I was looking for something to read and saw “The Stranger” by Harlan Coben reduced on my Kindle. I’m a recent convert to Coben’s work so I thought I would give this one a try.
“The Stranger” starts off with what appears to be quite a simple premise. Adam Price is approached in a bar by a man who refers to himself only as The Stranger. This stranger tells Adam that his wife faked a pregnancy a couple of years ago and he also tells him how to confirm this is true via a charge on their Visa card. Adam is understandably shocked by this news and a little sceptical at first until he digs into the Visa charge and finds the Stranger was definitely telling the truth. When he confronts his wife however, I don’t think anyone could have predicted what would happen next.
I don’t want to spoil the story for anyone but there are a few twists and turns along the way with 2 stories running parallel at first and then becoming intertwined. I love trying to work out where the twist is going to go next in these types of stories but I don’t mind admitting I was wrong in this case.
The characters were all very well written and I did enjoy the story but I don’t think it was as good as some of his others I’ve read. The ending felt a little rushed to me and I think a bit more time could have been spent on that. All in all it was a good read and very enjoyable.
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