The Boy from the Woods
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic
3.9
(1.1K)
Harlan Coben
A man with a mysterious past must find a missing teenage girl in this shocking thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away. Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. Now an adult, he still doesn't know where he comes from, and another child has gone missing.No one seems to take Naomi Pine's disappearance seriously, not even her father—with one exception. Hester Crimstein, a television criminal attorney, knows through her grandson that Naomi was relentlessly bullied at school. Hester asks Wilde—with whom she shares a tragic connection—to use his unique skills to help find Naomi.Wilde can't ignore an outcast in trouble, but in order to find Naomi he must venture back into the community where he has never fit in, a place where the powerful are protected even when they harbor secrets that could destroy the lives of millions . . . secrets that Wilde must uncover before it's too late.
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Author
Harlan Coben
Pages
384
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Published Date
2020-03-17
ISBN
1538748169 9781538748169
Ratings
Google: 5
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"4.5 stars. Best book I’ve read in awhile."
StephRP
"Really love the characters of Hester Crimstein and Wilde. "
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Erika Gutierrez
"4.5 stars"
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Andrea Jaffray
"You can always count on Harlan Coben for a very unique story of mystery and suspense. While I do not think this was his best, it was still very entertaining and engaging for me, just not something I will remember for a long time. <br/><br/>This one includes a missing high school student, corruption, political scandal and secret video tapes. <br/><br/>If you like stories by Karin Slaughter, you will probably like stories from Harlan Coben."
hannah
"This book had so much going on and I feel like you only get a small glimpse of each thing. <br/>We also didn’t get much of each individual character’s story, so it was really hard to care about/like any of them."
Rachel Ord
"People go missing."
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Lisa Dunn
"This was my first Coben novel, I don't read the genre often and from descriptions of his books I didn't expect to like this author very much. oh boy was I wrong. If a different, less talented author took the same premise, plot, characters, and everything else, it's questionable whether I'd find it as compelling (like I originally expected). However, I have to give a lot of credit to the narrator as well, they were fantastic and brought the characters to life."
Jeffinghammer -
"Like all Harlan coben"
Patty Luc
"It’s typical Coben, if you like him, you’ll like this. Spend a little more time in the Myron Bolitat adjacent world of Hester Crimstein and family."
Chris McDevitt
"Another fabulous read from Harlan Coben! <br/><br/>Wilde, "the boy from the woods," was found as a child 30 years ago after local rumor spoke of a wild boy in the woods, reportedly seen by locals over the years. With no memory of how he got there or where he came from, he has no family to speak of until he meets the Crimstein family and befriends famous TV lawyer, Hester Crimstein's son. <br/><br/>With Hester's son now gone after a tragic accident years ago, Wilde is still close to his widow and son, Matthew, who is Wilde's godson. When Matthew reaches out for help about a school friend and a prank turned bad, things start to get interesting and Hester and Wilde have to use every resource available to dig for answers. Two students now missing and a family's secrets are starting to come unearthed. <br/><br/>Fabulous at every twist and turn, in true Coben style. I will say that what stuck with me most about this book was the rich, so full-of-life characters that I instantly fell in love with. Hester may be my favorite characters of all time, so sharp, with such wit, intelligence, and an incredible sense of humor. This story was suspenseful and unexpected, yet full of humor - one of those books you just can't put down!"
Alicia Schaefer
