Harlan Coben

Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He begins to scream - and then he runs. Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It’s unmistakably her. But as soon as he makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.

In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don't add up...which is something he cannot ignore. Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts--and then he runs. Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who's working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past--and prove, after all this time, he's nobody's fool.

In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don't add up...which is something he cannot ignore. Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts--and then he runs. Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who's working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past--and prove, after all this time, he's nobody's fool.

In this breathtaking thriller from a New York Times bestselling author, an innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive--and must break out of prison to find out the truth. David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in love--until one fateful night when David woke to discover Matthew had been murdered while David was asleep just down the hall. Half a decade later, David's been wrongly accused and convicted of the murder, left to serve out his time in a maximum-security prison--a fate which, grieving and wracked with guilt, David didn't have the will to fight. The world has moved on without him. Then Cheryl's younger sister, Rachel, makes a surprise appearance during visiting hours bearing a strange photograph . . . in the background, just barely in frame, is a boy bearing an eerie resemblance to David's son. David just knows: Matthew is still alive. David plans a harrowing escape, determined to achieve the impossible-save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened. But with his life on the line and the FBI following his every move, can David evade capture long enough to reveal the shocking truth?

Hur kan en död man misstänkas för mord? För tre år sedan deltog sportagenten Myron Bolitar vid begravningen av sin klient, den välkände baskettränaren Greg Downing. Det oväntade dödsfallet chockade Myron och rörde upp gamla minnen, men efter en tid lyckades han acceptera Gregs bortgång. Tills nu, när två FBI-agenter kommer in på hans kontor och kräver att få veta var Greg Downing är. Enligt agenterna är han fortfarande vid liv - och huvudmisstänkt för ett dubbelmord. Tillsammans med sin vän och kollega Win tar Myron upp jakten på sanningen. Men ju djupare de gräver i det förflutna, desto mer börjar de inse att dubbelmordet bara är en liten del av en skoningslös komplott. I VÄND TILLBAKA blir läsarfavoriten Myron Bolitar involverad i ett högst personligt fall där hemligheter och ödesdigra lögner varvas med mörka konspirationer. Harlan Cobens spänningsromaner har sålt i över 80 miljoner exemplar, publi­cerats på 46 språk och toppat bästsäljarlistor världen över. Han är den första författaren som tilldelats samtliga av de tre litterära utmärkelserna Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Antho­ny Awards och Shamus Awards. Flera av Cobens böcker har blivit hyllade Netflix-serier, bland andra The Stranger (Främlingen), Fool Me Once (Sanningen) och Missing You (Saknar dig). Bjuder på en rad halsbrytande vändningar, samtidigt som det innehåller en djupdykning i mänskliga relationer [...] En Coben-roman som inte lär göra spänningsälskare besvikna. BTJ Ett fängslande mästerverk som kommer få läsarna att bläddra febrilt. The Real Book Spy En actionpackad och spännande berättelse som fansen kommer att älska. Booklist Coben är en mästare på cliffhangers. New York Journal of Books

From the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once comes a thrilling and emotional ride about the ties we have to our past - and the devastating lies that bind us together... Surfing an online dating site, detective Kat Donovan feels her whole world explode. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé, the man who shattered her heart-and whom she hasn't seen in eighteen years. But when Kat reaches out to the man in the profile, an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light. As Kat begins to investigate, her feelings are challenged about everyone she's ever loved-even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there.

A man presumed dead is suddenly wanted for murder in this thriller of secrets, lies, and dangerous conspiracies that threaten to cover up the truth. Three years ago, sports agent Myron Bolitar gave a eulogy at the funeral of his client, renowned basketball coach Greg Downing. Myron and Greg had history: initially as deeply personal rivals, and later as unexpected business associates. Myron made peace and moved on - until now, when two federal agents walked into his office, demanding to know where Greg Downing is. According to the agents, Greg is still alive--and has been placed at the scene of a double homicide, making him their main suspect. Shocked, Myron needs answers. Myron and Win, longtime friends and colleagues, set out to find the truth, but the more they discover about Greg, the more dangerous their world becomes. Secrets, lies, and a murderous conspiracy that stretches back into the past churn at the heart of Harlan Coben's blistering new novel.

Hvordan kan en mand, der allerede er død, være eftersøgt for mord? For tre år siden holdt sportsagenten Myron Bolitar en mindetale til sin klient og gode ven, den berømte basketballtræner Greg Downings begravelse. Efter sin vens død har Myron fundet fred og er kommet videre med sit liv – indtil nu, hvor to FBI-agenter braser ind på hans kontor og forlanger at få at vide, hvor Greg Downing befinder sig. Ifølge agenterne er Greg nemlig stadig i live – og da hans DNA er blevet fundet på gerningsstedet for et højtprofileret dobbeltdrab, bliver han anset som hovedmistænkt. Myron er i chok, men har brug for svar. Han må finde ud af, hvad der er op og ned i sagen. Men jo dybere han dykker ned i Gregs historie, jo farligere bliver det for ham selv. »Harlan Coben er fænomenal … Han har en enestående evne til at skrive den ene fantastiske krimi efter den anden.« THE TIMES

Epätoivoisen isän kujanjuoksu. Viisi vuotta sitten viaton mies tuomittiin elinkautiseen vankeuteen kolmevuotiaan poikansa murhasta. Nyt hän saa tietää pojan olevan elossa. David Burroughs istuu vankilassa lapsensa murhasta tuomittuna. Eräänä päivänä hänen ex-vaimonsa sisar ilmaantuu yllättäen vankilaan vierailulle ja tuo mukanaan oudon valokuvan. Se on hänen ystävänsä ottama lomakuva huvipuistosta. Kuvan taustalla, juuri ja juuri kuvan kehyksen sisällä, näkyy lapsi, joka muistuttaa pelottavasti Davidin poikaa. Tuttu, erikoinen syntymämerkki on selvästi näkyvissä. Vaikka sen ei pitäisi olla mahdollista, David on varma, että kyseessä on hänen poikansa Matthew. David suunnittelee tuskallisen vankilapaon pelastakseen poikansa, puhdistaakseen nimensä ja selvittääkseen, mitä tuona kauhistuttavana yönä viisi vuotta sitten todella tapahtui. Ehtiikö henkensä kaupalla pakeneva David paljastaa karmean totuuden ennen kiinni jäämistään? Amerikkalainen Harlan Coben on yksi maailman menestyneimmistä trillerikirjailijoista. Hänen kirjojaan on käännetty 45 kielelle. Hänen viisi viimeistä romaaniaan ovat kaikki olleet New York Timesin bestsellerlistan ykkösiä. Nykyään Coben on myös Netflix- ja Prime Amazon -tähti: yhä useampi Cobenin romaani on tehty suoratoistosarjaksi, ja lisää on tulossa.

In the second Myron Bolitar novel, a young woman's tragic death spirals into a shattering drama of menace, secrets, and rage. Suddenly Myron is in over his head--and playing the most dangerous game of all. "Engaging . . . hilarious."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Once, Valerie Simpson's tennis career skyrocketed; now, the headlines belong to a player from the wrong side of the tracks. But when Valerie is shot dead in cold blood and dropped outside the stadium at the U. S. Open, sports agent Myron Bolitar investigates the killing and uncovers a connection between the two players and a six-year-old murder at an exclusive mainline club. As Myron is drawn into the case--along with a dirty U. S. senator, a jealous mother, and the mob--he finds himself caught between a killer and the truth. "Harlan Coben is the modern master of the hook-and-twist."--Dan Brown