The Stranger

Praise for The Stranger Coben describes Adam's search for the truth behind these allegations-and the identity of the person who made them-with masterly skill, springing surprises, raising stakes, seamlessly integrating other victims of the 'stranger' into Adam's tale. He's also a smooth, funny writer.-New York Times Book Review This page-turner is one stranger that readers will want to meet.-Associated Press Seamless storytelling at a breathtaking pace.-Houston Chronicle Coben's latest stand-alone is a great story for people who like to examine the ephemeral nature of those strings that bind our dreams to our reality.-Library Journal The Stranger isn't just a great thriller, it's a stunningly effective, probative novel about one man's search, essentially, for his own identity...Flat-out great and not to be missed.-Providence Journal Another suspenseful thriller whose gripping and intricate plot is completely plausible, and chilling.-Huffington Post Thoroughly entertaining.-Publishers Weekly Coben can always be relied on to generate thrills from the simplest premises, but his finest tales maintain a core of logic throughout the twists. This 100-proof nightmare ranks among his most potent.-Kirkus Reviews The startling climax reinforces the novel's theme that the trappings of the American dream-affluence, fine home, family-don't necessarily protect one from violence...[The Stranger] carries his trademark asset: a plot that pretty much defies readers to guess the outcome.-The Columbus Dispatch