No Second Chance, Harlan Coben
No Second Chance, Harlan Coben
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No Second Chance

Author: Harlan Coben

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 14 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/01/2003

Synopsis

The "nimble and ingenious" (New York Times) thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author-now in paperback! 

Shot twice by an unseen assailant, Dr. Marc Seidman lies in a hospital bed. His wife has been killed. His six-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But then a ransom note arrives, giving him one chance to save her. 

Forbidden to talk to the police or the FBI, Marc is helpless as the authorities hone in on a new suspect: him. And he doesn't know who to trust as deadly secrets-about his wife, about an old love he's never forgotten, and about his own past-surface. Torn between agony and hope, Mark finds himself clinging to one, unwavering vow: to bring Tara home at any cost.

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

Goodreads review by Sandra on November 17, 2021

Dr. Marc Siedman wakes up in a hospital and discovers that he has been shot twice, his wife was dead, and his six-month-old daughter is missing. Marc can’t remember everything that has happened to him, and the police are suspecting him of the murder of his wife and kidnapping of his child. Marc rece......more

Goodreads review by Karen on November 10, 2024

An explosive novel about the love of a father, set against a story where nothing is what it seems and where hope and fear collide in the most surprising ways. It was fast paced, page turning action that constantly left me wondering what could possibly happen next. Verdict....... fast, interesting, e......more

Goodreads review by Love on July 14, 2015

Dr. Marc Seidman has been shot twice, his wife has been murdered, and his six-month-old daughter has been kidnapped. When he gets the ransom note-he knows he has only one chance to get this right. But there is nowhere he can turn and no one he can trust. Okay, so this book is a little "can't happen i......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on April 10, 2016

Another fantastic page turner from Coben. This novel had such thrilling moments that I found myself totally and completely immersed in it and in complete Coben tradition, a 180 hits you at the end which I love. Great book! Coben is a must read author!!!!!!......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on March 10, 2009

I have mixed feelings about Harlan Coben. The first novel I read of his was part of the Myron Bolitar series and I so seriously disliked Myron and his sarcastic ways that I dismissed Cobens' books completely. Then, a long airplane ride forced me to reconsider and I found myself enjoying his Tell No O......more

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Praise for No Second Chance

“Nimble and ingenious.”—The New York Times 
“The author doesn’t build suspense. He opens fire.”—New York Daily News“At times the suspense in No Second Chance is almost painful.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“A wild ride made even more wrenching because the terrain is home, family, love, and loss.”—Houston Chronicle

“This crackling spellbinder will...keep you mesmerized from beginning...to head-spinning, unexpected end.”—Forbes“Coben again keeps the reader off-balance with innovative story lines and diabolical bad guys.”—People“Thrillers as satisfying as No Second Chance clearly have the Coben stamp.”—Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

“The emotional onslaught of Marc's gut-wrenching, self-questioning, relentless narration...will carry readers like a tidal wave through the novel's twists and turns.”—Publishers Weekly 

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