The Woods

By: Harlan Coben

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES!

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger takes listeners into the heart of family loyalty in this twisty thriller that proves that the darkest secrets are often closest to home.

Paul Copeland, a New Jersey county prosecutor, is still grieving the loss of his sister twenty years ago - the night she walked into the woods, never to be seen again. But now, a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to the disappearance. The victim could be the boy who vanished along with Paul's sister. And, as hope rises that his sister could still be alive, dangerous secrets from his family's past threaten to tear apart everything Paul has been trying to hold together....

©2007 Harlan Coben (P)2007 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

“[The Woods] might just be the best thing Coben has written...A gripping story, filled with fine characters and dark secrets.” - Chicago Sun Times

“A lively, fast-moving entertainment, jam packed with the bizarre plot twists that are his stock in trade.” - The Washington Post

“Another surprising and emotional story that will remain with the reader long after the last page is finished. One of Coben’s best.” - Library Journal

Perplexing ending to a great listen

Can you put Coben and Brick together and miss? But after that journey I felt a little like I was left hanging. I’ve been reading Coben for years then listening after I found Audible around 2008. I love his humor, his creepiness and his brilliance and never been disappointed.

Excellent

I very much enjoy most of Coben’s books. This one was excellent. I love the characters, the pot, and the narration.

If the narrator could have made this more “sappy”

I found myself rolling my eyes over one more drop down gorgeous woman and the syrupy narration. The only thing that kept me going was the twists in the plot. But I should have just cut to the final chapter and saved myself from drowning in unending detail and sugar overload.

Coban at his best.

Better than I expected. Recent Cobans didn't live up to his past efforts.
Scott Brick is great as always.
This is worth the price. Dollars or credits.

Card holding-Official-Coben Junkie

I have had a few of Coben's audio books stashed in my library for a while.

His quirky zig-zag style for plots and dialogue means I have to be on my best game to keep up and I know when I start one I need to have time to stay with it as uninterrupted.


Events in my life over the last week or so meant I needed the very distraction that Coben would bring. I needed to tune out of the real world and just hibernate for a while, but I don't hibernate so well without some kind of jagged mind candy...Coben fits that bill.

I have to admit I kinda saw the ending coming...but that didn't mean I wasn't hanging on every word.





And as always...Scott Brick....wish I could give the guy 10 stars!!

great story but the ending sucked

there were so many twists and turns through out here that just when you think you know what's going on the author does something else to turn you in a different direction. I just did not like how he tied everything up at the end, I just don't think that it was very realistic and after everything Lucy and Paul went through, it shouldn't have gone off like it did

Fantastic!!!!

This book was fantastic. Plenty of plot twists and edge of your seat mystery. The narrator was a pleasure to listen too and read the story with enthusiastically, drawing me into every word!

This book was confusing

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Not buy it!

Would you recommend The Woods to your friends? Why or why not?

It is a confusing tale that is hard to keep up with.

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

Scott Brick was the only good thing about this book.

Could you see The Woods being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I hope not. That didn't work well for Lee Child.

Any additional comments?

I couldn't find anything else I liked at the time because my library was pretty full, so I took a chance on this book. Bad mistake. Some of you may be able to follow it better. I only listen when I am in the car driving so it gets a little dis-jointed.

Start Slow

Would you consider the audio edition of The Woods to be better than the print version?

N/A

Would you recommend The Woods to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes I would recommend to friends.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I enjoy listening to his reading.

Any additional comments?

Harlan Coben books always start slow, but ends well.

Dynamic, dramatic , drawing you deeper and deeper

Could not turn this one off! Each chapter peeled away another layer of the onion!