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Caught [Hardcover]

Harlan Coben
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (374 customer reviews)


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Book Description

March 23, 2010
From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a fast-paced, emotion-packed novel about guilt, grief, and our capacity to forgive

17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before, and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst.

Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission, to identify and bring down sexual predators via elaborate—and nationally televised—sting operations. Working with local police on her news program Caught in the Act, Wendy and her team have publicly shamed dozens of men by the time she encounters her latest target. Dan Mercer is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens, but his story soon becomes more complicated than Wendy could have imagined.

In a novel that challenges as much as it thrills, filled with the astonishing tension and unseen suburban machinations that have become Coben’s trademark, Caught tells the story of a missing girl, the community stunned by her loss, the predator who may have taken her, and the reporter who suddenly realizes she can’t trust her own instincts about this story—or the motives of the people around her.

Praise for Long Lost:

"Coben is one of the best authors around at writing page-turning suspense, as Long Lost makes clear."
-Chicago Sun-Times

"Roller-coaster plot and savvy dialogue...All the ingredients of a good old- fashioned thriller: murder, action and wit."
-New York Daily News


Editorial Reviews

From Bookmarks Magazine

Along with his Myron Bolitar series, Coben's stand-alone novels have cemented his reputation as a solid writer and a relentless plotter of high-octane entertainment. "I'm pretty sure it all worked out in the end, with no loose ends, but I wouldn't want to take a test," the Washington Post says of the "rococo plot" in Caught. The author's "family" novels address some important social issues and will resonate with anyone who has children, and the Internet angle is timely. With his latest effort--though, admittedly, a generally slower-paced effort with weaker characterization than in other novels--Coben delivers solid entertainment. Again.

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"Harlan Coben is the modern master of the hook and twist." Dan Brown" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Dutton Adult; First Edition edition (March 23, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 052595158X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0525951582
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (374 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Harlan Coben is the bestselling author of sixteen previous novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers "Long Lost" and "Hold Tight." Winner of the Edgar Award, the Shamus Award, and the Anthony Award, Coben lives in New Jersey with his family.







Customer Reviews

Twists and turns abound in this book and will keep readers guessing until the very end. Melissa A. Palmer  |  109 reviewers made a similar statement
Looking forward to reading another book by Cohen. Kim  |  45 reviewers made a similar statement
This story was contrived, boring, implausible, boring, annoying, boring, slow and, well, boring. Rapid Reader  |  35 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
349 of 380 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR March 23, 2010
Format:Hardcover
WOW!! What A Story!!

I don't want to tell you too much because I don't want to spoil any of the suspense the builds throughout this book but here are the basics:

This is the story of high school senior, Haley McWaid, the pride of her family, good grades, never gets in trouble, a little obsessive compulsive who doesn't come home one night and goes missing.

It is also the story of Dan Mercer, a social worker, who works with troubled teens, who may be a sexual predator, as he is "CAUGHT" by a television show, hosted by Wendy Tynes who is on a mission to expose internet predators. It also delves into the lives of Dan's old college roommates and how they may have complicated Dan's life. The whole thing leaves Wendy worrying about who she can trust.

This story takes more twists and turns than an old country road and you better be belted in. It is a story filled with tension, stress, pressure, that challenges the reader. It is a thrilling, gripping, spine tingling novel that deals with things that could only be seen on television setting up shop in this community.

Harlan Coben takes all these plots and ties them together in what I believe will be the best book I read this year.
You will be "CAUGHT" from the first page and you will not be RELEASED even after the last word.
This is definitely not a book to me missed.

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93 of 103 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the Coben we know and love! March 24, 2010
By JSim
Format:Hardcover
Coben has never written a truly disappointing novel, but his last few efforts--beginning with "The Woods"--veered away from the twist-a-minute storytelling that made his earlier novels so compelling. The twists and accelerated pacing were still there, but to a noticeably smaller degree, and long-time readers couldn't help but feel that they had been treated to two seperate Cobens: Pre-"The Woods" Coben and Post-"The Woods" Coben.

