Book Review — THE MATCH: Wilde, Book 2 by Harlan Coben
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?
Release Date: March 15, 2022
My ThoughtsSometimes DNA has all the answers, and other times it only leads to more questions.
The Match gives us an intricate plot with lots of puzzle pieces and action to keep us on edge.
A DNA ancestry site leads Wilde to relatives who might be able to solve the mystery of his origins and, perhaps more importantly, tell him how he wound up abandoned in the woods. But people lie, disappear, and turn up dead because a serial killer has an entirely different agenda.
This one requires attention because we have a lot of characters and the story moves in a few different directions. The plot stretches plausibility a bit at times, which is often true of thrillers. Even so, Coben’s writing is undeniably entertaining.
The Match is the second Wilde novel, following The Boy from the Woods. While it can be read as a stand-alone, starting at the beginning definitely gives more insight into Wilde’s character.
*I received an ARC from Novel Suspects and Grand Central Publishing.*
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