I am a huge fan of Harlan Coben and look forward to every new release. This story fell a little short for me compared to his other books,

There were a couple of plots going on and their common denominator was the primary character's students that he teaches and an ex-partner. Sami used to be a cop, but he is off the force due to his behavior. He tries to rebuild his life with his wife and newborn child. The challenge is that the plots span 22 years but do not intersect. Sami is reunited with his past and asked to investigate a disappearance that he only agrees to because he will provide closure for him. He starts to get answers that are too difficult to face, and he needs to decide if he has the courage to face the truth.

By the time you get to the end, you have wrapped up one of the plots, but there are still loose ends that need attention, and the epilogue feels insufficient to do that.

Wow! One of Harlan Coben’s best books in a long time! Very fast paced, and a lot of twists and turns. Sounds like maybe a sequel in the making, and I wouldn’t be disappointed, thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy!

Wow! Harlan has done it again. To be honest I did not know this was a follow up to a book I really a long time ago but I do not think that really matters. This was such an intricate story and I love how the author developed the characters throughout the story. The way I started to feel about one character was shattered by the end. Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors of all time because of the way he can make me feel as if I am watching a movie unfold and feel such emotions. Another home run!

I have read many books by Harlen Coben and was really looking forward to reading Nobody’s Fool. I wasn’t disappointed. The story had many twista and turns as Sami Kierce investigates the kidnapping of Victoria Belmont who he believes looks like the woman Anna whom he thought he killed in Spain over 20 years ago. It is filled with twists and turns that keep you interested until the very end!!

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben features former Detective Sami Kierce, a relatively minor character in one of the author’s previous books. Kierce, whose original plan to attend medical school was derailed after an early life crisis, has now just ended a 20 year career with the NYPD due to an embarrassing dismissal. In this book, he performs “investigations” for a high-priced divorce attorney, and earns extra cash teaching criminology to wannabe sleuths in a somewhat sketchy night school. No longer able to rely on fellow police officers to provide crime-solving help, Kierce enlists assistance from this eclectic and enthusiastic band of amateurs by giving them class assignments related to his “detecting,” and the descriptions of their antics and personalities were some of the most enjoyable aspects of this book. Writing of this group’s often amusing activities, Coben has created a unique and entertaining feature, and I found myself wondering if he might be considering using this as a prominent theme in future novels. However, since Coben’s reputation derives not from light, humorous stories but primarily from serious thrillers, he significantly heightens the intensity of the plot for his loyal fans by linking in three extremely sensational unresolved crimes from the past. Although the interconnectedness of all these events seems highly improbable, there’s no question that including them adds considerable page-turner intrigue and tension, making it another likely Coben crowd-pleaser.

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review

Sadly, I did not care very much for this book. Not really sure why, I have read all his books and usually really enjoy them. I think I was irritated from the first, with all of Kierce's "Crazy Me" thinking. I never really identified with any of the characters. This book showed what people can do when they have basically unlimited money, how they can brush aside things that other people would get in trouble for. I read this book as an ARC, so thanks for the chance, NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing.

On a backpacking trip in Spain Sami when he wakes up to find that his girlfriend is dead. He is not sure what happened but he has a knife in his hand and is bloody. Not sure what to do he runs away from there. Fast forward twenty some years and he is teaching a class and at the back of the classroom he recognizes the woman who he thought was dead from his camping trip.
She makes contact with him and very quickly leaves out of the room. At that moment he decides that he needs to find her and makes all efforts to do so.
Another fabulous book by such a talented author. I highly recommend this book.

Mr. Coben has done it again!

This was a terrific read. I was riveted by our mystery and completely horrified and heartbroken by what really happened here.

However, my absolute favorite thing about this book was the motley crew of amateur sleuths our MC puts together. And, honestly? I was ready to hate them. I want them in further books, please!

This is fast moving, the plot is unusual, and the book was a delight!

Nobody's Fool
by Harlan Coben
Pub Date: March 25, 2025
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
A year after the devastating events that took place in Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben’s bestselling thriller and #1 Netflix series, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is hard enough for the disgraced Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet…
This book is not a continuation of the previous novel mentioned and could easily be read as a standalone.
I’ve read plenty of Harlan Coben’s novels over the years and I know he will always deliver a cracking engaging read. This plot is well thought out, it connects the seemingly random, the pace is quick and so there’s never a dull moment. It’s also chock full of interesting characters, plenty of shocking revelations and multiple dastardly deeds making it the very definition of a thriller. I love it and it’s just my kind of book. Five stars all the way.

