Harlan Coben’s blistering and bracing The Boy from the Woods (Grand Central) is a hybrid mystery-thriller featuring a unique blend of concepts and themes. Starkly original, in fact. Our hero is Wilde, who as a boy was (almost) quite literally raised by wolves — at least, in the same wild…
Jon LandMarch 27, 2020
The twist is the thing. Harlan Coben has become a cottage industry unto himself, not just with a long string of bestsellers and over 70 million books in print, but, more recently, as a rising force in international television. (He currently has no less than 14 projects in development with…
Casey BarrettMarch 17, 2020
Simon sat on a bench in Central Park and felt his heart shatter. So begins the brilliantly executed Run Away (Grand Central) which just might be the best book Harlan Coben has ever written. For such a master storyteller, that’s a high bar indeed but one Coben effortlessly crests by…
Jon LandMarch 21, 2019
It was the businessman’s eldest daughter, Paige, who he hadn’t seen in six months. He approaches her and begs her to come home, but she runs. That’s how New York Times bestselling thriller master Harlan Coben sets up his latest novel, Run Away (Grand Central Publishing). The story follows Simon…
Jim AlkonMarch 14, 2019
Are you looking for thrills this September but you aren't quite sure where to look? With October fast approaching, everybody is looking for some jumps, and these thrillers sure pack the punch! Harlan Coben vacates the comfortable suburban world he’s often made so uncomfortable for a trip into crime noir…
Jon LandSeptember 8, 2017
Hello, book lovers! Tomorrow is the first day of spring and we couldn't be more excited. The weather is getting warmer and if there's anything better than burying yourself under a blanket with your favorite book, it's sitting outside and reading in nature. Plus, there's a myriad of spring releases…
BookTribMarch 19, 2021
Our friends over at Audiobooks.com have compiled a list of essential audiobooks that are sure to keep you company as you make your way through the daunting task of spring cleaning this April. While we know we all have to do it, it doesn't have to be boring, right? Take a…
Beth WaskoApril 7, 2016
Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks just for BookTrib’s readers. This month, listeners will befriend artificially intelligent lifeforms, navigate hilarious romantic schemes, revisit the beloved works of a renowned British playwright, ride shotgun throughout a 1940s-style whodunit, and more. Grab your earbuds and queue ’em…
AudioFileApril 23, 2021
Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors give “Earphones Awards” to the best new audio books — the listens that combine blow-you-away narrations with standout writing. BookTrib, thanks to our partnership with AudioFile, offers this month’s picks of the newest, not-to-be-missed titles. Don’t forget your earbuds! Eight Perfect Murders by Peter…
AudioFileMarch 23, 2020
Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks just for BookTrib’s readers. This month, listeners will follow a strange map to hidden secrets, mend broken hearts with ridiculous schemes, find themselves captivated by larger-than-life tales of failure and triumph and more. So, grab your earbuds and…
AudioFileMarch 29, 2022
Harlan Coben continues his fabulous flirtation with postmodern horror in The Match (Grand Central), a Frankenstein-esque tale that picks up where The Boy from the Woods left off. Wilde, who literally grew up in the wild as a boy, has abandoned his attempt to live in society, realizing the forest…
Jon LandMarch 28, 2022
Harlan Coben rolls the dice with Win (Grand Central) and comes out a big, well, winner. The Win of the title, of course, is Windsor Horne Lockwood III, a central figure in Coben’s terrific Myron Bolitar series, who we know as a fabulously wealthy fixer not afraid to get his…
Jon LandMarch 24, 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we at BookTrib are feeling the pangs of "auld lang syne" as we reflect on another year of showcasing amazing books from all corners of the publishing world. It’s hard for us to pick favorites, but by looking at the number of views on…
BookTribDecember 30, 2021