Sunday, December 7, 2008

Hold Tight by Harlan Coben


I just love Harlan Coben. His book "Tell No One" is in my top books ever read. Every story he writes is amazing. I had the chance a few years ago to hear him speak at a local library, and I was so surprised to find him charming, funny, and very down to earth. You would never know what he wrote if you just met him on the street.

So, what does he write? Fantastic mystery stories that keep you on the edge of your seat.

This book is about a family with a teenage boy who is going through those tough teenage years. The parents make the difficult decision to put spyware on his computer to monitor everything he does, and they end up getting more than they bargained for.

At the same time, there's a parallel story unfolding of a duo of serial killers, seemingly unrelated to the teenage boy.

Finally, there's the male elementary school teacher, loved by all, who one day makes a flippant comment to a young girl. That one comment changes the lives of the teacher, the girl, and those around them forever.

This book has some violence in it, so it's not for the faint hearted. But it's a great, great story that has and ending where everything is explained and pulled together. I love that. There's nothing worse than reading an entire book just to have a lame ending (see "Keeping Faith!"). This doesn't disappoint - either in the story or in the ending. Great book.

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