No Second Chance

De: Harlan Coben

Narrado por: Scott Brick

The "nimble and ingenious" (New York Times) thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author-now in paperback!

Shot twice by an unseen assailant, Dr. Marc Seidman lies in a hospital bed. His wife has been killed. His six-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But then a ransom note arrives, giving him one chance to save her.

Forbidden to talk to the police or the FBI, Marc is helpless as the authorities hone in on a new suspect: him. And he doesn't know who to trust as deadly secrets-about his wife, about an old love he's never forgotten, and about his own past-surface. Torn between agony and hope, Mark finds himself clinging to one, unwavering vow: to bring Tara home at any cost.©2003 Harlan Coben; (P)2003 Penguin Audiobooks and Books on Tape, Inc.

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Praise for No Second Chance

“Nimble and ingenious.”—The New York Times

“The author doesn’t build suspense. He opens fire.”—New York Daily News

“At times the suspense in No Second Chance is almost painful.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“A wild ride made even more wrenching because the terrain is home, family, love, and loss.”—Houston Chronicle

“This crackling spellbinder will...keep you mesmerized from beginning...to head-spinning, unexpected end.”—Forbes

“Coben again keeps the reader off-balance with innovative story lines and diabolical bad guys.”—People

“Thrillers as satisfying as No Second Chance clearly have the Coben stamp.”—Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

“The emotional onslaught of Marc's gut-wrenching, self-questioning, relentless narration...will carry readers like a tidal wave through the novel's twists and turns.”—Publishers Weekly

Horrible narrator

I really thought Scott brick ruined this so so book. His characterization were over the top and generalized. I skipped though to the end just to get it over with. Don't waste a credit on this absurd performance.

Longggg story.

Story took a really long time to tell. Some twists towards the end that I didn't like. Not the worst book of ever read but not the best Harlan Corbin I've ever read either

Entertaining and chilling, but not complete

First, I enjoyed the listen and do recommend this book. I don't, however, think it is as wonderful as the other reviewers did.

I think Coben is awesome at story development, but is a little shy on the delivery. He reuses adjectives and adverbs often enough I was able to predict phrases before Scott Brick read them. And the drama was a little too heavy for my liking (but that might have been in the reading).

The plot was well developed and somewhat believable, but seemed rather hurried towards the end. The character development was exceptional. After the book ended, though, I felt like I was led through 18 months of the lead characters hell, only to have all of the loose ends tied up way too quickly. Additionally, the twist that is so common in murder mysteries was there ? but it was predictable and weak.

If I hadn?t read so many rave reviews of this book, I probably would have liked it better. I fear I expected too much.

Predictable

This book was alright but I wasn't impressed
To me it was predictable, it always is the best friend or spouse and you got that 2 chapters into it
First book with this author I'll try another one hopefully it's better
Enjoyed the narrator

Excelllent

An amazing story and so well written! I highly recommend this read to anyone . Mr. Coben is a master.