Caught, Harlan Coben
Caught, Harlan Coben
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Caught

Author: Harlan Coben

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie, Danny Campbell

Abridged: 6 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/23/2010


Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a fast-paced, emotion-packed novel about guilt, grief, and our capacity to forgive

17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before, and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst.

Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission, to identify and bring down sexual predators via elaborate--and nationally televised--sting operations. Working with local police on her news program Caught in the Act, Wendy and her team have publicly shamed dozens of men by the time she encounters her latest target. Dan Mercer is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens, but his story soon becomes more complicated than Wendy could have imagined.

In a novel that challenges as much as it thrills, filled with the astonishing tension and unseen suburban machinations that have become Coben's trademark, Caught tells the story of a missing girl, the community stunned by her loss, the predator who may have taken her, and the reporter who suddenly realizes she can't trust her own instincts about this story-or the motives of the people around her.

About Harlan Coben

Author Harlan Coben, was born into a New Jersey Jewish family in 1962, where he eventually graduated from Livingston High School with his childhood friend, Chris Christie, who of course became a prominent politician and the Governor of New Jersey. Coben then went on to study political science at Amherst College where he had a fraternity brother, Dan Brown, who also became a well-known author. It was in his senior year at Amherst that he decided that writing might be the course that he wanted to follow in his career path.

Coben became an American author of mysteries and thrillers. His novels revolved around central characters, and involved a reviewing of unsolved or misinterpreted actions such as fatal accidents, and murders with many twists and turns. His most famous character was Myron Bolitar. He has had several books on several best seller lists around the world. He has also received a like number of awards in several different countries. His books of note include: The Stranger, Missing You, Six Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost, Hold Tight, and his latest book that was released on March 22, 2016, Fool Me Once.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Daisy on 2010-09-15 19:51:33

I'm excited - i had never read a Coben before and found myself wanting to stay in the car to listen. Before i pick books i always read reviews on Amazon then on Audible.com for a sample listen and I found some of the awful reviews on the book's narrator on the Audible site. Although i don't totally disagree with the fact that she does TERRIBLE man voices most sounded like Fred Sanford or the dopie son on Family Guy, after a while you get use to it and overall she is a good ready - AND the story is great so the initial distraction gets replaced with getting ****** in. I liked it...and i'm happy to have found a new author i like!

AudiobooksNow review by Marj on 2011-02-22 12:26:02

This is very good book & I would recommend it to any-one!!! The book makes you think about the storyline & as usual it is full of twists & turns.

Goodreads review by Mandy on April 05, 2017

It was hard not to get "caught" up in this novel (excuse my corny pun). If you haven't read a Coben novel you're missing out. This guy can write books like no one's business. He is to mystery writing as Reba is to country music. Coben is one of the best, if not THE BEST mystery authors out there. My......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 11, 2021

3.5 stars SPOILER ALERT SPOIRLER ALERT SPOILER ALERT WARNING: THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN (WHAT YOU CONSIDER) SPOILERS Wendy Tynes is a television journalist for the program 'Caught in the Act', a show that lures in and exposes child predators. Dan Mercer, a divorced Princeton graduate who coaches troub......more

Goodreads review by Nazanin on October 11, 2019

3.75 Stars Caught by Harlan Coben is a crime mystery. It was my first read by this author and I would like to try his other works. Told in multiple POV, 3rd person, it’s a standalone novel. It was a bit dark, a bit slow for my taste, unpredictable with a shocking ending and satisfying! Overall, it wa......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on March 27, 2016

Wow! When you read this one you will need to take notes, create a flow chart, etc. and I bet you still won't see anything coming. Not only did keep thinking that I had guessed where the story was going, Coben had me convinced I was right and the BAM! nope . . . wrong again! This happened about 10 ti......more

Goodreads review by Kon on August 26, 2021

I heard Harlan Coben is quite the yarn spinner and this exceeded my expectations. Is it a must read? It depends on how much you love whodunnits. It doesn't do anything ground breaking, but it's fun as hell the whole way through. It starts off simple enough and quickly complicates things by revealing......more


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Praise for Caught

“The thrill-a-minute action zooms on sharp, slippery twists and turns in a white-knuckle race from start to finish.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts

“With Caught, Harlan Coben knocked another one out of the park!”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson

“A Tilt-A-Whirl of a story....Buckle up and prepare for whiplash.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown

“Quite simply, Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors. His books have it all: nail-biting suspense, roller-coaster plots, relevant social issues, and pitch-perfect characters.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah
 
Caught is dark-hearted, quintessential Coben...guaranteed to make you both look over your shoulder and sign up with the good guys.”—New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice

“This is Harlan Coben at his best.”—The Huffington Post

“[A] tour de force of storytelling...All the secrets interlock and reinforce each other like tiles in a  grand and seamless mosaic.”—The Washington Post