Harlan Coben always writes a great thriller. In this one, David is 5 years into serving a life sentence for murdering his child. He believes he is innocent, but is resigned to spend life in prison without his son. When his former sister-in-law, Rachel, visits him with a recent picture of Matthew, he is determined to find his son. The warden and his son help orchestrate a break-out. Then, David is chased across the country while searching for his son. David and Cheryl divorced due to the strain of fertility / pregnancy troubles, and Cheryl's deceit. This is also a story of paternity, wealth, and secrets.
Another exciting book by Coben. ( )

Unusually implausible prison break/search for kidnapped child. Odd for a Harlan Coben stand alone thriller. ( )

From my point of view, a story that stretches the bounds of probability, but nevertheless a feel good scenario, helping us think that justice can be achieved in the most improbable ways.

Two plot strands: a father jailed for life for killing his 3 year old son, and then the possibility that the son is still alive. ( )

Believe it or not, this is my debut Coben, and now I'm wondering why I haven't picked him up before.

Gosh, what a page turner. And what a writer. I think I picked a good 'un to get a taste of this author.

Serving a life sentence for murdering his young son, David Burroughs is innocent. Five years into his sentence, his sister-in-law finds evidence that there is no doubt his son is alive. The only way he can prove his innocence is to break out of prison and to then find and save his son.

This is a tense and white-knuckle ride and utterly unputdownable. It's well strategised; it has a very credible unfurling and reveal, and is gripping right to the end.

Obviously, I'm going to pick up many more Cobens! ( )

I WILL FIND YOU is another Harlan Coben book written in his usual style. That might sound negative, but it's not. I love Coben's style and so do an awful lot of other readers. So why change a winning formula?

Almost all of I WILL FIND YOU is a chase. David, who is in jail for killing his son, Mathew, manages to escape with the help of friends. He didn't do it and is convinced his son is alive. So now the chase is on as FBI detectives and police go after what they think is an armed-and-dangerous child murderer. And David gets closer and closer to learning the truth of what really happened.

As usual with Coben's books, you need to suspend your disbelief at times. Do that, and you will enjoy the heck out of I WILL FIND YOU. ( )