A thrilling fast paced read with loads of twists and turns. I was pleasantly surprised and cannot wait to check out more from this writer.

I just love his books! They are fast paced, entertaining the whole way through, and I enjoy the witty dialogue.

I really liked the dual timelines in this book. It helped give a little more of a backstory for the MC Sami. The twist/mystery at the end was really good. I had a small feeling throughout the book that this might be the mystery, but I wasn’t sure.

Thanks NetGalley and publisher for the digital copy!

Thanks to Harlan Coben, Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley for access to the Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second in the Sami Kierce series and it works well as an independent novel. In this story, Sami is working to get by when a face from the past shows up, someone who he thought was dead. What ensues is a well-written and fast-paced thriller with plenty of secrets to unfold. The story is engaging, the characters are interesting, and I can’t wait for the next book in the series. Recommended.

Thank you Netgalley and Harlan Cobin for this ARC!

This book was sooo good!!! This was my first Harlen Cobin book and I'm already adding more of his books on my TBR list.
This book kept me intrigued the whole time. The twists were A1, the plot was A1 and I Loooved the characters. I would love to be in that class lol. I especially liked how it was kind of 2 different plots in one without it being confusing. I'm excited for the next Sami Kierce book!

I loved the characters. There was a lot going on here and it held my interest. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I have mixed feeling about this book. Was it interesting up until the end? Absolutely. Did I like ANY of the characters? Absolutely not.

I am typically a huge Harlan Coben fan in print and on screen but I feel like this one missed a little bit of the mark for me. I read this without reading the first book in the series and maybe that is where my issue is. I don't know.

Overall, it wasn't bad but not the best one I read by him.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book!

I love the author’s novels and was so excited to get approved for this book (thank you Grand Central Publishing!).

I read this quickly and found it a very enjoyable mystery/thriller with humor, heart, and a few twists at the end - Nobody’s Fool kept me turning the pages with anticipation.

If Coben writes it, I’m reading it. His books never cease to interest me, keep me chuckling while reading, while providing some always-appreciated entertainment in book form.

*the characters are great, human and a likeable MC
*the relationships of the characters read realistically
*the Easter egg for his Myron Bolitar/Win series was fun to notice

Started strong, kept a good pace, the reason I didn’t rate this 5 stars was because the ending was a let-down; it didn’t gel correctly for me and I found it both anticlimactic and disappointing.

Definitely looking forward to whatever the author writes next.

Recommended, and I hope you enjoy that ending more than I did 🤞



Thank you to GrandCentralPublishing and NetGalley for the DRC

Nobody’s Fool follows Sami Kierce, the detective from Fool Me Once. I loved Fool Me Once, so I was pretty ecstatic to get accepted for Nobody’s Fool on Netgalley.
I felt like this story was doing too much. There are so many mysteries that are somehow all connected and it took way too long for me to get invested in the story. The thoughts that go through Kierce’s head and the things he says makes me feel like he’s supposed to be this funny guy, but it was weird and irritating.
I hate that this book didn’t hit the mark for me, but I will still continue to read Coben’s work!

Harken Cobden never disappoints. Nobody’s Fool kept me guessing until the very end! It kept me engaged and wanting me to read more. I thought that I had it figured out several times, but no, it ended with a twist that I did not see coming! It is a must read for mystery/thriller readers!

Book #2 in Sami Kierce series. I haven't read the first book (but LOVED the Netflix series) and I have already added the book to my TBR list. The plot is full of shocking twists and thrills. This is my first by Harlan Coben, but certainly not my last. The story wrapped up nicely at the ending, but there is a cliffhanger which hopefully means another book. It's not a cliffhanger that leaves you frustrated as the plot is wrapped up nicely. But more of one that makes you excited for a future release.

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you #NetGalley for a chance to review this book coming out in March 2025. I am a long time fan of Harlan Coben books. However, this was a disappointment. This is a follow-up book to Fool Me Once. I wanted to like this book as I have his other books. This fell short. It was too predictable and the characters unlikeable. The story had a good premise but fell short. I knew the ending after a few chapters. It is a quick read and the mystery is classic Coben but this one just didn’t hit the mark.

Another tightly woven pack thriller packed with Harlan Coben’s trademark humour. I devoured this in one hit as former detective Sami Kierce wrestles with two traumatic pieces of his past come back to haunt him.

Well paced and plotted, I love how this book seamlessly blends the characters. Sami is Pakistani-American, at a low point after leaving the police force in disgrace, yet he's as upbeat as he can be, a devoted husband and father who really cares about finding the truth. I love his relationship with Molly.

That little cliffhanger ending? OMG more please!

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

Harlan Coben does it again. This book is so good I couldn't put it down. The characters will draw you in and you won't be able to stop reading. Definitely one to put on your to read list!

This book was a solid 4 stars for me. It took a long time to even understand how this was considered a sequel but I guess it makes sense. I felt as though there was a lot of unnecessary plot writing. The whole Tad Greyson plot line was pretty pointless in my opinion so it got a little boring in the middle. Even so, we weren’t really given the whole picture/backstory of that.

