2007-08-11 The Author Certainly Knows How to Write a Thriller

Harlan Coben continues to prove that he is one of the best thriller writers around at the moment. A page turner is a much used phrase but in this case it is really appropriate. The author's books are always so well structured and his character's well rounded. He is obviously comfortable with his style and ability and this transmits itself to the reader making the reading of his books sheer pleasure from start to finish. Coben has now got a string of best selling crime novels behind him and all I can say is that I hope he continues to write for many years to come. The author lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.

A convicted hitman suddenly decides to confess to a murder that occurred over twenty years ago. He says that he killed the sister of the District Attorney. Why he decided to own up to the killing now no one knows, as he refuses to reveal his reasons. This is only the start of some links to the past. The book continues at a fast pace in the tradition Harlan Coben way.