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Derailed
Derailed
Author: James Siegel
"In Derailed by James Siegel, Charles Schine is a New York businessman who meets a sexy woman on a train and ends up in a seedy hotel room with her. While there, he's beaten and she is raped by a man who also robs them. The robber then begins to blackmail Schine so that his wife and family don't find out about his infidelity with the woman. This...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446613729
ISBN-10: 044661372X
Publication Date: 6/2004
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 90 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Derailed on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
This is one of those rare instances where I liked the movie more than I did the book. Probably because I have the hots for Clive Owen and he made the main character, Charles, more likeable. Because in the book I didn't really like old Charlie at all - even when he redeemed himself in the end. Here's an ordinary guy with a great family and a good job, who becomes involved with another woman and gets caught (literally) with his pants down. A ruthless blackmailer sees a prime opportunity and proceeds to exploit it - which stupid Charles goes along with - up to a point. That's when Charlie gets a new set of cujones and things really get interesting. PS - this book is pretty graphic in detail, so don't read it if you are easily offended.
sarah5775 avatar reviewed Derailed on + 386 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Awesome book! Very suspenseful! I literally couldn't put it down. Just a study of how one ordinary man gets himself into so much trouble, and then struggles to get out of it. Constantly kept me guessing. A thrill ride from beginning to end.
earlsgirl avatar reviewed Derailed on + 188 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Very suspenseful! I couldn't put this book down. Really great plot that moves along quickly, with awesome twists and turns. I saw the movie the next week, and it didn't come close to the thrill of the book. I highly recommended this book to my reader friends.
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Helpful Score: 4
What a great book. I was completedly surprised at the ending, I had no idea! Which is saying a lot since I read all the time and usually have a clue about endings. I saw the movie after reading the book and was very disappointed with it. The movie was nothing compared to the book.
calevanik avatar reviewed Derailed on + 31 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
...maybe even more than the movie, and I loved the movie. The story has a few differences in it, but I think they probably needed to shorten it a bit for the movie. Throughout the book I teetered between feeling bad for the main character and thinking he got what he deserved. Still not sure how I feel about him.
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reviewed Derailed on + 47 more book reviews
this was excellently written; a very fast and fascinating read.
JanieK avatar reviewed Derailed on + 54 more book reviews
"Fabulous story, I could not put it down! One of those books you just cannot put down and then hate yourself for reading it so fast instead of stretching it out!"
reviewed Derailed on + 52 more book reviews
This book tells an amazing story. The prose is well-written, and the story is full of suspense and drama. Although he isn't perfect, you'll be rooting for the main character (at least by the end). I didn't see the movie before reading the book--I highly recommend you don't either. The book will lose some of it's "wow factor" if you know how it all turns out beforehand. Even if you have seen the movie, this one is worth reading.
gamaw avatar reviewed Derailed on + 99 more book reviews
A very well written very engrossing novel. It kept my attention from start to finish!!! I would recommend it to anyone!!
twocavaliers avatar reviewed Derailed on + 28 more book reviews
good read. . .. good plot, like the Alfred Hitchcock "strangers on a train", will try his other books.
JanieK avatar reviewed Derailed on + 54 more book reviews
"Fabulous story, I could not put it down! One of those books you just cannot stop reading and then hate yourself for reading it so fast instead of stretching it out!"
reviewed Derailed on + 34 more book reviews
Much better than the film.
JanieK avatar reviewed Derailed on + 54 more book reviews
Fabulous story, I could not put it down! One of those books you just cannot put down and then hate yourself for reading it so fast instead of stretching it out!
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I loved this book. It is a must read!! Everytime you turn a page, you do not want to stop.

"Advertising director Charles Schine is just another New York commuter, regularly catching the 8.43 to work. But the day he misses his train is the day that changes his life. Catching the 9.05 instead, he can't help but be drawn by the sight of the person opposite. Charles has never cheated on his wife in eighteen years of marriage. But then Charles has never met anyone like Lucinda Harris before. Charming, beautiful and a seductively good listener, Charles finds himself instantly attracted. And though Lucinda is married too, it is immediately apparent that the feeling is mutual. Their journeys into work become lunch dates, which become cocktails and eventually lead to a rented room in a seedy hotel. They both know the risks they are taking, but not in their worst nightmares could they foresee what is to follow. Suddenly their temptation turns horrifically sour, and their illicit liaison becomes caught up in something bigger, more dangerous, more brutally violent. Unable to talk to his partner or the police, Charles finds himself trapped in a world of dark conspiracy and psychological games. Somehow he's got to find a way to fight back, or his entire life will be spectacularly derailed for good."
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I saw the movie first, the book was so much better. I really like James Siegel style.
JanieK avatar reviewed Derailed on + 54 more book reviews
"Fabulous story, I could not put it down! One of those books you just cannot put down and then hate yourself for reading it so fast instead of stretching it out!"
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This was a fantastic book!! ONLY READ BOOK DON"T SEE MOVIE!! The book was so much better....as in most cases. I read it first and was excited to see the movie but was disappointed. I read this book in a day...could not put it down!!
JanieK avatar reviewed Derailed on + 54 more book reviews
"Fabulous story, I could not put it down! One of those books you just cannot put down and then hate yourself for reading it so fast instead of stretching it out!"
JanieK avatar reviewed Derailed on + 54 more book reviews
"Fabulous story, I could not put it down! One of those books you just cannot put down and then hate yourself for reading it so fast instead of stretching it out!"
Chrelaine avatar reviewed Derailed on + 8 more book reviews
When I started reading this, I couldn't put it down. Fantastic character and storyline development. The ending was a little weaker than I would have preferred, but overall, a great about how someone's life can fall apart through a series of bad decisions.
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Absolutely terrifying. But you can understand how someone's life spirals down after just one mistake.
reviewed Derailed on + 9 more book reviews
This has 4 cassettes and is 6.5 hours


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