Just One Look

Zusatztext Praise for Just One Look The tension doesn't build slowly; it snaps and crackles right from the get-goThe only plausible reason for setting down this book is to make sure your front door is locked and double-bolted. People A nifty suspense premise...[Coben] does a good job of riveting the reader. The New York Times A heck of a ride. New York Daily News Coben twists story lines into psychological thrill rides. The pages flip so fast it's a wonder you don't develop paper cuts. The Orlando Sentinel There's plenty of adrenalin-pumping stuff here! but it's the walk down the hall of mirrors Coben does so well that rivets the attention. The Houston Chronicle Harlan Coben remains one of the best in the game...It's one of those books in which the main characterand readershave no real idea what's going on until the very last pages. This is both highly satisfying and enjoyably frustrating! especially when the plot twists are being carefully doled out by a pro like Coben. The San Francisco Chronicle It's only when the last page turns that the reader has a chance to breathe! say 'Wow!' and marvel at the impressively interconnected structure. The Miami Herald Coben proves his nimble! knowing grasp of plot and pace! juggling as many as seven plotlines while still imparting a healthy backstory to cameo characters. You'll read it in a day! maybe two; it's fresh fast food in a cup-of-ramen world. Entertainment Weekly Informationen zum Autor Harlan Coben is the #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including I Will Find You , The Match , Win , Fool Me Once , Stay Close , and The Stranger , as well as the award-winning Myron Bolitar series. Coben has more than eighty million books in print in more than forty languages worldwide, and several of his novels have been made into Netflix series. The winner of Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, he lives in New Jersey. Klappentext An ordinary snapshot causes a mother's world to unravel in this shocking thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger. When Grace Lawson picks up a newly developed set of family photographs, there is a picture that doesn't belong-a photo from at least twenty years ago with a man in it who looks strikingly like her husband, Jack. And though Jack denies it's him, he disappears that night, taking the photo with him. Now, to save her family from a fierce, silent killer who will stop at nothing to get the photo, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past....Scott Duncan sat across from the killer. The windowless room of thundercloud gray was awkward and still, stuck in that the lull when the music first starts and neither stranger is sure how to begin the dance. Scott tried a noncommittal nod. The killer, decked out in prison-issue orange, simply stared. Scott folded his hands and put them on the metal table. The killerhis file said he was Monte Scanlon, but there was no way that was his real namemight have done likewise had his hands not been cuffed. Why, Scott wondered yet again, am I here? His specialty was prosecuting corrupt politicianssomething of a vigorous cottage industry in his home state of New Jerseybut three hours ago, Monte Scanlon, a mass executioner by any standards, had finally broken his silence to make a demand. That demand? A private meeting with Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Duncan. This was strange for a large variety of reasons, but here were two: one, a killer should not be in a position to make demands; two, Scott had never met or even heard of Monte Scanlon. Scott broke the silence. You asked to see me? Yes. Scott n...

Praise for Just One Look

“The tension doesn't build slowly; it snaps and crackles right from the get-go…The only plausible reason for setting down this book is to make sure your front door is locked and double-bolted.”—*People

“A nifty suspense premise...[Coben] does a good job of riveting the reader.”—**The New York Times

“A heck of a ride.”—*New York Daily News “Coben twists story lines into psychological thrill rides. The pages flip so fast it’s a wonder you don’t develop paper cuts.”—The Orlando Sentinel
 
“There’s plenty of adrenalin-pumping stuff here, but it’s the walk down the hall of mirrors Coben does so well that rivets the attention.”—The Houston Chronicle 

“Harlan Coben remains one of the best in the game...It’s one of those books in which the main character—and readers—have no real idea what’s going on until the very last pages. This is both highly satisfying and enjoyably frustrating, especially when the plot twists are being carefully doled out by a pro like Coben.”—The San Francisco Chronicle
 
“It’s only when the last page turns that the reader has a chance to breathe, say ‘Wow!’ and marvel at the impressively interconnected structure.”—The Miami Herald
 
“Coben proves his nimble, knowing grasp of plot and pace, juggling as many as seven plotlines while still imparting a healthy backstory to cameo characters. You’ll read it in a day, maybe two; it’s fresh fast food in a cup-of-ramen world.”—Entertainment Weekly

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Harlan Coben

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An ordinary snapshot causes a mother's world to unravel in this shocking thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger.

When Grace Lawson picks up a newly developed set of family photographs, there is a picture that doesn't belong-a photo from at least twenty years ago with a man in it who looks strikingly like her husband, Jack. And though Jack denies it's him, he disappears that night, taking the photo with him. Now, to save her family from a fierce, silent killer who will stop at nothing to get the photo, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past....

Résumé
*An ordinary snapshot causes a mother’s world to unravel in this shocking thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama *The Stranger.

When Grace Lawson picks up a newly developed set of family photographs, there is a picture that doesn't belong-a photo from at least twenty years ago with a man in it who looks strikingly like her husband, Jack. And though Jack denies it's him, he disappears that night, taking the photo with him. Now, to save her family from a fierce, silent killer who will stop at nothing to get the photo, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past....

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Scott Duncan sat across from the killer.

The windowless room of thundercloud gray was awkward and still, stuck in that the lull when the music first starts and neither stranger is sure how to begin the dance. Scott tried a noncommittal nod. The killer, decked out in prison-issue orange, simply stared. Scott folded his hands and put them on the metal table. The killer—his file said he was Monte Scanlon, but there was no way that was his real name—might have done likewise had his hands not been cuffed. Why, Scott wondered yet again, am I here?

His specialty was prosecuting corrupt politicians—something of a vigorous cottage industry in his home state of New Jersey—but three hours ago, Monte Scanlon, a mass executioner by any standards, had finally broken his silence to make a demand.

That demand?

A private meeting with Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Duncan.

This was strange for a large variety of reasons, but here were two: one, a killer should not be in a position to make demands; two, Scott had never met or even heard of Monte Scanlon.

Scott broke the silence. “You asked to see me?”

“Yes.&…