Sunday, August 2, 2015

The Stranger / Harlan Coben / 386 pages

This book's premise is only too true - "A well-placed lie can help build a wonderful life - and a secret has the same explosive power to destroy it."  A life built upon a lie is built upon treacherous, shifting sand and when the lies, deceptions, and moral wrongdoings are revealed lives are shattered and in some cases ended.  When The Stranger suggests to Adam Price that his wife faked a false pregnancy, he is, of course, incredulous..but he cannot help but investigate the possibility of her duplicity.  When he confronts her, she asks for several days and then disappears.  Adam is determined to find her... This edge-of-your-seat thriller is a compelling read.  The twists and turns in the plot, embezzlement, parental over-involvement in children's organized sports, and the transcendent power of love fully engage the reader and inspire him/her to ask "What if...?"

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