Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff, the man who shattered her heart 18 years ago. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on her. It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. *If you like thrillers surrounding websites/computers try Mortal Fear by Greg Iles – pretty scary stuff.From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Harlan Coben, a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past. Discussions are not filled with life altering decisions usually (unless, of course, the book was Defending Jacob, a thriller with a definite life altering decision). We tend to do thrillers after an intense book the month before. This book is good for book clubs when you want to enjoy and relax a little, but still relish the ride. Don’t think you know it all – even the last few pages have a little twist, that you may or may not have seen coming.

And, the little side stories keep coming up throughout the entire novel. Kat doesn’t understand how a college-age student that lives in Connecticut would know who she is. This begins the first mystery needing solving in the novel.īrandon Phelps enters next and goes straight to Kat to have her investigate the disappearance of his mother. Jeff’s extreme low profile over the last 18 years, would be difficult for most people, but Jeff is a journalist. Jeff all of a sudden resurfaces when Kat strolls through the dating website her friend signed her up for. Kat, a NY detective, is still grieving the loss of her finance, Jeff, 18 years earlier. Although, I miss Myron Boliter series (hint, hint). We get a few pages into the life of Kat Donovan, the protagonist of the story, before we are jettisoned into Coben’s fast-paced, fuel-injected twists and turns. In Missing You we touch on the web-dating world of single people – not in much detail, but we get the idea. Coben, and books of the same genre, give us a chance to enjoy a fast-paced whodunnit without worrying about all of life’s woos.

Because Coben is so prolific in his writing we read one of his books every 12-14 months for book club. It began with Tell No One and has continued throughout the years. Our book club has a soft spot for Harlan Coben.

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