One
of my simple pleasures in my reading life is getting to jump into a Harlan
Coben novel and lose myself in the worlds he has created. While I enjoy all his
books, his latest, Don’t Let Go, has Coben at his finest. He has created a
mystery that will keep you captivated throughout with a few red herrings to
keep you guessing until the very end.
Nap
Dumas is a detective who has a rough past … a brother who was killed in a train
accident while drunk, a long-lost love who left him days after his brother died
and has remained a ghost for the past 15 years, and a life filled with regret
for what he lost long ago. When he receives word his long-lost, but never
forgotten love, Maura, has been tied to the recent murder of a police officer,
he begins an investigation which will bring long buried secrets to the surface.
His investigation brings him face-to-face with events from the past; both ones
he needs to look further into and ones he may just be better off forgetting.
The
beauty of Coben’s writing is in the manner he imbeds small hints and clues that
will blossom later in the book; phone calls which go to voicemails which are
listened to later on and contain big revelations, conversations which take on
new meaning as the story picks up steam, and plot lines which appear innocent
but take on a sinister feeling when revisited and viewed through a more
educated lens.
This
book is classic Coben, fun, entertaining, and hard to put down. While not the
standard fare of many Gutter readers, it is well-worth the time you invest in
it.
Recommended