Six Years

By: Harlan Coben

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career as a college professor. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone, and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her new husband, Todd.

But six years haven’t come close to extinguishing his feelings, and when Jake comes across Todd’s obituary, he can’t keep himself away from the funeral. There he gets the glimpse of Todd’s wife he’s hoping for...but she is not Natalie. Whoever the mourning widow is, she’s been married to Todd for almost two decades, and with that fact, everything Jake thought he knew about the best time of his life - a time he has never gotten over - is turned completely inside out.

As Jake searches for the truth, his picture-perfect memories of Natalie begin to unravel. Mutual friends of the couple either can’t be found or don’t remember Jake. No one has seen Natalie in years. Jake’s search for the woman who broke his heart, who lied to him, soon puts his very life at risk as it dawns on him that the man he has become may be based on a carefully constructed fiction.

Harlan Coben once again delivers a shocking novel that deftly explores the power of past love and the secrets and lies that such love can hide.

©2013 Harlan Coben (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Love it

Where does Six Years rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love Harlan Coben's books and Scott Brick is a fantastic narrator so put them together and you have one great read. This book has more twists and turns than a roller coaster. It was so good that I had to grocery shop with ear phones to hear the end

Good story, narrator not to my taste

I liked this book. It progressed well and had a good ending. This might be just me, be I found the narration to be annoyingly dramatic and breathy. Borderline cheesy. Other than that, the story was good enough to entertain me to the end.

Passes the time on long drive

Saying the whole premise of this book was far fetched is about right. The good thing was it didn't require much concentration while driving. If you are wanting to listen to an interesting story not so much. I have read and listened to some Jack Reacher books and this is not that. Also the book had little of historical background interest to help it. I would pick something else to pass the time with.

Good but Frustrating Listen

I love Scott Brick so the narration was excellent. But the story line became irritating at times. Suspense filled but repetitive. This is only the second Harlan Coben I’ve listened to so maybe it’s his style. I will give another one a try.

it was okay

The story is okay. My bigger issue was the narrator. I just felt like this reading was way too dramatic and over the top

Engaging from beginning to end

Kept me guessing throughout the entire book and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. Worth the credit

I couldn't get into this Coben book

I love, LOVE Coben books, but to me this one fell flat. I didn't really care about the characters... there was not his usual humor. it was just so flat and lifeless, I had to force myself to finish it... Even Scott Brick couldn't bring this book to life. :(.

Meh.

It this has been the first Harlan Coben book I read, it would have been my last. The main character was annoying. And not just because he was your typical male with a savior complex. The beginning was disturbing. He had a 3 month fling and 6 years later, he’s still obsessed with the woman. Red flag city. Don’t bother reading. It’s all implausible.

Could Not Stop Listening!

Never have I listened to a bad book by Harlen. Always enjoy them. I had to listen at work, in my car & home to this book. Less than 5 days I finished. Enjoyed it immensely!

This is the second copy of this book....why?

A great plot - many twists and turns that kept me guessing. Coben has written a complex, layered story with characters that you want to see succeed on their various missions. The story contains bad guys, but they're not revealed right off. The plot drags a little in the middle. As is usual with a Coben mystery, the end isn't the end until the very end.