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The Woods
 

The Woods

by Harlan Coben

Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four families had their lives changed forever. Now, two decades later, they are about to change again.
For Paul Copeland, the county prosecutor of Essex, New Jersey, mourning the loss of his sister has only recently begun to subside. Cope, as he is... (read more)

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Sleepy
  • Rated 5 stars

“County prosecutor Paul Copeland lost a lot of loved ones in his life: his sister was murdered 20 years ago, his mother left him and his father overnight, his wife died of cancer and recently his father died as well.

Raising his six-year-old daughter with the help of his sister-in-law he now faces an angry father who's son stands trial for the rape of a young stripper girl. The father promises to do everything possible to destroy Paul's life if his money offer isn't accepted and the...”

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Jessica D
  • Rated 2 stars

“Pretty good. I really liked the main character paul because he made one mistake that ending up costing his sister and other campers life and he could barely live with himself so he was cool. But the overall story wasn't very good and a little boring. Although i would reccommend it to mystery lovers.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.067729 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Karyn G

    karyn g said:

    “This sounds too spooky for me...maybe I will get brave. Karyn”

    posted Thursday, May 29 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Roo

    roo said:

    “I can hardly stand the time I'm spending on Shelfari when I could be reading the rest of this book! I LOVE Harlan Coben's books, and the worst part about his books is when they're over. This one is a real page turner...gotta go!”

    posted Wednesday, May 28 2008
  • Annie C

    annie c said:

    “I was pleasantly surprised by this. Good plotting, good charachters.”

    posted Tuesday, May 27 2008
  • CelestiaLadybug

    celestialadybug said:

    “This is the first book that I have read by the author but it won't be the last!

    I really enjoyed Paul's character and seeing the different sides of him. There were many good characters in the book overall.

    This book was twisty enough to keep me turning pages, but slightly scary enough to have me looking over my shoulder!”

    posted Tuesday, April 29 2008
  • akshayjamwal

    akshayjamwal said:

    “Coben at his usual best.”

    posted Thursday, January 17 2008
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