Books & Bibles
Entertainment
Fashion & Jewelry
Gifts & Giving
Home Decor & Accents
Kitchen & Gourmet
Beauty & Health
Specialty Stores
|
 |
 |
|
 |
Woods, The
| Our Price |
$ 34.28
|
|
| Retail Value |
$ 38.95 |
|
| You Save |
$ 4.67 (12%) |
|
| Item Number |
377239 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Item Description... Overview Grieving over the murder of his sister twenty years earlier and raising his six-year-old daughter alone after losing his wife to cancer, county prosecutor Paul Copeland is inadvertently tied to a murder investigation that he believes may be related to his sister's case. |
Item Specifications...
Dimensions: Length: 6.9" Width: 5.1" Height: 1.4" Weight: 0.5 lbs.
Binding CD
Release Date Apr 17, 2007
ISBN 159737637X EAN 9781597376372
|
Availability 0 units.
|
Product Categories
Similar Products
Reviews - What do our customers think?
 | Brilliant Nov 9, 2008 |
| As far as thrillers go this was very good. The characters were deep and enthralling, keeping your interest all the way through. There was enough suspense to keep you turning the pages, and plenty of action. If you enjoy Lee Child`s Jack Reacher books then this will please you. I`m a series fan and enjoy Child and Michael Connelly books immensely, if you like that kind of thriller read the `Soft Target` books by Conrad Jones. They are unputdownable!! Back to the review, ten out of ten. | | |  | Suspense Packed Book! Oct 10, 2008 |
The star of this book is Paul Copeland the Essex County Prosecutor. He and his former girlfriend Lucy Gold were involved in an incident at a summer camp. Two teenagers were murdered and two more dissapeared. One of the dissapearing teenagers was Copeland's sister. Wayne Steubens the Summer Slasher was convicted of the murders. One of the missing teens,Gil Perez is finally found,a murder victim. Copeland begins to wonder if hif sister Camille could be alive as well. Copeland is involved in a high profile case. Pressure is being applied to stop his prosecution of two wealthy college kids. Besides all of this he is raising a 6 year old daughter as well. There are many twists and turns as thie camp mystery is unraveled. Deep unknown secrets are uncovered as this story evolves. This is an excellent thriller that you should take time to read. You will enjoy this book. | | |  | a very readable and *controlled* mystery by Coben Oct 9, 2008 |
Harlan Coben is one of my favorite mystery writers. His prose is very readable and easy flowing. Dialog and characterizations are always excellent. 'The Woods' have all these fine qualities. However Coben has a tendency to throw in too many plot twists in the end which often ruin an otherwise excellent read. And in 'The Woods', a story about people coming to terms with a multiple homicide which occurred twenty years ago in a wooded campground, the author throws in a few plot twists but they are mercifully restrained. And so overall reading 'The Woods' is an enjoyable experience.
Bottom line: although relatively short on any sort of "WOW!" factor, 'The Woods' is a fine mystery. Well done. | | |  | Not Coben's best....maybe 3 stars Sep 9, 2008 |
Harlan Coben's series starring Myron Bolitar are must read books. This book, "The Woods," is not worth your time. No, it's not a terrible read, but it is far from Coben's best.
In this mystery/thriller, Paul Copeland is a big time district attorney who is still grieving about a camp that he helped out with while in high school. His sister and a few others were brutally killed at the camp....or were they?
Skip ahead twenty years. Copeland is a widowder with a young daughter. His life is not bad, but he still wonders about what happened at the camp out in those woods. The plots are everywhere as Copeland deals with a rape case involving an call girl and a fraternity house along with another political issue about his wife's foundation that raises money for cancer research. Oh, and there is a KGB twist along with a serial killer in prison. Confused? You should be.
The book was too long, too weird and too confusing. He meets his old girlfriend from the camp and the book just never got rolling. When it ended I was disappointed. Coben can do far better. Skip this unless you just want to read all of his works. | | |  | It Kept Me On the Edge of My Seat... Aug 28, 2008 |
| Really great read. I couldn't put the book down. It only took me a few hours to read. It was thoroughly enjoyable! I highly recommend this for a light read. | | | Write your own review about Woods, The
|
 |