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Stay Close

by Harlan Coben
Stay Close

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ISBN13: 9780525952275
ISBN10: 0525952276
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Harlan Coben follows four consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers with a stand-alone thriller in the vein of his beloved breakout novels Caught and Hold Tight.

Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Now she's got two kids, a perfect husband, a picket fence, and a growing sense of dissatisfaction. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but at age forty he finds himself in a dead- end job posing as a paparazzo pandering to celebrity-obsessed rich kids. Jack is a detective who can't let go of a cold case-a local husband and father disappeared seventeen years ago, and Jack spends the anniversary every year visiting a house frozen in time, the missing man's family still waiting, his slippers left by the recliner as if he might show up any moment to step into them.

Three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past doesn't recede. Even as the terrible consequences of long-ago events crash together in the present and threaten to ruin lives, they will come to the startling realization that they may not want to forget the past at all. And as each confronts the dark side of the American Dream- the boredom of a nice suburban life, the excitement of temptation, the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind even the prettiest facades- they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper-thin as a heartbeat.

With his trademark combination of page-turning thrills and unrivaled insight into the dark shadows that creep into even the happiest communities, Harlan Coben delivers a thriller that cements his status as the master of domestic suspense.

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Praise for Harlan Coben:

"Nobody writes them better than Coben."

-Associated Press

"Harlan Coben's family thrillers touch us where we live."

-The South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"Fiction reading doesn't get much better than this."

-The Huffington Post on Caught

"Coben is one of the best authors around at writing page-turning suspense."

-Chicago Sun-Times

"Coben has perfected the ability to keep numerous balls in the air, plot threads twisting at once, the readers knowing they will all converge at some point, the suspense lying in just how the author will manage it."

-The Daily Beast on Live Wire

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"[A] masterful stand-alone…. Coben writes with wit and irony, and his flair for exposing the frail balance point between order and chaos in our lives has never been stronger than in this suspenseful outing.”  

–Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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"[A] tour-de-force stand-alone…. [with] some of the most shocking action scenes in current crime fiction."

–Booklist, starred review

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"[Coben] engages readers from the first page. A plot layered with twists, action, and a scandalous history will have his many fans flying through this new offering. Coben devotees have come to expect certain thrills, and they will not be disappointed."

-Library Journal

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"A solid mystery from a powerful writer." -San Jose Mercury News

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"A superb stand-along thriller."-Mystery Tribune

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"Harlan Coben has long been one of today’s top thriller writers, for his gripping, thought-provoking standalones as well as his Myron Bolitar novels. In Stay Close, he masterfully portrays the violent intersection of several lives, overshadowed by past events….Don’t missSTAY CLOSE, a stupendous read."

--Bookloons.com

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“When you read a Coben novel you are absorbed by it. His writing draws you into the world he has created and you get to know the characters totally…. [Stay Close] is intense, the characters are interesting, and the writing is magnificent. Coben's talent is in high gear as he takes his readers to the magical world of Atlantic City, a place where dreams either come true or die."

-Jackie K. Cooper, The Huffington Post

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“The narration hums and dances and sings like nothing [Coben] has done before, and his characters are so real this time around that they almost seem to rise off the printed page.”

-Bookreporter.com

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“Coben is simply one of the all-time greats.”—New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn

“Quite simply, Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors. His books have it all.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Kristin Hannah

Praise for Stay Close:

“Packs a lot of surprises.”—People (4 stars)

“The story is intense, the characters are interesting, and the writing is magnificent.”—The Huffington Post

“When everything explodes, the payoff is glorious. Stay Close is a perfect example of a master at the top of his game.”—The Associated Press

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“Packs a lot of surprises.”—People (4 Stars)

“The story is intense, the characters are interesting, and the writing is magnificent.”—The Huffington Post

“When everything explodes, the payoff is glorious. Stay Close is a perfect example of a master at the top of his game.”—The Associated Press

Synopsis

The bestselling author of The Stranger and Missing You takes readers on a roller coaster ride from “quiet domesticity to sheer terror”* in this heart-stopping novel of suspense…

Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but now he finds himself in a dead-end job posing as paparazzo. Broome is a detective who cant let go of a cold case.

Three people living lives they never wanted are hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect. And as each confronts the dark side of the American dream—the boredom of a nice suburban life, the excitement of temptation, the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind even the prettiest facades—they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper-thin as a heartbeat.

*South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Synopsis

The past never truly fades away.…

Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but now he finds himself in a dead-end job posing as paparazzo. Broome is a detective who can’t let go of a cold case.

Three people living lives they never wanted are hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect. And as each confronts the dark side of the American dream—the boredom of a nice suburban life, the excitement of temptation, the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind even the prettiest facades—they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper thin as a heartbeat.


About the Author

Harlan Coben is the international bestselling author of more than twenty previous novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Missing You, Six Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost, and Hold Tight, as well as the popular Myron Bolitar series, and, more recently, a series aimed at young adults featuring Myrons nephew, Mickey Bolitar. The winner of the Edgar®, Shamus, and Anthony awards, he lives in New Jersey.

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Maybe a testament to how good this book is: although I've been going through turmoil lately, I was able to read this book. Most of us find it difficult to concentrate on a book during bad times. But in this case, I could. Typical of a Harlan Coben novel, STAY CLOSE doesn't make the reader wait long for suspense. It's a simpler story than his usually are, though. His five-star books are more complex.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780525952275
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
03/01/2012
Publisher:
PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE
Pages:
480
Height:
8.25 in.
Width:
5.5 in.
Age Range:
from 18 and up
Grade Range:
from 12
Author:
Harlan Coben
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Popular Fiction-Suspense

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