First I want to thank Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone | Century for the ARC copy of Nobody’s Fool.

Now onto my thoughts….

I loved this book! This was fantastic. The writing, the plot, the storyline, the characters, the ending was just one whole pile of perfection!!

Harlan Coben never disappoints with his stories, they are gripping. From the beginning I was hooked, this was unputdownable.

Poor Sami didn’t have much luck at all. But I really enjoyed his character, in a way felt relatable and very much likeable.

I don’t want to say much about the story as I don’t want to give any spoilers but that ending was perfect. I just loved this book!

When college graduate Sami wakes in Spain covered in blood, with a knife in hand and the body of girlfriend Anna beside him, he runs. Years later, he sees Anna at a class he is teaching - but it surely can't be her? What follows is a game of cat and mouse. Can he locate 'Anna', and wrork out what is going on?

An enjoyable, easy to read thriller. Harlen Coben is a must read author for me, his stories never let me down, and his writing style is smooth and engaging. I thought I had figured out the mystery a couple of times during this book, but each time it twisted away from me again - a great read.

Nobody's Fool reminded me why I've enjoyed reading Coben so much over the years. A strong premise, a pacy beginning, and some interesting twists and turns even when you are beginning to put things together yourself.

Here, ex-copper Sami Pierce flashes back almost 25 years. He's travelling around Europe when he meets Anna in Spain. They share a few precious nights together - just fun really, and then he wakes one morning to find her bloody and dead next to him. He tries reporting it, but by the time cops visit the apartment, the body is gone. Sami goes home and tries, desperately, to forget.

Until one day, he's teaching a night class on criminology and who makes an appearance but Anna - the face from his memories and nightmares. He gives chase but finds more mysteries instead of answers. Why is she hiding? Who is she really?

This felt fun and fresh compared to some thrillers I've read recently. There was plenty of tension, but humour, too (I really liked the night class), and the plotting stayed nicely on the believable side for me. Looking forward to the next one!

Absolutely loved this book and how its connected to ano9ther of my favourite's Fool Me Once. So cleverley written and interwoven with Fool Me Once. I really hope this too will be a Drama on Netflix. Fabulous read and look forward to reading more by Harlan Coben.

Sami wanted to be a Dr but after falling for a girl on holiday and waking up to find her dead, his whole life changes for the worse. Then, years later, he catches a glimpse of Anna and realises that he has to find out what really happened, at the risk of losing everything that he has.
I've read every Harlan Coben book; this one felt a little different - I'm not sure whether it was because it was written in first person or whether I found Sami a difficult character to like. It was however a good weekend read.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have seen or read a few Coben books but had not read Fool me Once, which is seen as the precursor to this one and the one where Sami Kierce is introduced. I don't think it mattered that I had not read that book as Coben gives a good account of Sami's background and how he ended up as a disgraced detective, without making you feel like it's just a summary of the earlier book.

It was an intriguing premise - Sami as a young man in Spain waking up next to the dead body of Anna and covered in blood, thinking he was responsible and running away back to the US. In the present day, Sami encounters Anna at his night class and so begins a deeper mystery.

It's fair to say there is a lot going on, with multiple subplots happening all at once, and referring back to earlier events in Sami's life. It does make sense though as I didn't feel overwhelmed with all of this. The story kept a good pace and there were multiple twists as you would expect from Harlan Coben.

A decent read.

As a devoted fan of Harlan Coben, I was eagerly anticipating the release of this book, a sequel to "Fool Me Once," with high expectations

A year after the first book, the disgraced former cop Sami Kierce is making a living as a private investigator while supplementing his income by teaching a criminology course to a diverse of individuals. One evening, a woman enters his class and quickly departs. He recognizes her someone he believed to have died years ago and enlists the help of his six students to find her. From this point a much larger begins to unfold.

I particularly enjoyed the reappearance of familiar characters from "Fool Me Once."
Although I found the a bit slow the beginning, it rapidly builds to a very surprising conclusion.
Overall, it is an excellent book that I really enjoyed and didn't want to end.

