Reviews
"When you read a Coben novel you are absorbed by it. His writing draws you into the world he has created and you get to know the characters totally…. [Stay Close] is intense, the characters are interesting, and the writing is magnificent. Coben's talent is in high gear as he takes his readers to the magical world of Atlantic City, a place where dreams either come true or die." -Jackie K. Cooper, The Huffington Post, "[A] masterful stand-alone…. Coben writes with wit and irony, and his flair for exposing the frail balance point between order and chaos in our lives has never been stronger than in this suspenseful outing." Publishers Weekly (starred review), "The narration hums and dances and sings like nothing [Coben] has done before, and his characters are so real this time around that they almost seem to rise off the printed page." -Bookreporter.com, "[Coben] engages readers from the first page. A plot layered with twists, action, and a scandalous history will have his many fans flying through this new offering. Coben devotees have come to expect certain thrills, and they will not be disappointed." - Library Journal, "[A] tour-de-force stand-alone.... [with] some of the most shocking action scenes in current crime fiction." - Booklist , starred review, "When you read a Coben novel you are absorbed by it. His writing draws you into the world he has created and you get to know the characters totally.... [Stay Close] is intense, the characters are interesting, and the writing is magnificent. Coben's talent is in high gear as he takes his readers to the magical world of Atlantic City, a place where dreams either come true or die." -Jackie K. Cooper, The Huffington Post, "Harlan Coben has long been one of today's top thriller writers, for his gripping, thought-provoking standalones as well as his Myron Bolitar novels. In Stay Close , he masterfully portrays the violent intersection of several lives, overshadowed by past events….Don't missSTAY CLOSE, a stupendous read." --Bookloons.com, "Harlan Coben has long been one of today's top thriller writers, for his gripping, thought-provoking standalones as well as his Myron Bolitar novels. In Stay Close , he masterfully portrays the violent intersection of several lives, overshadowed by past events....Don't missSTAY CLOSE, a stupendous read." --Bookloons.com, "[A] tour-de-force stand-alone…. [with] some of the most shocking action scenes in current crime fiction." Booklist , starred review, Praise for Harlan Coben: "Nobody writes them better than Coben." -Associated Press "Harlan Coben's family thrillers touch us where we live." - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Fiction reading doesn't get much better than this." - The Huffington Post on Caught "Coben is one of the best authors around at writing page-turning suspense." - Chicago Sun-Times "Coben has perfected the ability to keep numerous balls in the air, plot threads twisting at once, the readers knowing they will all converge at some point, the suspense lying in just how the author will manage it." - The Daily Beast on Live Wire, "[A] Masterful Stand-Alone.... Coben Writes with Wit and Irony"-Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), "Harlan Coben has long been one of today's top thriller writers, for his gripping, thought-provoking standalones as well as his Myron Bolitar novels. In Stay Close , he masterfully portrays the violent intersection of several lives, overshadowed by past events....Don'tmissSTAY CLOSE, a stupendous read." --Bookloons.com
