Fool Me Once

A widowed veteran gets the shock of her life in this impossible-to-put-down thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger.

In the course of eight consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers, millions of readers have discovered Harlan Coben’s page-turning thrillers, filled with his trademark edge-of-your-seat suspense and gut-wrenching emotion. In Fool Me Once, Coben once again outdoes himself....

Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe - who was brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: Can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband - and herself.

©2016 Harlan Coben (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Narrator January LaVoy's well-paced performance enhances the tension of this stand-alone thriller.... LaVoy's dynamic narration and distinct characterizations make this multilayered story a winning audiobook." (AudioFile)

“Coben is simply one of the all-time greats - pick up any one of his thrillers and you’ll find a riveting, twisty, surprising story with a big, beating heart at its core.” (Gillian Flynn, best-selling author of Gone Girl)

“[A] stellar standalone.... Coben is like a skilled magician saving the best, most stunning trick for the very end.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Nanny Cams, Mental Illness and Murder!

Most of this story is told from the main character's point of view. Some parts of the story were told in the third person which, for me, helped to keep the storyline straight and made it less confusing by providing more details as the story went along.... thus, more interesting..... There are enough suspense, and twists and turns that held my interest and attention from beginning to the very end. Although I could see some of the events coming, and had suspicions about who the probable killers were, I listened at every opportunity.

The main character, Maya, is a "kick-ass" type girl. She is a mother and loves her child deeply, but she's not your typical "soccer-mom." She a "pistol-packing" mama... she's an ex-military pilot with dark secrets about something that happened while in combat. And, she is now suffering PTSD with horrible nightmares. Her sister and her husband was murdered about 4 months apart, and now she must find out who killed her sister. In addition to her dead husband and sister, she encounters two other dead people. Then, she starts to worry that death maybe following her.

The plot was suspenseful .... a few murders, mental illness, and an ending with an unexpected twist. How can the advancements in electronics' technology help you prove whodunit? Surprise, surprise, surprise. The major twist comes near the end of the story which is expected but I didn't see the severity of the twist coming. Of course, you must suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy the story.

I enjoyed the story. Yes, there are moments when you can only "roll your eyes" because you can't suspend your disbelief that far. But, the story is well narrated, which elevated the story to an easy listen.

The narrator, January LaVoy, is excellent with a variety of appropriate voices.

New Jersey setting!

Story was well read. Just not Harlan's best. Not the worst it was pretty good. The audio also began to skip at the end of this audible so I missed the true ending.

It's Coben - of course it's great

Kept me wondering where we were going around each corner. I think this must be one of my favorite Harlen Coben books. I kept forgetting it was Coben and hoping for something new. Just another "duh" moment in life. I think he is one of the most versatile thinkers of all time and lucky for us he pens his thoughts.

baby cam caper

female voice performance a little too dramatic but overall ok. story about wife returning from war finding husband not who she thought he was.

*Snoooore*

This is my first Harlan Coben book and it just may be my last. The first six hours were almost too insufferable to finish. The main character, Mya, has an unbelievably horrid “I’m better than you because I was in the military, everyone do what I say even though I’m a witch” attitude.

It did take me a little longer, but I figured out the twist long before the ending. Not really a shocker.

All of the male characters sounded exactly alike. They were supposed to be late 20s-30s, but ALL sounded like they were 17. Even the 60+ year old man was given the same narration.