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Missing You

The shocking and addictive thriller, now a major Netflix TV series

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Missing You

By: Harlan Coben
Narrated by: Kerry Shale
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Summary

 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-fiancé Jeff, the man who shattered her heart eighteen years ago.

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 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 fiancé, 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.

Read by Kerry Shale

(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group©2014 Harlan Coben Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Heartfelt Mystery Fiction
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Critic reviews

Coben's accomplished plotting shows why he tops the bestseller lists, and his supporting characters are as memorable as ever.
"Coben draws the disparate plot strands together with masterly authority."
The absolute master of tense and punchy has pulled off another tightly-plotted treat for crime fans... Superb stuff.
"A truly nerve-shredding thriller."
Genius American crime writer Coben has a knack of writing mysteries that are emotionally engaging as well as taut and suspenseful, and this is perhaps his most deeply felt effort yet, with a witty, smart woman at its centre.
"King of twisty thrillers Harlan Coben returns with another good 'un... Packed with atmosphere and shock twists, this is worth turning off your phone for!"
This book held me spellbound. It is superbly paced, it has believable, credible characters, it is, in short, a brilliant story, told by a writer who is at the very top of his game. And now I have to go and try to catch up on all the damn work I failed to get on with because of this book! If you see this book, buy it and read it. (Michael Jecks)
"[A] gripping thriller."
This fast-moving novel grabs attention from the opening page and does not let go until the final surprise. Gripping, suspenseful and occasionally poignant, this is a great read.
"The sheer brio of Coben's narrative plate-spinning gives it all an entertaining chutzpah."
"A master of the multiple twist. Just as it seems an explanation is within reach, the reader is hammered with another, even more shocking surprise." (Marcel Berlins)
Coben orchestrates his story perfectly as Kat begins to sense the magnitude of the horror at work ... Once again, he has brilliantly used a current trend, in this case internet dating, to create a can't-put-it-down thriller
The best-selling master of suspense has written another twisty ripped-from-the-headlines page-turning stand-alone that could be his best yet
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Brilliant, right to the end. Great attention to detail. All ends tied up nicely. Enjoy!

brilliant, right to the end

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Well written in Coben's usual fast paced style, the book was immediately engaging posing several curious questions from the start. This was helped by Kerry Shale's well matched narration . However, I was unable to really empathise with any of the characters, the story seemed to leave behind the earlier sense of horrible reality in favour extra blood blood and gratuitous fortune with the final ending a disappointment. Reference is made to life as a fairytale by one of the characters and this is how the whole story felt, a modern fairytale with all of the cruelty often involved.
Kerry Shale's reading was mostly good but one star is deducted for voicing most of the male dialogue parts in the same Hick moronic accent and tone, amusing in the beginning but rapidly becoming an irritation.
Worth a listen to fill in hours of boredom lying unwell in bed but definitely not one of Coben's best.

O.K. but I won't be missing it.

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Superb. Kept me engaged until the very end. Great twist in plot and great ending. Want to read more from HC

Until the end

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Great listen, well written and thoroughly enjoyable. Prompted to listen to more from this author.

Excellent .

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This is another superb book by Harlan Coben. The man is a genius! This story is well written and the plot just keeps you hooked.
This audio book kept me taking the long route home so that I could keep on listening to it.
As usual Kerry Shale does a really good job of reading the storey and bringing the correctors to life.

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