The Stranger
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4.1 • 162 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
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A secret destroys a man’s perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy in this shocking thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben.
The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. Their identity is unknown. Their motives are unclear. Their information is undeniable. Then they whisper a few words in your ear and disappear, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world...
Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream: a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life.
Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corinne, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corinne's deception, and realizes that if he doesn't make exactly the right moves, the conspiracy he’s stumbled into will not only ruin lives—it will end them.
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With a solid job, happy marriage, all-star athlete sons, and lots of pals from the PTA, Adam Price is the picture of high-thread-count suburban comfort. But Adam’s carefree existence starts to unravel after a brief exchange with a stranger stirs up sinister thoughts about his wife, Corinne. Harlan Coben’s tightly drawn thriller is an up-all-night page-turner about the nature of deceit. The Stranger showcases the bestselling novelist’s talent for relatable characters, blindsiding plot twists, and tense action.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Coben (Missing You) continues to turn out thrillers that put highly original spins on a current trend or problem, and while this standalone lacks the nail-biting suspense of his best, it's clever enough to be thoroughly entertaining. Adam Price, wife Corinne, and sons Ryan and Thomas are living the suburban dream in Cedarfield, N.J. Then, at a bar in Cedarfield's American Legion Hall, a man known only as the stranger reveals to Adam a secret of Corinne's that shatters the dream and causes Corinne to disappear. The stranger similarly imparts devastating secrets to Heidi Dann, a middle-aged woman with a family in Beachwood, Ohio, and Michaela Siegel, a medical student in New York City. Price shifts his search efforts from Corrine to the stranger, who is also being pursued by some extremely nasty characters. Lives and reputations are lost along the way. Even when not at his best, Coben is very good, and readers won't be disappointed.
Customer Reviews
The Stranger
Really suspenseful and intricate. I found, at times, there was a little too much character description and 'mind' searching/philosophy/revelation.
I've read all of Coben's books and I particularly enjoy the Myron Bolitar series. All in all I look forward to his next novel.
The Stanger
Good read. The story kept getting more interesting with each page. The ending was a shocker. Never would've figured it out
The Stranger
I just finished reading "The Stranger" and loved it. I have read all of Mr. Coben's books. I am never disappointed in his writing and story telling. From the first page to the end, the story has you mesmerized....hard to put down. I have read some of his books in one sitting, not realizing it's the wee hours of the morning. I highly recommend this book, it's well written, lots of intrigue, mystery and twists and turns. Mr. Coben's has the gift of storytelling down to an art. I'll look forward to his next book.