Sami Kierce returns and this time we get a glimpse into his past. The book starts with him waking up in Spain, meeting a girl who sweeps him off his feet. He wakes up one morning shortly after meeting her, thinking he killed her with a knife in his hand. Many years later, he teaches a class at night for fun and in one night walks that same girl. Did he actually kill her or is this deja vu?

I absolutely love Harlan Coben and this is no exception. He is such a phenomenal writer, I don’t even have any negative feedback. Eternally grateful for getting a preview into this book!

Sami Kierce was a detective who was dismissed from the police force for his actions. Now he is doing some investigative work and teaching a class in criminology. While teaching his night class he sees someone enter - a woman he thought he’d never see again. Twenty five years ago Sami met Anna in Spain. Sami was touring Europe with some college friends and met Anna in a discotheque. He the said goodbye to his friends and spent several days being inseparable from Anna, only to wake up one morning with her covered in blood with a knife in his hand. The memory has haunted him since he fled Spain. When he spies the woman in his class, she immediately runs off. One other event from Sami’s past is playing a prominent role in his life right now - the man who 20 years earlier was convicted of killing his fiancée Nicole is being released from prison on a technicality having to do with Sami’s involvement with the case. I found Sami to be an extremely interesting character. He has many flaws but is determined to do the right thing. He is happily married with a small son now. He has good instincts and seems to know how to get to the truth. Harlan Coben has once again written a book I found very hard to put down. I have been a huge fan for many years and am always eager to dive into a new Coben book - this one did not disappoint! The plot moves along quickly and has a few twists and turns while introducing us to a variety of characters that I loved! I highly recommend this book! I give it 5 stars out of 5.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. The book will be published on March 25, 2025.

Nobody's Fool - Harlan Coben
Pub Date - 3/25/25
Rating - 4/5
Summary - Sami Kierce, a young Pakistani American, goes to Europe before starting medical school in the fall an stumbles upon Anna, a beautiful mysterious woman at a bar. One morning, Sami wakes up covered in blood and holding a knife in his hand. The body of his girlfriend laying right next to him. He does the only thing that makes sense, he runs.

Twenty two years later, Sami is now a private investigator who is teaching a class on crime when suddenly he sees Anna appear. The woman who's life haunted Sami's for years on end was alive and Sami springs into full detective mode to find out what really happened all those years ago and if this mystery woman really is Anna.

Thoughts - Thank you to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review. I absolutely love reading and watching Harlan Coben books/tv series' and this one is no different! First of all, I love the representation of the main character being of south asian decent. Second, Coben hooks his reader in and doesn't let them go until the very end. I found myself reading for hours because I needed to know where this next twist was going. Can't wait to read his next book!

5 stars out of 5!

Wow, this book had me hooked from the beginning, I could not turn the pages fast enough. I was on the edge of my seat for the majority of the book. The twists throughout were unexpected and I did not see any of what transpired happening. There was a great cast of characters that really worked with the book. This is an excellent thriller and I highly recommend it!

In Nobody's Fool, we meet Sami who is back packing with his friends through Europe. They are in Spain when he meets Anna in a club. He hangs back with her and the two have a great couple of days together. One morning Sami wakes up covered in what appears to be blood and Anna stabbed next to him. He even has a knife in his hand. Sami flees the country but it left a huge mark on his life. Fast forward, Sami is teaching a night class to amateur detectives after being fired from the police force. He sees Anna at the class but she flees before he can get to her. Now he is trying to figure out if it was really her or not.

Thank you Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

4⭐️ This is a great page turning edge of your seat thriller! I see another Harlan Coben movie or mini series in the future!

Sami Kierce is haunted by an incident from his college years in a backpacking trip to Spain. When Anna, a woman he had a brief fling with turns up dead in his bed, he flees home and puts it behind him. Now he’s a former cop with a past and a murdered finance, but has a wife and baby. When Anna shows up at a PI class he teaches it all kicks off!

Great characters, tense storyline, a couple of twists at the end, very enjoyable read!

Thanks NetGalley and Grand Central publishing for the eARC in exchange for my honest review

I have yet to read a Harlan Coben that isn’t at the very least an enjoyable ride. This is no exception. This story solves a mystery that has haunted disgraced former police officer Sami Kierce his entire adult life. It has been said that most Coben books follow a formula and that is still true here. The cast of characters contributes as much to the story as the mystery itself. Personally, Raymond has my favorite in this book. He was disgusting and more than a little strange. Any mystery or Harlan Coban fan will enjoy this book. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review an early copy of this book.

To think I almost Dnfed this book at first! My mind is still reeling from all the twists and turns that came out in the last 1/4 of this book! Good storyline, characters and suspense. Harlan Coben doesn’t ever disappoint! Would recommend this book. Thank you netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

Harlan Coben is one of my go to authors and this book did not disappoint!! It’s action packed and keeps you on the edge of your seat with lots of twists and turns. If you want a fast paced read, then this is the book for you.

