“This one’s even better than the last [Tell No One]. Gone for Good serves up everything you could ask for in a can’t-put-it-down beach book, yet complements its rocket- fast pace with a solid emotional underpinning. . . . Gone for Good contains more plot twists than you can count, with a jarring revelation in nearly every chapter. . . . Coben has crafted a taut thriller with a slew of compelling characters. . . . AS SUBTLE AS A SHOTGUN, AND JUST AS EFFECTIVE.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“RIVETING . . . The loose threads come together, weaving a tight story. The final twist is a doozy. . . . Gone for Good is great.”
—USA Today
“COBEN HAS WRITTEN ANOTHER WINNER, GUARANTEED TO KEEP READERS AWAKE AT NIGHT. . . . Complex and unpredictable, this is even better than Coben’s last, Tell No One. Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal
“As you race through the chapters, you’ll find both breath-stopping violence and, unusual for the genre, real intelligence capped by psychological insight. . . . Guaranteed: You’ll refuse to put this book down to slather on another layer of suntan oil.”
—Newsday
“Coben likes to mess with your head, and bless his twisted little heart, he’s darn good at it. . . . Anybody who says they know where this book is going even 20 pages from the end is either lying or deserves his own psychic hot line.”
—The Detroit News
“ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL AND ARRESTING MYSTERY NOVELS IN RECENT MEMORY . . . The suspense builds relentlessly, and the resolution will leave even the most jaded mystery reader surprised and shaken. (Allow ample time for reading in one sitting!)”
—BookPage
“Highly enjoyable.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Coben has a gift for creating colorful and believable characters, and his dialogue is terrific. For mystery fans who like to think their way through a novel.”
—San Jose Mercury News
“ONE OF THE MOST SUSPENSEFUL NOVELS OF THE YEAR. Gone for Good has more layers than an onion. . . . After the reader finishes this exciting novel, the audience will ponder all philosophical questions Mr. Coben cleverly interwove into the story line.”
—The Midwest Book Review
“Gone for Good is about AS GOOD AS IT GETS, a chilling novel with as much heart and humor as horror . . . plus a potpourri of memorably flawed characters and kooky killers. . . . SPELLBINDING.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Fun and fast with enough twists to keep [the readers] guessing . . . Coben keeps the ball rolling with flair. . . . Hitchhiking with Gone for Good pays off; it’s a ride you won’t regret taking.”
—The Miami Herald
“This book has more twists and turns than a granny knot, but at its heart is a GRIPPING story about family, love, and loyalty.”
—The Grand Rapids Press
“Another intricately plotted thriller . . . Coben has a winning, intelligent style to go with the maze-like plot.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Coben is a superb plotter and it is the plot, with multiple surprising revelations and twists, that will keep you reading until the last page.”
—Mystery Lovers Bookshop News
“True to form, Coben keeps the plot twists coming fast and furious, and readers will give up trying to guess the outcome quite early on. . . . THIS TITLE DELIVERS.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Coben . . . has written another nail-biter suspense novel with more twists and turns than a labyrinth.”
—The Toronto Sun
“The plot zips along with plenty of twists and turns. . . . Thrillers this satisfying clearly have the Coben stamp.”
—The Star Ledger (Newark)
“Gone for Good’s devious plot unfolds as an origami web would to reveal a tiny but deadly spider at its center. . . . WHIP-SMART SUSPENSE.”
—The Austin Chronicle
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