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I thought Stay Close was another winner by Harlan Coben. I was kept guessing all the way through this book, and Coben still managed to give me a few surprises. I enjoyed the storyline, and thought he created some great characters.
Megan fled from her life seventeen years ago and has created herself anew as a suburban wife and mother. After a seemingly innocent trip to her old environs, she is suddenly faced with danger. Her life intersects with people she left behind long ago, and new ones are br ...more
Megan fled from her life seventeen years ago and has created herself anew as a suburban wife and mother. After a seemingly innocent trip to her old environs, she is suddenly faced with danger. Her life intersects with people she left behind long ago, and new ones are br ...more

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Didn't really get the thrill and with few enough characters, the mystery has been easily enough solved. Compared with other mysteries, the writing is very simplistic and I kept waiting for something to happen, as Coben is more focused on delivering funny one-liners rather than action and plot twists. ...more
Didn't really get the thrill and with few enough characters, the mystery has been easily enough solved. Compared with other mysteries, the writing is very simplistic and I kept waiting for something to happen, as Coben is more focused on delivering funny one-liners rather than action and plot twists. ...more

Some of the characters were pretty sleazy, but I liked the suspense. Coben's trademark seems to be combining thrillers with a domestic setting.
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The plotting is excellent. Definitely a page turner. I had some problems with Coben's overuse of cliches, but you don't read this type of book for the lyrical quality the writing.
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