Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben was published Random House on 26 September 2017. Two murders which took place 15 years ago are brought back into the spot light thanks to a drive by shooting. 15 years ago Leo Dumas and Diana Styles were found dead on train tracks (no one could explain why they were there) and Maura Wells, Napoleon Dumas' (Leo's twin) girlfriend disappeared.
Fast forward a decade and a half, Nap is now a cop, a detective, investigating the drive by shooting of Sgt Rex Canton, an off duty Pennsylvanian cop and Nap's high school classmate, who was specifically targeting the guy who shot him. Maura's finger prints are found in the car driven by Rex. Nap has never forgotten about his twin and regularly talks about him. He is also aware that he cannot investigate a crime that happened outside his jurisdiction.
Leo, Diana, Maura and Rex were/are all linked through the Westbrook High's Conspiracy Club, a traditional teen anti-establishment group. When Hank Stroud, one of the last 2 living members is found dead, murdered on a street corner, Nap decides to question Beth Lashley, the only surviving member of the club. He discovers that she too has disappeared. Nap investigates and tries to discover what secrets the club had uncovered which would result in their deaths.
This s where the book fell down for me. The reasons are mundane, not that mind bloing or intersting. The book is beautifully planned out and well written, just like all his novels, but the climax, in my view, is anti-climatic.
I received my copy from NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK in exchange for an honest review but this does not influence my opinions as all opinions are my own.
Fast forward a decade and a half, Nap is now a cop, a detective, investigating the drive by shooting of Sgt Rex Canton, an off duty Pennsylvanian cop and Nap's high school classmate, who was specifically targeting the guy who shot him. Maura's finger prints are found in the car driven by Rex. Nap has never forgotten about his twin and regularly talks about him. He is also aware that he cannot investigate a crime that happened outside his jurisdiction.
Leo, Diana, Maura and Rex were/are all linked through the Westbrook High's Conspiracy Club, a traditional teen anti-establishment group. When Hank Stroud, one of the last 2 living members is found dead, murdered on a street corner, Nap decides to question Beth Lashley, the only surviving member of the club. He discovers that she too has disappeared. Nap investigates and tries to discover what secrets the club had uncovered which would result in their deaths.
This s where the book fell down for me. The reasons are mundane, not that mind bloing or intersting. The book is beautifully planned out and well written, just like all his novels, but the climax, in my view, is anti-climatic.
I received my copy from NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK in exchange for an honest review but this does not influence my opinions as all opinions are my own.
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