I like Harlan Cobens novels - he has the ability to keep his stories even paced and filled with a good mixture of tension and amusement. In this stand alone novel, Detective Nap has returned to his home town to investigate a couple of crimes that raise questions about what happened in his life 15 years ago.
The story had quite a few twists and turns, you can never be quite sure how it will go, and I liked that but somehow I didn't quite believe it and for me it felt a bit forced. Maybe because there are so many thriller books/movies/shows around that I have become a bit jaded, and it has become a bit more difficult to find a story that feels original. It is a genre of books that I don't read as much of anymore. Maybe its not him - its me! 2/5
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I like the old fashioned mysteries rather than the thrillers. There's less room for originality, I suppose, but plenty of room for cleverness in its application.
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