"Caught" is a definitely a return to form for this astonishing thriller writer. The twists are back, the characterizations are as well-drawn as in previous works, and Coben's trademark suburbanite slice-of-life ruminations are as poignant and spot-on as ever.

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68 of 76 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment April 28, 2010
Format:Hardcover
I love Coben. He is one of my favorite writers. That's why it is so hard to dislike any of his books. But, unfortunately, try as I might, I simply can not like "Caught" or recommend it to anyone, including Coben fans.

The plot is one of those "ripped from the headlines" type. TV news show sets up pedophile for on camera arrest after doing the online meet thing. Really good premise and, initially, it takes some very interesting twists. It is the twists that does this book in. There is only so much "but wait, there's something else" that I can take even in mysteries/thrillers. And this book goes way past that limit. By the time you get to the end (and, frankly, I had to force myself to finish--something I would never have believed of a Harlan Coben book), the plot is so convoluted that it is hard to keep the players straight and then, finally, you just don't care.

In Coben's defense, he does a great job of making Wendy (the reporter and star of this book) a real person and, as I am a huge Myron Bolitar series fan, it was great to see Win worked into the plot as a minor character.

But, in the end, all the great characterizations does not save an overworked plot that wears thin long before the pages end.

I'm sorry to say this but skip "Caught" and catch one of Coben's older books for a good read.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars HARLAN COBEN CAUGHT
GREAT BOOK IT REALLY THREW YOU OFF TO WHO REALLY DID IT. IT KEPT YOU WANTING TO READ MORE TO THE VERY END. GREAT BOOK!
Published 3 days ago by Willialm R Vachon
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!
suspenseful, mysterious, poignant...
forgiveness, pain, lies, truth...
I really enjoyed this book for the well written story, and for the life lesson...
Published 3 days ago by J. R. Zeidman
2.0 out of 5 stars Caught
Too convoluted...I couldn't wait to finish it...it was a struggle to keep the many characters separated. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Gloria J. Lanier
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Harlan Coben
Once again......Mr. Coben has a great read. I am really enjoying the book. Looking forward to another one. Thanks for the ride!
Published 8 days ago by S. Norfleet
5.0 out of 5 stars Caught
Wow, another great book by Harlan Coben. This book had so many twist and turns it kept me on the edge of my seat!
Published 10 days ago by Christine Rodgers
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Loved all the twist and turns. Took me a couple of chapters to really get into this book but by then it was hard to set the book aside for even a few minutes
Published 11 days ago by Judy HUNGATE
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Quick read that captures you right off the bat. Great character development, although it is hard to keep track of all of the characters through the years of the story.
Published 25 days ago by cindy armijo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
One of the things that I love about Coben's books is that I truly never have a clue who did what until the very end. Even his twists have twists. This book became my new favorite. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kristin Pummer
3.0 out of 5 stars Book started good, then fell flat.
This was my 2nd Harlan Coben book behind his newest "Six Years" The premise of the book sounded great and it started off great, however about 3/4 of the way through I started... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jeffrey99
5.0 out of 5 stars Coben Does It Again!
This book is a chilling lesson about forgiveness. More important, it serves as a grave reminder of what happens to those among us who choose to harbor feelings of hatred and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Richard Mendelson
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$15.37 for the Kindle edition?
Co-sign. It was something like $13.58 a few days ago, and I thought THAT was ridiculous. The price of the hardback on amazon was something like $15.07 a few days ago, that got jacked up too. I'll grab it at Costco, read it, give it to a family member, then in a couple years get the Kindle... Read more
Mar 10, 2010 by J. Ehret |  See all 16 posts
caught spoiler question!!!!!!
He lived. Ed Garrison faked his death and helped him move out of the country.
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Why Kindle edition not until May 23?
I'm just reading other authors and like you reading the higher priced books at the library.....I used to buy them on the kindle...guess they won't miss our money...
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