Sami Kierce is visiting Spain with friends when he meets Anna. He is captivated, but when he wakes up next to her, she is dead, and he is holding a knife. How does he manage to avoid being arrested? That will be revealed.
25 years pass, and Sami sees Anna sitting in the back of a class he is teaching. He is not the type of person to just look away. But he gets more than he bargained for once he discovers more about Anna. What actually happened all those years ago?
Add in the fact that the man, Tad Grayson, who murdered Sami’s fiancée Nicole many years ago is released from prison on a technicality. Sami is determined to put Tad back where he belongs.
Two unrelated events with one common denominator, Sami. This is my new favorite Harlan Cohen book. He juggled both plots so well, there were a lot of character moments that cracked me up, and by the end I knew who was guilty, and who was innocent. It ends with not a cliffhanger, but the door will potentially open again on a future mystery.

Wow! Harlan Coben knocks this one out of the park! I totally enjoyed Fool Me Once and this was a great follow up. But can be read as a stand-alone. This book was action packed and I had no idea who to trust or why to trust. Fantastic characters kept me burning the midnight oil. Brilliant storytelling. Highly recommend.
Thank you NetGalley, Harlan Coben and Grand Central Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars

I don't remember reading the first book with Sami Kierce but I saw the Netflix series last year so the details were fresh.

Entertaining read. I liked Sami's students.

4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this book! It had a great twist at the end and the story kept me invested! I took away 0.5 stars because I felt I’d didn’t make sense for Victoria’s father to hire Sami to investigate something he already knew the answer was to. Perhaps I missed something but this felt like a plot hole to me.

Harlen Coben does not disappoint. I would give this 3.5 stars. The storyline was good, the characters were interesting. It was not my favorite book he has written, but it would make a great mini series.

I have yet to be disappointed by a Harlan Coben novel!

Sami Kierce is beyond shocked when he sees Anna show up at his piecemeal crime class. A ghost? An apparition? It seems impossible that this woman would show up in his life again after he fled 23 years prior. Soon Kierce is sucked deep into investigating his past, that has come crashing back to his present.

The thing about a Coben novel is that there are too many moving parts to create a solid synopsis without giving away too much.
When you pick up a Harlan Coben novel you know:
1. It’s going to be fast paced.
2. You’ll have a lot of questions that will keep you reading.
3. There will very twists and turns you didn’t see coming.
4. There will be multiple plot lines to keep you guessing.
5. You won’t be able to put the book down once you start.

Nobody’s Fool is no exception, just another great book by a fabulous storyteller!

The book was well-paced, and it was enjoyable to find out more about Sami Kierce and what brought him to the point he was at. The supporting cast really shined in this one, particularly Kierce's class full of what turn out to be extremely capable amateur detectives. The two cases are both twisty and intricate, and their intersection surprised me, which is cool, since I read enough of these kinds of books that I can be a bit hard to surprise.

Harlan Coben does it again! The twists and turns in this will leave you breathless. Sami is such a complex character that has been through SO much, but yet he is still trying to bring justice and always do the right thing. This book was the perfect follow up to Fool Me Once, we spent time with familiar characters and met new ones. The ending was phenomenal as always! Looking forward to HOPEFULLY the next installment of Sami Kierce. Thanks for much for the ARC!

Thanks to Net Galley and Grand Central Publishing for the early copy of this!

Harlan Coben simply doesn’t miss. Nobody’s Fool is a great, exciting read that has you needing answers and constantly changing your mind. Twists all along the way but the journey creates a world that could be its own four or five book series. Really fun read.

Omg what a great read. I was truly caught off guard by the plot twist. The humor mixed in was lol funny. This would make a great movie or series.

Another classic Coben, "who really did what"?
Have fun figuring it out.
Sami Kierce, a PI, is on the hunt to find a woman who suddenly reappeared after a 22 year absence from his life. And, to really shake things up, he believed he had killed her during his backpacking trip across Europe after college, all those years ago. When she shows up in a class he is teaching, and then runs out, he sets out to unravel the mystery of what really happened in that hotel room.
And in the hunt with him are his group of amateur sleuths, from his class, straight out of the pages
of a Nancy Drew novel.
Slow moving at times but keeps you tuned in as the missing pieces to the puzzle start moving across the board.
And puzzle it is in a way that only HC can cone up with.
Sit back, and enjoy the mystery.
You're in for a really good read.

I'd gotten away from Harlan Coben's books for a bit, for no particular reason. I am so glad I was given the chance to read Nobody's Fool, because it is far and away my favorite book of his. I carried this around with me until I was done.

Sami Kierce is a new father, happily married, and his past comes back to haunt him when he sees a girl he thought he'd killed years earlier. He had no memory other than waking up after a night of drugs and drink with a knife in his hand, surrounded by blood.

Decards have passed, he was made to leave the police force, and he is teaching night classes when he sees her. This starts the chase into his past, his current, and what finding the truth might mean.

This book is a solid five!

Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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