I did like Kierce’s internal dialogue, it actually made me like his character considering he was just a side character in the first book. Molly seems like a gem, I wouldn’t be able to just never ask questions about my husbands whereabouts and the case he was working on so their relationship was a little to fairytale to me.

I’m interested to find out if there will be a third installment to this series but I was satisfied with letting the reader decide their own ending.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for this ARC.

Note to Publisher:
Also, I caught several spelling errors that can easily be fixed. I took photos of those if interested! (I didn’t keep record on the last ARC I read so wasn’t able to show the publisher, therefore took photos this time).

I really enjoyed this book it’s part of a series but I read it as a stand alone and had no problem. It was an entertaining police/detective mystery thriller. The student side characters really added to the book and made it more interesting. I can easily see this as Netflix show. Fast, enjoyable read!

Another winner from Coben. Readers may remember former Detective Sami Kierce from the novel Fool Me Once or from the Netflix series of the same name. Twenty-five years ago Kierce was a college student who met Anna, a woman who bewitched him over the course of a week while spending the summer in Spain. And then he woke up covered in blood with her body beside him. Flash forward to the present when Anna suddenly appears in the night class Kierce is teaching. What’s going on?

I liked Kierce in Fool Me Once and was glad to see he was the MC in this novel. He may be a disgraced detective, but the instincts are still there and rarely wrong. His career may have derailed, but his personal life is perfect – he has a beautiful wife and is the father of a baby boy. He no longer has the support of the police force (with the exception of his former partner), but he puts together an unlikely team of colorful students to assist him with this mystery. I’m not sure who was surprised more by their cleverness and determination – me or Kierce – but they’re well-developed support characters who certainly add to the story.

Myron Bolitar fans (and I’m a big one!) will delight in a few Easter eggs scattered over the course of the novel. Unexpected twists and shocking turns go hand-in-hand with Coben novels. I had only a small part figured out by the big reveal at the end. A further surprise in the last paragraph leaves open the possibility of another novel featuring Kierce, and I’m here for it.

Recommended for readers who enjoy redemption stories, dizzying twists, and mysteries blended with dashes of humor.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

As usual Halan Coben wrote a fantastic book! He’s a must buy author for me. Once I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down!

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an ARC in return for an honest review!

Loved this book 📖 pulled me in from the beginning. Definitely 5 stars for me. Whoever is looking for a good thriller/mystery i highly recommend this one.

Harlan Coben is one of those authors that you just know will give you a great book and never disappoints. Nobody's Fool is no different and will having you turning the pages quickly.

The story starts off with Sami Kierce reliving a tragedy that happened 22 years ago when a woman named Anna died while he slept. The story fast forwards to Sami now teaching some late night class when Anna appears in his class and then takes off again. Sami goes on the hunt to find out if it was in fact Anna or not. This leads Sami down a fast paced action packed thriller that will lead you down paths that are completely unpredictable. The characters are well written and the story lines will flow even if there is a lot going on. You can't help but love his wife and his son that he dotes on and cares for deeply. There are a lot of things happening in this story and if I say too much it will give it away. But you definitely want to get this book and read it for yourself. While Sami is a reoccurring character you can read this as a stand alone story. YOU.WILL.NOT.BE.DISAPPOINTED.

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an ARC in return for an honest review. This book is scheduled to come out in March 2025 and it needs to be on your TBR list.

I have yet to read a bad Harlan Coben book, and I’m happy to report that streak remains unbroken. Nobody’s Fool is a sequel to Fool Me Once, which was adapted into a Netflix miniseries. However, let me assure you—it’s not necessary to read the first book to enjoy this one.
The novel follows Sami Kierce, a disgraced ex-police detective who is now struggling financially but finds fulfillment as a devoted husband to his wife, Molly, and father to their one-year-old son. To make ends meet, he works as a private investigator for a prestigious law firm while also teaching a criminology course in a rundown building to a group of quirky, amateur detectives. Despite his fall from grace, Sami maintains a relationship with his former partner, Marty, who still serves on the police force.
The story kicks off with a flashback to Sami’s past—25 years ago, before his planned future in medicine took a drastic turn. While backpacking across Europe before college, he had a brief but intense five-day romance with a woman named Anna in Spain. Their relationship ended abruptly (no spoilers!), altering the course of his life forever. Now, decades later, he swears he sees her peering into his classroom.
At the same time, the man convicted of killing Sami’s fiancée, Nicole, is being released from prison—an event tied to the very scandal that forced Sami off the force. His search for the mysterious woman leads him to the reclusive Ballard family and Victoria Ballard, a woman who vanished after a Y2K party and reappeared 11 years later, only to retreat into isolation.
Full of twists and turns, Nobody’s Fool kept me on my toes—I thought I had it figured out multiple times, only to be proven wrong again and again. It’s a fast-paced, gripping ride from start to finish.
Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.