Tell No One: Summary and book reviews of Tell No One by Harlan Coben, plus links to an excerpt from Tell No One and a biography of Harlan Coben.

For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it's time to move on, to forget the past once and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. A message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible -- that somewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive. Beck has been warned to tell no one. And he doesn't. Instead, he runs from the people he trusts the most, plunging headlong into a search for the shadowy figure whose messages hold out a desperate hope. But already Beck is being hunted down. He's headed straight into the heart of a dark and deadly secret -- and someone intends to stop him before he gets there.

Media Reviews

San Francisco Chronicle Harlan Coben's Tell No One begins at a run and in no time is moving at an all-out sprint.... The characters are engaging and the strange goings-on will leave readers rapidly turning pages in search of fresh clues.... [Coben] writes with wit and a shrewd sense of plotting.   Detroit News Set to be one of the big thriller reads of the summer.... Fifteen pages into this book, you're sucked in and Coben never lets the pace stall.... If it takes more than two days to finish this one, you're working too many hours. A hot summer rush.   USA Today Compelling, cinematic ... with surprises in store for the reader until the very last page.... [readers will] savor every clue, every detail.   Publishers Weekly Coben knows how to move pages, and he generates considerable suspense.   Kirkus Reviews A gloriously exciting yarn. ... A quest for answers that will have you burning the midnight oil till 300 a.m.   Library Journal Coben's latest thriller is the book everyone should take to the beach this summer. ... Tell everyone to read Tell No One. Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Moment of Truth Tell No One is such a terrific thriller, you'll want to tell everyone! Harlan Coben delivers the near-impossible -- a can't-put-it-down page-turner with a slam-bang surprise ending. You'll read this book in one breathless gulp! Jeffery Deaver Suspense at its finest. Phillip Margolin Non-stop action with plot twists galore. Iris Johansen A thriller of runaway tension.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by Marti
very good
I loved this book. It kept me on edge in a good way :), I mean every time I thought I figured out who did it, I turned out to be wrong; but I think that was the best part, so if your wondering if this is a good book to read, I have to say yes =D

Rated of 5 by Morgan W.
Just amazing.
This is probably my favorite book. I like everything about it. The climax scene at the tree made me cry, I was just so happy for him. You have to read it, and once you start you won't want to stop, seriously.

Rated of 5 by Natasha
Twisted
I really hated how the book kept twisting the story.

Rated of 5 by Kim
My first Coban, but not my last!
I don't read many mystery-thrillers. There are so many mediocre entries in this genre that I think it's very difficult to find a good one. I was therefore initially disappointed when my book club chose this novel, but I decided to participate...   Read More

Rated of 5 by ppa
Astonishing
Harlan Coben knows exactly how to make you turn the pages in this incredible thriller, he knows exactly what will keep you suspended until the very end when everything unfolds and becomes an amazing novel.

Rated of 5 by Lynn Blake
Tell Everyone of this book
Truly an exquisite read, the passionate suspense is enough to make anyone want to fall in love all over again

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