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Amazon.com's Best of 2001
David Beck has rebuilt his life since his wife's murder eight years ago, finishing medical school and establishing himself as a pediatrician, but he's never forgotten the woman he fell in love with in second grade. And when a mysterious e-mail arrives on the anniversary of their first kiss, with a message and an image that leads him to wonder whether Elizabeth might still be alive, Beck will stop at nothing to find the truth that's eluded him for so many years. A powerful billionaire is equally determined to make sure his role in her disappearance never comes to light, even if it means destroying an innocent man.
In David Beck, Harlan Coben, the author of the popular series starring sports agent Myron Bolitar (Darkest Fear et al.) has created a protagonist who shares many of Bolitar's best qualities--he's a decent, generous, gentle guy whose loyalty to those he loves is unquestionable. So when he discovers that people he was close to may be responsible not only for Elizabeth's murder but also the "accidental" death of his father, Beck's sense of betrayal is as understandable to the reader as his uncharacteristically violent reaction. Coben is a skillful storyteller with a gift for creating likable characters caught up in circumstances that illuminate their complex emotional lives and deep humanity. This should be the thriller that breaks this talented writer out of the mystery genre and earns him the recognition he deserves. --Jane Adams --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
From Publishers Weekly
Every writer likes to stretch his legs, and here Coben, author of seven acclaimed Myron Bolitar mysteries (Darkest Fear, etc.), stretches his. He doesn't quite kick his reputation aside in the process. This thriller, Coben's first non-Bolitar novel, is a breezy enough read, but it's not up to snuff. It's got a nifty setup, though. David Beck and Elizabeth Parker, just-married childhood sweethearts, are vacationing at the Beck family retreat when Beck is knocked unconscious and Elizabeth is kidnapped. Cut to eight years later: Beck is a young physician working with ghetto kids in Manhattan, and Elizabeth, we learn, is dead, victim of a serial killer known as KillRoy. Or is she? For immediately after two bodies eight years old are uncovered on the Beck land, Beck receives a series of e-mails apparently from Elizabeth. His frantic search to find out if she lives dovetails with the equally frenzied efforts of cops to pin Elizabeth's murder on Beck, as well as the antic moves of a mysterious billionaire an old friend of the Beck family and his two hired thugs to frame Beck for that murder. Beck finds himself a man on the run from the cops his only ally a black drug dealer whose child he's treating for hemophilia caught in an overcomplicated tangle of lies and vengeance. Coben knows how to move pages, and he generates considerable suspense, but there's little new here. The narrative style is cloned from James Patterson, alternating first-person with third. The villains, particularly the billionaire and a Chinese martial artist, are as old as mid-Elmore Leonard or even Chandler. The black drug dealer isn't a character, he's a plot device, and the climax packs the emotional wallop of a strong episode of The Rockford Files. (June 19)Forecast: Heavy-hitting blurbs from Jeffery Deaver and Phillip Margolin, among others, indicate more about the solidarity of the mystery community than about this book's excellence, but should attract browsers. The publisher will pitch this as a summer beach read, and it's not a bad one. In fact, it may outsell Coben's mysteries, despite its flaws.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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This thriller is a real page-turner and it is emotional at the same time. Readers identify with David's pain, especially as the love story between him and his missing wife - Elisabeth - is told in funny and moving scenes. The plot becomes complicated at times - but not too complicated - and the hi-tech side of the novel makes it more compelling. One can't wait to know how the mysterious e-mail messages are sent and whether Elisabeth is dead or alive. Wait till you read it! I just couldn't stop.
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J'ai vu le très bon film de Guillaume Canet avant de lire ce livre. Je connaissais donc l'intrigue et le dénouement mais c'est vraiment du très grand Coben. J'ai lu tous ses livres et je crois que c'est celui là dont l'intrigue est la plus scotchante. Merveilleusement bien ficelée, complexe, qui nous tient en haleine jusqu'au tout dernier moment.
A lire absolument, en anglais si possible.
A lire absolument, en anglais si possible.
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This was my first Harlan Coben and not the last to be sure.
All the ingredients are there to guarantee a sleepless night as it is almost impossible to put the book down.
I liked the book better than the French movie based on the thriller. Some New York thing just don't translate well in another country.
One of the best in the genre.
All the ingredients are there to guarantee a sleepless night as it is almost impossible to put the book down.
I liked the book better than the French movie based on the thriller. Some New York thing just don't translate well in another country.
One of the best in the genre.
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Bon roman
Ce roman est selon moi un des meilleurs d'Harlan Coben : le suspense est au rendez-vous, l'intrigue est bien ficelée et ça se lit donc très vite !
Publié il y a 22 jours par agathe
Excellent
Excellent book in an excellent state even though it's a second hand. Excellent retailer,The book was VERY quickly delivered. A thousand thanks! Lire la suite
Publié il y a 20 mois par Vincent H.
lecture très agréable à recommander
Ce fut une commande rapide et sérieuse, et le livre corespond tout à fait à ma demande. Vendeur à recommander.
Publié le 16 mai 2010 par El Mghari Khadija
efficace
Polar efficace à la réputation un rien surfaite, mais qui se laisse néanmoins lire sans problèmes.
Publié le 2 juin 2009 par Gwen
Prenant mais...
Bon, je viens de finir "tell no one" de Harlan Coben et je dois dire que je l'ai lu en (presque) une nuit. Je n'avais aucune envie de lacher le livre. Lire la suite
Publié le 8 mars 2009 par Julien Daniel
Le suspense y est roi
J'ai lu la version française "Sans un mot" il est vraiment génial.
Depuis je suis une fan de Harlan Coben. Lire la suite
Depuis je suis une fan de Harlan Coben. Lire la suite
Publié le 4 février 2009 par Zelda68
Pas mal
Que dire, que dire... Il y a certes de bons éléments qui permettent de maintenir le lecteur en haleine, le mystère qui subsiste au début du bouquin rend... Lire la suite
Publié le 22 septembre 2006 par Rémy
A lire
un suspens et une intrigue très bien ficellée. une chute quasiment imprévisible !
A lire
A lire
Publié le 28 octobre 2003
a thouroughly enjoyable thriller
This thriller fullfills all the criteria we ask of a page turner . Suspence , a likable central character , some romance and a surprise ending . It is well written and well paced . Lire la suite
Publié le 12 août 2002
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