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Book Description:
Some mistakes can change your life forever
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The horror of one night is forever etched in Matt Hunters memory: the night he innocently tried to break up a fightand ended up a killer. Now, nine years after his release from prison, his innocence long forgotten, hes 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 Olivias 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 Matts 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.
An electrifying thrill-ride of a novel that peeks behind the white picket fences of suburbia, THE INNOCENT is at once a twisting, turning, emotionally-charged story, and a compelling tale of the choices we make and the repercussions that never leave us.
Includes the exclusive short story
Rise and Fall of SuperD
Featuring Myron Bolitar
The horror of one night is forever etched in Matt Hunters memory: the night he innocently tried to break up a fightand ended up a killer. Now, nine years after his release from prison, his innocence long forgotten, hes 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 Olivias 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 Matts 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.
An electrifying thrill-ride of a novel that peeks behind the white picket fences of suburbia, THE INNOCENT is at once a twisting, turning, emotionally-charged story, and a compelling tale of the choices we make and the repercussions that never leave us.
Includes the exclusive short story
Rise and Fall of SuperD
Featuring Myron Bolitar
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I read this book in ONE day! I could not put it down...very fast read. In the new "Specially designed for comfortable reading" format.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Matt Hunter breaks up a fight, accidentally killing a man. When he comes out of prison, changed, and is buying a new home in his old neighborhood for his pregnant wife, things began to happen. While entertaining writing, I found the ending of the story, where everything usually pulls together nicely...a bit too much unreal and complicated. Judge for yourself!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A great story. Events continue to change as you get deeper into the book. By the last third of the book you don't want to put it down. Another great Coben thriller!
Martha C. from PEORIA, AZ wrote on 5/5/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A book I picked up while visiting my folks. I got so engrossed, I took it home with me to finish! I will most definitely look this author up and read other books of his. Engrossing, lots of action and plot turns. A good read!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I enjoyed it thoroughly! Harlan Coben kept me guessing to the very end. I thought I had the plot figured out and he twisted up more than once! This book kept me up several nights to read one more chapter.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Harlan Coben writes a compelling story; for about the first half of the book I was wondering what in the heck was going on, then he began to slowly drop clues. The book is written in 3rd person with some annoying switches into second person. I enjoyed it. For Harlan Coben fans, this is NOT an Myron Bolitar detective book, but a free-standing thriller.
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Debbie B. (I love this author and this is one of his best books, ever! The Innocent was one of those can't-put-down stories for me. For one thing, the author had a way of making the end of every chapter a 'cliffhanger', which made me just HAVE TO read the next chapter to see what was going to happen. The twists and turns the story takes make it that much more interesting and suspenseful.
Everything is interwoven so well that you are immersed in the lives of every character.
Vickie M. from HIGH POINT, NC wrote on 7/31/2007...From the back of the book: An electrifying thrill ride of a novel that peeks behind the white picket fences of suburbia. The Innocent is at once a twisting, turning, emotionally charged story and a compelling tale of the choices we make and the repercussions that never leave. Most exciting.
An exciting book, a favored author.
Exciting. Surprising. Fast paced. Loved the characters. This was a first for me from this author. Has me looking for more. Intense.
Nine years ago, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight and instead became a convicted murderer. Now a free man, he takes nothing for granted, especially his wife and their expected baby. A shocking, inexplicable phone call to Olivia's cell phone is all it takes to shatter Matt's life once again. This is an exciting read with lots of unexpected twists and turns that spotlights how the decisions we make along our journey in life have repurcussions that we would never guess. I don't typically read action/adventure books, but I enjoyed this as much as my husband did.
Mariel T. from READING, PA wrote on 3/21/2007...good book; somewhat predictable ending but still a good read.
Melanie L. from EVERSON, WA wrote on 3/17/2007...Love this author what a great read. One of those books you just can't put down.
My copy has a different cover that PBS shows, mine being all text, mostly orange with a little black. Matt Hunter is a man who makes mistakes or innocently gets into various messes. Luckily, there are people like prosecutor Loren, who help to keep ex-con Matt from sloppingly being put back in jail due to chaos arising from his wife's past life. This has a different flavor than the Bolitar books.