Blog #89; Harlan Coben’s best Novel Yet, I Will Find You

 Harlan Coben has been a Suspense/Thriller writer I have been following for some time now, and with his

latest jaw-dropping, twisting and turning, edge of your seat thriller, he has transcended his chosen

genre. I have always tried to take him at his word: taking seriously the proverbial promise of buckle up

and get ready for the ride of your life! But with this latest novel, we see a new level of philosophical

insight, emotional depth, of humanity, and the very human experience of being a father. And a son. Of

being a member of a family. David, the main character, escapes from prison to find what could be the

boy that he has been convicted of murdering. The drive, the motive of this man’s story makes it a pure

masterpiece. Approaching a genuine work of written art. And Coben has cleaned up his prose in a

major way. Nary a trite expression to be found. Mr. Coben has come into his own both as a story-teller

and a stylist with the written word.

This story has heart, and approaches a purity of motive that skyrockets the character to stop at nothing

until he solves the mystery. And the reader is always along for the ride. The minor characters are drawn

in a more robust, fuller way than in any other previous novel of his as well. I raise a glass of sparkling

cider to you, Harlan Coben, and anxiously await your next masterpiece!