‘There are scientists who believe that no sound ever dies, that it grows softer, fades, decays to the point where we can’t detect it with our ears anymore, but that it’s there, somehow, and if we could ever be silent or still enough, we would be able to hear that sound for all eternity.’ ➖ ‘That was how this scream felt. And sometimes, even now, in the quiet of the night, I can still hear the echo of that scream.’➖ ‘It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.’➖ ‘A parent is only as happy as their saddest child.’➖‘Nothing heals trauma better than resolution and closure.’

Imagine waking up to your girlfriend murdered, you’re holding the knife and covered in blood. Two decades later whilst teaching a class, after you got kicked out the police force, you see her at the back and … she bolts.

Oh I loved this book!! This thriller was incredible & it is a follow on from Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once where we first meet Sami, but it is not essential to read prior to this book.

I had no idea what the outcome was going to be. I had 101 theories all at once and none of them were correct. I was turning the pages so quickly, the pacing was great with a perfect balance of suspense building, character development and action.

I loved the groups of characters we meet and the class projects dedicated to solving the mystery. It bought an element of lightheartedness but also, ‘we’re gonna taken tbem down’ kind of vibe.

There’s a lot of emotion in this and you really have to play devil’s advocate to see where you stand with certain chapters. Where do your morals lie?

The ending makes you scream, gasp, hurl your book at a wall. WHAT!!!!!!!

Overall, a really great read and the plot and characters had some great quotes that made you reflect on the story and your own life too.

Thank you Harlan Coben and Grand Central Publishing for this copy.

Another very clever, compelling storyline from Harlen Coben that will keep you guessing right up to the end. A number of plots involved, all from Sami Kierce's past which at times threatened to overwhelm me but I just couldn't put it down. Brilliant!

Sami, a disgraced former detective has had a traumatic past love life and when his former fiancées killer is released from prison and Anna, whom he had a fling with in Spain and thought was dead turns up after over twenty years the mysteries surrounding these events makes for a compelling read. There’s a lot going on but as always the author navigates the reader through twists and turns with complex plots and characters and a breathtaking final few chapters where some of the answers are revealed. Intelligently written and dealing with many modern issues this is a clever and highly enjoyable thriller.

Well this book is Harlan Coben doing what he does best! The Netflix adaptations of his books have worked so well and he has such a magic formula that he sticks to what he does well and that’s delivering a twisty and engaging story with a strong male protagonist leading the characters as Coben directs them.
I can’t wait to see this one adapted for the small screen! A thrilling tale of love and family that will have you thinking about it long after you’ve turned the final page-loved it!

Lies, lies, and more lies.
I'm a big fan of Harlan Coben and so was really looking forward to reading this book, which is a sequel to "Fool Me Once" so my expectations were high.
A year on from that book, we have disgraced now ex cop Sami Kierce struggling to make a living as a private investigator and supplementing this with running a criminology course for a disparate group of individuals. A woman walking into his class one evening and then quickly leaves. He recognised her as a woman he thought had died 25 years before and enlisted the help of his students 6 to find her. From here, a much bigger mystery unfolds.
I found the book a little slowing the beginning, but then it builds rapidly to a very surprising conclusion.
It's a good book and I enjoyed it.

Second in the series of books by the talented author Harlan Coben and this one again does not disappoint.

Sami Kierce is running his own class now his career as a policeman is over and teaching wannabe detectives some skills, while using them to help him solve some real life crime. Sami’s past comes back to haunt him when a girl he met and believed was dead some 20 years ago shows up at his class, while the students are studying the reappearance of an heiress, missing for many years.

Brilliantly written with quirky characters and a great plot with many twists and turns along the way. I love the character of Sami and the selected students that are helping his investigation are hugely lifelike and entertaining. I can’t wait to read what book 3 has in store for them.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I did not read Fool Me Once, but I watched and enjoyed the tv series. I did not realise it was the same detective Sami Kierce who is featured in this novel, so it reads perfectly well as a standalone book, there is no other link.
The difference for me was how American this novel is, compared to the British tv production of the previous novel.
This is not a criticism, but probably explains why I found it difficult to get into this novel, after the tv series.
The writing style is very different, and after the dramatic opening chapter, it became a bit bogged down in Sami’s background, how he came to be sacked from the police force, and in random people he encountered, whose back stories are described in great detail, often with little relevance to the story.
However the ingenious idea of setting up a criminal detection class to appeal to true crime enthusiasts while earning Sami a bit of money, provides a number of very invested, random groups to help him investigate what happened to Anna. They proved to be central to his solving the mystery of Anna, when Sami thought she had been murdered, possibly by him. until she turns up at one of his lectures.
Then the story really gets going, and becomes fast paced and intriguing, so that I couldn’t put the book down. The twists and turns are riveting, and Sami’s character grows alongside the narrative. I would love to read more of Sami’s detective cases, and his relationship with his beloved Mollie, and youngster Henry. It seems that Sami is one of the good guys after all.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this book, I enjoyed it greatly.

