The Woods
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31st December 2026
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The darkest secrets are always closest to home…
Twenty years ago, Paul Copeland’s sister disappeared in the woods. Three other teenagers vanished that night but only two bodies were found.
Now raising his daughter alone, Paul has rebuilt his life and balances being a father with his career as a prosecutor. But when a body is found with evidence linking the victim to him, the well-buried secrets of his past begin to threaten everything.
Could the body be one of the teenagers? And if it’s not his sister, could she still be alive? As he begins to dig into his family’s past once more, Paul must decide what secrets are best left in the dark…
The darkest secrets are always closest to home…
Twenty years ago, Paul Copeland’s sister disappeared in the woods. Three other teenagers vanished that night but only two bodies were found.
Now raising his daughter alone, Paul has rebuilt his life and balances being a father with his career as a prosecutor. But when a body is found with evidence linking the victim to him, the well-buried secrets of his past begin to threaten everything.
Could the body be one of the teenagers? And if it’s not his sister, could she still be alive? As he begins to dig into his family’s past once more, Paul must decide what secrets are best left in the dark…
Reviews
His thrillers come with the guarantee of a great read and a twist in the tale
Harlan Coben specialises in rousing the snake that lurks in the perfectly cut grass of American suburbia ... Coben makes you care about them but never neglects a plot that is full of his trademark shocks
His thrillers come with the guarantee of a great read and a twist in the tale
Cements his reputation as a top-class mystery writer
A cracking thriller that whizzes along at top speed
A cracking thriller that whizzes along at top speed
Cements his reputation as a top-class mystery writer
harlan Coben is the modern master of the hook-and-twist - luring you in on the first page, only to shock you on the last
Harlan Coben specialises in rousing the snake that lurks in the perfectly cut grass of American suburbia ... Coben makes you care about them but never neglects a plot that is full of his trademark shocks
Harlan Coben is the modern master of the hook-and-twist - luring you in on the first page, only to shock you on the last