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The Innocent

by Harlan Coben
The Innocent by Harlan Coben
★ 9.00 / 3
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SOME MISTAKES CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER…

The horror of one night is forever etched in Matt Hunter’s memory; the night he innocently tried to break up a fight-and ended up a killer. Now nine years after his release from prison, his innocence long forgotten, he’s an ex-con who takes nothing for granted. With his wife Olivia pregnant and the two of them closing on a house in his home town, things are looking up. Until the day Matt gets a shocking, inexplicable video call from Olivia’s phone. And in an instant, the unraveling begins.

A mysterious man who begins tailing Matt turns up dead. A beloved nun is murdered. And local and federal authorities–including homicide investigator, Loren Muse, a childhood schoolmate of Matt’s with a troubled past of her own–see all signs pointing to a former criminal with one murder already under his belt… Matt Hunter. Unwilling to lose everything for a second time, Matt and Olivia are forced outside the law in a desperate attempt to save their future together.

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ThrillerMysteryCrime FictionSuspense Thriller
Release date: 2005

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Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben

Few writers can turn the ordinary into the ominous quite like Harlan Coben. His thrillers don’t just keep readers turning pages—they drag them headfirst into a world where secrets refuse to stay buried, and the past is never as distant as it seems. Whether unraveling a decades-old mystery or exposing the dark undercurrents of suburban life, Coben has a knack for making the familiar suddenly feel dangerous.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Coben found early inspiration in the seemingly quiet neighborhoods around him. Behind those manicured lawns and white picket fences, he sensed the potential for chaos—a theme that would become a hallmark of his work. He didn’t set out to be a writer, though. It wasn’t until his senior year at Amherst College, where he majored in political science, that the urge to tell stories took hold. Once it did, there was no turning back.

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Coben’s signature style is a blend of breakneck pacing, razor-sharp dialogue, and twists that strike with surgical precision. His standalone novels and the bestselling Myron Bolitar series have earned him a reputation as one of the most reliable architects of suspense. With each book, he tightens the screws, pulling readers into a maze of deception where trust is a rare commodity and every revelation upends what they thought they knew.

His impact on the genre extends far beyond the page. Coben’s work has seamlessly transitioned to the screen, with hit adaptations on Netflix, including The Stranger and Safe, proving that his brand of suspense is just as potent in a binge-worthy format. It’s no surprise that he’s the first author to win an Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Award—a testament to his ability to craft mysteries that resonate with audiences across generations.

At the heart of every Coben thriller is an unsettling question: How well do we really know the people closest to us? It’s a question that keeps his readers coming back, eager to dive into the next puzzle, the next deception, the next dark truth waiting to be unearthed.

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