This psychological thriller is written by Harlan Coben and is the follow on novel from Fool Me Once. Sami Kierce’s whole life changes 25 years ago after he goes backpack in Spain with friends for a holiday. He is a medical student who works with the college football team. He meets Anna. at a disco and they hook up. Anna is a free spirit who is involved with drugs. Sami also starts to partake. One morning Sami wakes up with a knife in his hand, covered in blood and Anna’s lifeless body next to him. She had been stabbed to death. He has no recollection of the previous night. He goes to the police but when they return to the scene of the crime Anna’s body has gone. His father tells him to leave. He flees from the scene of the crime and the country. Shortly after returning home there is a huge news about a local heiress Victoria Belmond being kidnapped

His whole life changes. Prior to Anna’s murder he was a medical student but he instead becomes a NYPD police officer. Several years ago he was engaged to Nicole Brett, also a police officer Sadly she was murdered by Tad Grayson. He is now married, to Molly, lives in NYC and has a baby boy.

Career wise Sami is a disgraced cop, kicked out of the force after chasing a suspect off a roof. He works as a private investigator for a law firm and teaches criminology night classes. He is sure he has seen Anna alive and well at one of his lectures. There eyes lock and she runs as soon as she realises he has recognised her. Tad has also just been released on a technicality. Tad asks the firm Sami works for to investigate Nicole’s case and Sami agrees to help.

Sami enlists his criminology students to help solve the two murders, the kidnapping of Victoria and the possible link between her and Anna, find out what really happened in Spain and figure out who is stalking his family. There are lots of twists, red herrings and cliff hangers in the storyline. The ending cannot easily be guessed, leaving enough room for a third book in the series?!

I enjoyed this book. It is fast paced, well throughout with lots of sun plots. The humour is brought in by his amateur detective club which is run by Sami. The characters add variety and dimension to the plot and direction of the storyline. I don’t normally enjoy novels written in the first person but with Sami acting as the narrator I felt it drew the reader into the story.

Sami Kierce thinks he’s responsible for the death of his summer fling Anna while vacationing in Spain and flees the scene and the country. Two decades later, he’s now a disgraced ex-cop doing private eye work to make ends meet, when he sees Anna very much alive and well. So if she didn’t die all those years ago, what really happened? And what does her sudden reappearance have to do with a missing woman?

Harlan Coben once again expertly weaves a clever, complex tale packed full of his trademark twists, cliffhangers and humour — I defy anyone to read it in less than one or two sittings. As a thriller author myself, I often guess the big twists but not this time! The book is called Nobody’s Fool and let’s just say Coben fooled me more than once with the surprising reveals that kept on coming right to the last page.

Nobody’s Fool is fast-paced, smart and easy to read, and fans of the author will enjoy the Easter eggs from previous books scattered throughout. In short: Classic Coben!

A very enjoyable read. Gripping and with good characterisation and a light-hearted style, though things did get dark at times. I don't want to give anything away, but I found the plot possibly a bit far-fetched. This in no way spoiled the pleasure of reading the book though. Recommended.

Yet another brilliant psychological thriller by Harlan Coben, I was kept guessing until the end. Fast paced and makes the reader want to keep on reading through the night. Wholeheartedly recommended.

So this follows on from Fool Me Once with disgraced detective Sami Kierce, who I must admit I didn't remember from the first one even though I read it last year, but you definitely don't need to have read it. This was a bit slow and not a great deal seemed to actually happen until the last minute and the ending was a bit underwhelming.
I do love Harlan Coben but this didn't really captivate me like the previous ones.

A superbly written psychological thriller - Coben has the brilliant knack of drawing you wholly into a character's life and their situations, and this was no exception. Fast paced and with perfect subplots, I did guess the twist but I thoroughly enjoyed this nevertheless.