Author:Harlan Coben
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From the #1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix series The Stranger, Gone For Good and The Innocent comes a riveting new thriller, starring the new hero Windsor Horne Lockwood III - or Win, as he is known to his (few) friends ...
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Over twenty years ago, heiress Patricia Lockwood was abducted during a robbery of her family's estate, then locked inside an isolated cabin for months. Patricia escaped, but so did her captors, and the items stolen from her family were never recovered.
Until now.
On New York's Upper West Side, a recluse is found murdered in his penthouse apartment, alongside two objects of note: a stolen Vermeer painting and a leather suitcase bearing the initials WHL3. For the first time in years, the authorities have a lead not only on Patricia's kidnapping but also on another FBI cold case - with the suitcase and painting both pointing them towards one man.
Windsor Horne Lockwood III - or Win as his few friends call him - doesn't know how his suitcase and his family's stolen painting ended up in this dead man's apartment. But he's interested - especially when the FBI tell him that the man who kidnapped his cousin was also behind an act of domestic terrorism, and that he may still be at large.
The two cases have baffled the FBI for decades. But Win has three things the FBI does not:: a personal connection to the case, a large fortune, and his own unique brand of justice ...
The talented Coben, who likes nothing more than to create mysterious outsiders, does so with great skill and panache
—— The TimesHARLAN COBEN never ever lets you down
—— LEE CHILDHARLAN COBEN: simply one of the all-time greats
—— GILLIAN FLYNNHARLAN COBEN is the modern master of the hook and twist
—— DAN BROWNHARLAN COBEN is one of the world's finest thriller writers
—— PETER JAMESHarlan Coben is one of my all-time favourites and his latest book, Win, is immense
—— James O'Brien[It's got] everything you want from a Harlan Coben book. It's got violent time, it's got sexy time, it's got a twisty turny plot. It's great, it's fantastic
—— Graham NortonWe can always rely on Harlan Coben to have us enthralled and this new thriller introducing Windsor Horne Lockwood III - aka Win - is no different
—— Sunday ExpressExpertly plotted twists and turns
—— Clive Anderson , Radio 4 Loose EndsThe bestselling crime novelist keeps all the plots spinning in his latest caper [...] It is expertly done and the brisk pace keeps the pages turning
—— StandardAs you'd expect from Coben, this is a complex thriller that keeps you hooked with the superb writing, handbrake turns and satisfying conclusion
—— HeatThe usual Coben formula of the cold case that suddenly becomes red hot, deployed as grippingly as ever
—— Daily MirrorBartz takes the idea of a 'frenemy' to new heights in her third thriller, yet another expert vivisection of female modes of communication and competition
—— Los Angeles TimesA chilling, whirlwind thriller
—— Woman's OwnThis thriller has a premise that will pique any mystery-loving traveler's interest: two best friends embark on their annual reunion trip, only to have it go murderously awry. Bartz's evocative descriptions of destinations as varied as Chile and Cambodia pulled me in immediately, but it was the way she ratcheted up the tension by dropping clues about the duo's murky past that kept me rapt until the end
—— Travel + LeisureThis smartly written psychological thriller will leave you all tingly
—— Reader's DigestBartz, once again, creates a thrilling tale about a friend group in flux
—— OprahDaily.comThe ultimate story of toxic female friendships, a theme Andi Bartz pulls off exquisitely her previous novels. This one is pulse-pounding with secrets, lies, and friends who trust too much
—— CrimeReads.comSustains its thriller atmosphere with a well-drawn dynamic between co-dependent friends who alternate from deep trust to vicious suspicion
—— Milwaukee MagazineWe Were Never Here is an observant, suspenseful, and deeply scary novel, a psychological thriller that looks at the tight bonds of friendship and asks where they strangle, where they break
—— Steph Cha, author of Your House Will PayWe Were Never Here is somehow both cinematic in scope and also claustrophobic and unnerving. It's a novel that explores the dangers that lurk in beautiful places, the manipulation of memories, and the friendship ties that don't just bind us, but can strangle us
—— Tara Laskowski, award-winning author of One Night Gone and The Mother Next DoorI absolutely loved We Were Never Here ... chock-full of twists and turns that surprise and titillate. I was so enthralled, I carried the book around the house, reading as I walked to the kitchen to make some tea and even while folding the laundry. It's been years since I last read-walked!
—— Daniela Petrova, author of Her Daughter’s Mother[Bartz] has an incredible talent for writing complicated characters, complex relationships, unnerving situations, and palpable tension-and making them all work together
—— HelloGiggles.comInventive, playful and hugely enjoyable.
—— Sunday ExpressSupple and urgent - another slab of Knox brilliance
—— MetroKnox has produced something extraordinary ... post-modern playfulness [embedded] in a rich and compelling plot that twists and turns until the final pages
—— The Big IssueAstonishing! So clever, so original! Highly recommended
—— Jane FallonThis clever novel reads like a true crime story (at times you have to remind yourself it's fiction), which makes it all the more compelling
—— IndependentA very stylish novel revealing not only the unreliability of witnesses, but also the voyeurism in much crime reporting, crime investigation, and yes, in those of us who enjoy crime fiction
—— The TabletBook of the year
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, a provocative mix of real and fictional crime in which the author himself investigates the disappearance of a student named Zoe. But is she a real or fictional character? With a fragmentary narrative style, this is something new in the overcrowded crime genre
Joseph Knox cements his reputation as one of the best of the new guard of British crime writers with True Crime Story, in which one Joseph Knox - a deliciously unflattering self-portrait - becomes entangled in the investigation into the disappearance of a student. It's a meta-fictional trick that helps to create a genuine (and genuinely pleasurable) sense of unease.
—— Best Books of 2021, The TelegraphA thrilling mystery with a strong emotional heart
—— Woman & HomeIngeniously constructed, with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense
—— Louise Candlish