The Stranger by Harlan Coben

[Sarah]

The Stranger 4 Stars

I forgot the other Coben book I had planned to read doesn't come out until the end of the month, so I picked up this one till then. This one begins with a lawyer named Adam Price who is a successful lawyer with a beautiful wife and two amazing sons. Adam is living the dream until one day when a stranger comes up to him and tells him that his wife has been lying to him. When Adam confronts his wife about the information he finds himself entangled in a web that goes farther than what he believed.

I have been surprised with reading Coben. I'm not a huge mystery thriller person, and randomly picked up another Coben book a few years ago and have really enjoyed his work so far. I gave this book, The Stranger, four stars because I like reading Coben, but honestly this was not his best work and is probably more like three and a half. The ending was not what I thought it would be, and some of the plot was just a little too easy. I had also hoped that some of the other minor characters would be fleshed out, because I feel that would've added to the mystery, but that just didn't happen. Anyways I'm still excited to tackle the new one Fool Me Once when it comes out.

[Ellen]

I've read just about everything Coben has written and I enjoyed this one quite a bit --- intriguing plot.

[Susie]

I've not read Harlan Coben. It seems I should! I'm really enjoying this month's tag as I am getting so many recommendations. Mystery is one of my favourite genres. :-)

[Nicole]

Susie wrote: "I'm really enjoying this month's tag as I am getting so many recommendations. Mystery is one of my favourite genres. :-)"

I really thought I was going to be adding books left and right this month, mystery-thriller falls right in my wheel-house! Surprisingly, I've only added one so far ... Its made me think, 'It must be hard to distinguish yourself as an author, and distinguish your book(s) from all the others, in such a saturated genre.'

[Susie]

So hard! To find something unique that sets you apart - a tough job for a mystery author.