Promise Me, Harlan Coben
Promise Me, Harlan Coben
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Promise Me

Author: Harlan Coben

Narrator: Steven Weber

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/14/2022

Synopsis

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger reveals the deadly consequences that can be born of the best intentions.As the school year winds down, Myron Bolitar is determined to help keep his friends’ children safe from the dangers of drinking and driving. So he makes two neighborhood girls promise him that if they are ever in a bind but are afraid to call their parents, they must call him. Several nights later, the call comes at two a.m. The next day, a girl is missing and Myron is the last person who saw her. Racing to find her before she’s gone forever, Myron must outrun his own troubled past and decide once and for all who he is and what he will stand up for...

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 Miriam on February 18, 2017

The thing about reading any Harlan Coben story is that before you know it you've soaked up half the book! I have loved reading the Myron and Win books - unfortunately out of order, although they are all easy enough to read as standalones too. This is book number 8 and a great one at that! They are al......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on March 08, 2019

Hmmmm – this one has been tough for me to get interested in reviewing. I actually finished it over 24 hours ago and have spent a lot of time thinking about what I would say. The reason for this is that I have so many other Coben books – as well as Bolitar-specific Coben books – to compare it to. And......more

Goodreads review by Suz on December 21, 2018

Myron and I have not been acquainted for quite some time. I am glad I remedied this. Myron is back after a six year hiatus, and back with a vengeance is he. Myron has promised a close friends daughter to call him, day or night, if she ever needs help, trying to discourage drink driving. This back fi......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 29, 2023

Actual rating is 3.5 stars. This is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone novel. In this one Myron is called up by a friend's teenage daughter to pick her up in the middle of the night. Myron drops her off and she is not seen again. Myron investigates. There is a gap between this book and......more

Quotes

“Shows off the best of Mr. Coben’s plotting skills...an intricate, satisfying book.”—The New York Times

“The reappearance of Myron Bolitar is welcome, indeed....This book has [page turning suspense] in spades.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Skillful pacing and truly surprising turns of plot.”—Entertainment Weekly

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