Sami Kierce, a former police detective and current private investigator, is teaching a night class of amateur detectives when he glimpses Anna, a woman he thought died over 22 years ago. In fact, he was sure he killed her in Spain when he woke from a drug induced haze, holding a knife and Anna was lying dead next to him covered in blood. He fled the scene and eventually called his father who encouraged him to fly home immediately.
Thus begins another Harlan Coben mystery as Sami tries to find Anna and discover what really occurred all those years ago. Oddly, the return of Anna connects to the kidnapping of wealthy Victoria Belmond. Finally, added as a side story, is the release of the killer of his former fiancé who claims his innocence in that crime and wants to team up with Sami to find the real killer.
All three stories culminated in surprise endings after Coben takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of shocking truths with many twists and turns that keep the reader guessing right to the end of the novel.
Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this ARC.

Coben grabs readers by the throats and doesn't let go, another twisty captivating read, hard to put down, thrilling, loved every suspenseful minute of this!

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of “Nobody’s Fool” in exchange for an honest review. Harlan Coben’s fantastic new thriller (and future Netflix series, I’’m sure) features disgraced former detective Sami Kierce receiving a surprise fleeting visit from Anna, a woman he had a brief, but intense relationship with years earlier. The only problem is that the last time he saw her, she was dead….and he may or may not have killed her.

In classic Coben form, things take off quickly from there with twists and turns abound. Almost nothing is what it seems, and Sami has to tap into his old detective instincts to reveal truths that have long been buried. All the while, his disturbance of the past seems to be putting himself and his family at risk as they are stalked and threatened by an unknown assailant.

The amount of big “reveals” is staggering, and “Nobody’s Fool” propels to a thrilling conclusion that leads the reader to question the personal costs and rewards of seeking the truth. Overall, another terrific story from the best thriller-writer in the business. Five stars.

Harlan Coben's books always offer the reader a puzzle. He gives you all the pieces, just like a jigsaw, but shakes the box pretty hard before you get to start. In the first section of the puzzle, Sami Kierce meets a girl in Spain and has a wild few days in the sun and sand before he wakes up covered in blood. Then the book skips 22 years. Now he's married. happy and has a one year old son but has made enough mistakes along the way that the story takes some detours that seem to have no connection to his past life and few with the current life. Then Coben spins the table and Kierce is taking us along an investigation that finds a new twist every day. Did I mention that Harlen Coben is well known for keeping his readers on their toes? He hands you all the threads of the story but you have to weave them together.....and it's always an excellent thrill to see how wrong you are at the reveal. 5 easy stars.

I am a big Coben fan, but I didn’t love this book. Perhaps because I missed the first book of the series? All Coben’s books are well written with lots of twists. I just didn’t relate to this one as I have to all the other Conan books I’ve read.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC by one of my favorites.

Nothing grabs you like a Harlan Coben book. I don't now how he keeps doing it, but each one is as thrilling as the last. I did not realize this was the second book in the series, so it works great as a stand alone too. I'm getting ready to read book one now. This was a fast-paced, nail-biting thriller that I could not put down. I devoured it in just over a day. Harlan has become an instant buy author for me.

Another solid entry into Coben's canon, fans will be delighted at his latest snarky protagonist. An intriguing and twisty plot will keep fans enthralled to the end. A great thriller overall, I only deducted a point because I found Kierce's voice and tone to be too reminiscent of all of his other main characters.

Thank you to the publishers for providing this advanced reader's copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

Title: Nobody's Fool
Author: Harlan Coben
Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Publication Date: March 25, 2025

As always, Mr. Coben did not disappoint. It's so easy to see why he's a best selling author and many of his books are turned into Netflix shows. I am a huge fan of his writing style that shows humor and quirkiness.

Sami Kierce, an ex-cop, has the worst luck. People he loves get killed, he gets fired from his job, and someone is stalking his wife.

20 years ago, Sami took a trip to Spain with some of his buddies. Something tragic occurred, changing his trajectory in life.

The biggest twist in this book was so creative and very unexpected. Loved it! This is a must read!!

This is the 2nd book in this series, but it isn't necessary to have read the first book. You can easily read this as a stand-alone.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion/review.

Twisty, full of action, and heart-pounding. But I wouldn't expect anything less from Harlan Coban. I was kept on the edge of my seat and couldn't stop turning pages, I needed to know what happened next.

A secret from disgraced former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him, and now he must investigate. The book begins with a recount of a shocking event from 22 years ago that changed Kierce’s entire life. The twists and turns continue until the final pages. I love Harlan Coben’s books and this one did not disappoint!

Harlan Coben is one of my absolute favorite writers, and he wowed me once again with Nobody’s Fool. This book pulled me in right away, and I just loved the main character Sami. While this is the second novel featuring Sami, it can certainly be read as a standalone. I think everyone who likes a good twisty thriller will love this book (along with anything else Coben has written!). Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.