I was meeting, or that he’d sold millions of copies. I confessed this to him and asked for a “starter” book recommendation. He was probably wondering what the heck I was doing there if I hadn’t read any of the books. Ha.

All of his books are good, but the Myron Bolitar series has been immensely satisfying (Promise Me is the 8th in that line). You can check it out on Amazon here:

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As per my new norm, I’m not going to summarize the book. That’s why the blurb on Amazon exists. Or the inside flap if you’re at your local bookstore. I’ll only say that you won’t regret picking up a copy.

Happy Reading

~ Bart