Run Away: from the #1 bestselling creator of the hit Netflix series The Stranger

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So he sits on a lonely bench in Central Park near Strawberry Fields lost in his memories. You don't give up on that one child who has strayed so very far. You just don't. In the distance he hears a female voice singing off key and strumming a guitar. He's mesmerized by the very sight of her begging for stray dollar bills and random coins. Paige looks up in her drugged state, but she utters one word: "Dad?" Simon reaches toward her, but Paige takes off running in a frenzied motion. And right up in Simon's face is Aaron, Paige's druggie boyfriend. An altercation takes place and it's videotaped by onlookers. Now Simon is the one arrested. Run Away is Harlan Coben at the height of his narrative mastery... as a thriller it's a narcotic... unmissable. Shots Magazine The fathomless love of a parent is a mysterious tunnel, and nobody really knows where it leads. It is this sort of intimacy that Harlan Coben so searchingly explores in this novel. Now, I’ll be eagerly awaiting his next novel (fingers crossed it’s a Myron and Win novel, I need my Win fix desperately!).

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What would you do for love? Could you please keep the knowledge of something secret? Good questions, no? And I was satisfied with the answer! Bullets are flying....and hitting their mark in this suspenseful mystery-thriller with ruthless killers and drug dealers; we even meet up with a couple familiar notable faces from the past.

Simon Greene sits in Strawberry Fields in Central Park, watching this bedraggled homeless girl, playing and singing for money and butchering a version of the Beatles song, Penny Lane. Simon is a high-end financial advisor and his wife, Ingrid, is a paediatrician, both wealthy, happily married and supportive of their 3 children, yet here he watches his run-away daughter Paige. Her hair matted and her cheekbones sunken. She was rail-thin, raggedy, dirty, damaged, lost and a drug addict. He has searched a long time to find her and his heart breaks as he watches his beautiful daughter in such a decrepit and pitiful state. You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found.

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Coben's] writing and storytelling are firing on all cylinders and the seemingly straightforward tale takes a sharp turn when it's least expected" DAILY MAIL" Run Away is Harlan Coben at the height of his narrative mastery... as a thriller it's a narcotic... unmissable." SHOTS MAGAZINE I also really enjoyed the nod to a current trend that is gaining popularity by the minute, and how this could easily be abused. I had wondered when an author was going to tap into concerns and fears surrounding this issue, and Coben does not go easy on us. Some great characterizations, a multitude threaded story line that keeps the reader interested. Trying to figure out what was going on, how they intersected before the reveal. A daughter on drugs, under the influence of an unworthy man, a mother snd father, family in crisis. A cult will a sinister agenda, but what is their part in these happenings? So many twists and even after I felt that all the answers were given, there was another surprise turn.Obviously, I enjoyed this story as well as Steve Weber's performance. I love that he’s narrating so many of the standalones as well as my beloved Myron Bolitar series. He just gets the characters and creates a vivid image for you with outstanding storytelling. This is a classic Coben story with all the elements you expect to see but around a unique story. I guessed one of the twists but missed a couple of others. The ending was provocative and though provoking, just how I like them to be. You don’t want to miss this one. Early in the novel the author employed a clever plot device which all but guaranteed my undivided attention and instantly forged my connection with Simon. As usual Coben held me in the palm of his hand, luring me deeper into his mesmerizing trap until…. Coben is the winner of the Edgar Award, Shamus Award and Anthony Award – the first author to win all three – and he has received