Just One Look

Author: Coben, Harlan

Brand: Penguin Random House

Color: Multicolor

Binding: mass_market

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 528

Release Date: 26-04-2005

Part Number: 9780451213204

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An ordinary snapshot causes a mother’s world to unravel in this shocking thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger.
When Grace Lawson picks up a newly developed set of family photographs, there is a picture that doesn't belong-a photo from at least twenty years ago with a man in it who looks strikingly like her husband, Jack. And though Jack denies it's him, he disappears that night, taking the photo with him. Now, to save her family from a fierce, silent killer who will stop at nothing to get the photo, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past....


Review


Praise for Just One Look

“The tension doesn't build slowly; it snaps and crackles right from the get-go…The only plausible reason for setting down this book is to make sure your front door is locked and double-bolted.”—
People“A nifty suspense premise...[Coben] does a good job of riveting the reader.”—
The New York Times“A heck of a ride.”—
New York Daily News
“Coben twists story lines into psychological thrill rides. The pages flip so fast it’s a wonder you don’t develop paper cuts.”—The Orlando Sentinel   “There’s plenty of adrenalin-pumping stuff here, but it’s the walk down the hall of mirrors Coben does so well that rivets the attention.”—The Houston Chronicle “Harlan Coben remains one of the best in the game...It’s one of those books in which the main character—and readers—have no real idea what’s going on until the very last pages. This is both highly satisfying and enjoyably frustrating, especially when the plot twists are being carefully doled out by a pro like Coben.”—The San Francisco Chronicle   “It’s only when the last page turns that the reader has a chance to breathe, say ‘Wow!’ and marvel at the impressively interconnected structure.”—The Miami Herald   “Coben proves his nimble, knowing grasp of plot and pace, juggling as many as seven plotlines while still imparting a healthy backstory to cameo characters. You’ll read it in a day, maybe two; it’s fresh fast food in a cup-of-ramen world.”—Entertainment Weekly


About the Author


With more than seventy million books in print worldwide,
Harlan Coben is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels, including the Myron Bolitar series and a series aimed at young adults featuring Myron's newphew, Mickey Bolitar. His books are published in forty-three languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries. The winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, he lives in New Jersey.


Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.


Scott Duncan sat across from the killer.
The windowless room of thundercloud gray was awkward and still, stuck in that the lull when the music first starts and neither stranger is sure how to begin the dance. Scott tried a noncommittal nod. The killer, decked out in prison-issue orange, simply stared. Scott folded his hands and put them on the metal table. The killer—his file said he was Monte Scanlon, but there was no way that was his real name—might have done likewise had his hands not been cuffed. Why, Scott wondered yet again, am I here?
His specialty was prosecuting corrupt politicians—something of a vigorous cottage industry in his home state of New Jersey—but three hours ago, Monte Scanlon, a mass executioner by any standards, had finally broken his silence to make a demand.
That demand?
A private meeting with Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Duncan.
This was strange for a large variety of reasons, but here were two: one, a killer should not be in a position to make demands; two, Scott had never met or even heard of Monte Scanlon.
Scott broke the silence. “You asked to see me?”
“Yes.”
Scott nodded, waited for him to say more. He didn’t. “So what can I do for you?”
Monte Scanlon maintained the stare. “Do you know why I’m here?”
Scott glanced around the room. Besides Scanlon and himself, four people were present. Linda Morgan, the Unit

EAN: 9780451213204

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English