Fool Me Once

De: Harlan Coben

Narrado por: January LaVoy

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)

Fool me once, fool me twice...

Struggled to finish this.
I first listened to another one by Coben because I kept seeing his name everywhere, on streaming channels, on Audible, several places, so I thought his work would be good. The first one was just ok. Male reader, Stephen Webber, who did quite well to pull it up. Fool me once. Ok, so then I tried this one. Fool me twice, shame on me.

The performance was ok but the whole story was lacking. Actually, usually I dislike female readers because they often sound singsongy and speak in long drawn out wafts of fairytale recitation. This woman read with a more natural pace but the story was a dud. I mean, really.

Normally, I gravitate to well written books that take me exploring caves in the Basque country, or espionage in Asia with a master of martial arts, and tea ceremonies with spies. Or a recent series about the drug cartels or another about an Irish mob family out of Rhode Island. Those books are so well written that one is transported in the story and sometimes transported by the delicious turn of a phrase. I listen to those books more than once.

Someone else commented that the Coben oevreur is suburban lit. Well, the best I can say is that it was a fast read, until the last hour and it was a struggle to finish it. Boring and trite. Like trying to watch a movie made in the 1970's, ridiculous plots, and a lot of bellyaching. High school level writing. Hey, I get it, he's making a ton of money from these books but I'm looking for better.

Sorry, not for me.

Remember how every Scooby Doo Cartoon ended

What did you like best about Fool Me Once? What did you like least?

I found myself bored with the characters. There's a character named Shane in the book. He's a small side character/friend of the main character. I found myself wondering more about him than I did the main plot.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Despite wanting to give up I pushed on to the end. When the killer was revealed my immediate thought was of the Scooby Doo cartoons I watched as a kid...The mask gets ripped off, everyone is shocked and the villain confesses his sins explaining exactly how he did it. This is how Coben wraps the book up. It's like he noticed he was out of time and cranked out a tidy little ending with a bow on it.

Was Fool Me Once worth the listening time?

Skip it.

back to the Coben I love..

another story where you just ride it out because no matter what you think, your wrong! I love good endings and he delivered in this one.

made me cry

I was thinking that this was not Mr. Coban's best work and wondering if it was one of his first. there are some bad metaphors and some pretty simple dialogue. but then toward the end I found myself crying. that doesn't happen with a bad book. So in spite of the flaws, i guess this book does a good job of making you care about the characters and what happens to them.

Clever twists

Enjoyed this book. Keeps you guessing right to the end. Narrator was excellent. Easy listen.