NYPD Detective Kat Donovan never got over her ex-fiance who broke their engagement suddenly and left her 18 years ago. Since that time, she has thrown herself into her work as a police detective and dulled her senses the rest of the time with carefully doled out alcohol. Her best friend, private investigator Stacy, is so worried about Kat that she signs her up for an online dating service.
At first, Kat is irritated that Stacy would do something like that but, then, she gives into her curiosity and logs into the service for a look around. As she is perusing some men's profiles, one stops her dead in her tracks. The picture is of none other than her ex-fiance. She decides to message him. What follows is a long, winding, twisted avenue of events that puts Kat in the line of fire as she races against time to unravel this past to present puzzle.
As I am a huge fan of Harlan Coben, it may not even be fair for me to review MISSING YOU, but I have no shame in saying that this is a fast paced, mind bending book, and one of the most enthralling ones I have ever read. Coben always has an impossible to figure out twist in his plot lines and MISSING YOU is no different. In addition, he always throws in a quirky character or two and he doesn't disappoint this time around, either.
I couldn't stand it when I had to stop reading in favor of performing some irritating tasks such as cooking dinner or doing laundry. MISSING YOU grabbed me from the first page and left me wanting more of these very captivating characters at the end. Now, don't misunderstand; Coben explained everything by the end of the last chapter and it was a satisfying ending. My problem is that I just wanted more of the story to continue. That is the sign of a truly gifted writer when he can leave readers wanting more just because the book was so amazing.
If you like books that will hold your interest and keep you guessing until the end, MISSING YOU is a perfect choice. You may even likely become as much a fan as me and dive on every book by Harlan Coben that you can find.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a
heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our
past...and the lies that bind us together.
It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating
site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the
accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as
emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on
her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiance Jeff, the man who
shattered her heart-and who she hasn't seen in 18 years.
Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment
when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her.
But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her
reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then
terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which
monsters prey upon the most vulnerable.
As the body count mounts and Kat's hope for a second chance
with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an
investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone
she ever loved-her former fiance, her mother, and even her
father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully
explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat
must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has
before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what
she finds there.
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